Events
HMJ graduate students have exceptional access to national and international leaders in journalism, public health, health policy and biomedical research – due to the strong public service mission of UGA's Knight Chair. Interdisciplinary collaborations enable Professor Thomas to bring experts to UGA for a range of lectures and discussions. Off campus, professional development events for ethnic and traditional media are joint ventures with media organizations, foundations or public agencies.
2012
January 17, 2012 - Dr.Robert Tauxe delivers First Voices Lecture
A physician and public health expert who has spent his career battling illnesses transmitted by contaminated food and water opens the 7th annual Global Diseases: Voices from the Vanguard lecture series. See the Article >
February 21, 2012 - Dr. Sheila West, John Hopkins Universit
The 2012 Voices from the Vanguard series continues on February 21 with a lecture by Sheila West, an expert on trachoma and blindess based at the famous Wilmer Eye Institute at John Hopkins University.
March 20, 2012 - Dr. Marc Laforce, meningitis vaccine initiative
Dr. Marc LaForce, who has spent the past 10 years developing a meningitis vaccine for Africa that is both effective and inexpensive, will appear March 20, 2012.
April 10, 2012 - Matthew LeBreton, Global Virus Forecasting Initiative (based in Cameroon)
The 2012 series concludes on April 10 with field biologist and biodiversity expert Matt LeBreton of the Global Virus Forecasting Initiative, who looks for emerging infectious scourges among bush meat hunters and indigenous populations in Cameroon.
April 19-22, 2012 – Health Journalism 2012
Health Journalism 2012 – the 14th annual conference of the Association of Health Care Journalists – is set for April 19-22 at the Sheraton Atlanta Hotel. Join more than 500 other journalists as they take part in skill-building workshops, sit in on panel discussions and visit area research sites. The conference, produced by the association’s Center for Excellence in Health Care Journalism, features world-class speakers, important news briefings and helpful sessions all aimed at aiding reporters, editors and news producers in better covering the latest health issues. UGA will serve as Co-Host, please visit http://www.healthjournalism.org/secondarypage-details.php?id=989 for registration information.
2011
January 25, 2011 – Intestinal Infection Expert is First Series Speaker
William A. Petri, Jr., an internationally known expert on intestinal infections in children, opens the 6th annual Global Diseases: Voices from the Vanguard lecture series on Tuesday, Jan. 25, at the University of Georgia Chapel. See the Article >
February 22, 2011 – Renown Parasitologist Featured in Next Voices Lecture
Parasitologist Bruce Christensen, one of the world's leading experts on the dynamics of mosquito-borne diseases, will be featured in the next Global Diseases: Voices from the Vanguard lecture on Tuesday, Feb. 22, at 5:30 p.m. at the University of Georgia Chapel.
See the Article >
March 22, 2011 – SisterLove Founder to Present Next Voices Lecture
Pioneering HIV/AIDS advocate and organizer Dázon Dixon Diallo will present the next Global Diseases: Voices from the Vanguard lecture at the University of Georgia.
Diallo will discuss her 25-year journey that has pitted her against the oppression of women and girls and the battle against HIV/AIDS in the American South and in South Africa. See the Article >
2010
November 02, 2010 –HMJ Graduate Students Hit the Road in November
Thanksgiving weekend is infamous as the busiest travel day of the year. But by the time November 25 rolls around, Grady graduate students in the health and medical journalism (HMJ) program already will have logged an impressive number of miles. See the Article >
August 20, 2010 – Superbug Comes to UGA, Athens-Clarke Library
Drug-resistant staph infections kill nearly 19,000 Americans per year, put hundreds of thousands in the hospital and cost billions of dollars in health care spending.
See the Article >
June 24, 2010 – Multimedia Workshop Attracts Ethnic Press
A picture has been worth a thousand words for as long as anyone can remember. But in today's world, journalists need not just words and pictures but audio-slide presentations and videos to deliver stories as powerfully as possible.
To slideshow only | See the Article >
April 8, 2010 – "Toilet Talk" to be Focus of Global Diseases Lecture
Water, sanitation and health are enormous issues for 40 percent of the world's people who do not have safe, environmentally sound ways to dispose of - or re-use - their own bodily wastes.
See the Article >
May 1, 2010 – Save the date for Personal Media/Public Good
This one–day, interdisciplinary conference will explore how personal media (mobile phones, social media, and games) can help promote healthy behaviors and improve community health. Sponsored by the New Media Institute, the Center for Health and Risk Communication (http://southerncenter.uga.edu/uga/ugacenter.htm), and HMJ at UGA. More information to follow.
March 30, 2010 – Pulitzer–winning Grady Grad to speak
Deborah Blum (Grady '76) returns to UGA on March 30 to discuss and sign her much–anticipated new book, The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York. Blum was a newspaper reporter for 20 years and won the 1992 Pulitzer for her coverage of primate research. Blum is a nationally–known science writer and professor of science journalism at the University of Wisconsin; The Poisoner's Handbook is her third book. Advance reviews hailed it as a true story with the feel of a suspense novel. Blue will speak and sign books at 4:00 p.m. in Miller Learning Center 171. The event is free and open to the public.
March 25, 2010 – HeLa book tour comes to UGA
Learn the remarkable story of HeLa cells, one of history's most important research tools, originally removed from the cervix of an impoverished African–American woman without her knowledge or consent. Science writer Rebecca Skloot spent a decade working on The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, released on February 2 to rave reviews. Lecture and book signing sponsored by the Division of Biological Sciences, the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts and HMJ at UGA. Free and open to the public. Miller Learning Center 101, 5:00 p.m.
March 23, 2010 – Gates Foundation Official is Next Voices Lecturer
Julie Jacobson from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's Global Health Program will be the featured speaker for the next "Global Diseases: Voices from the Vanguard" lecture on Tuesday, March 23, at the University of Georgia Chapel.
Jacobsen's 6 p.m. lecture will address "Creating Global Change in Public Health." See the Article >
February 23, 2010 – Malaria Battle Topic of Next Voices Lecture
Progress in the fight against malaria will be the topic of the next "Global Diseases: Voices from the Vanguard" lecture on Tuesday, Feb. 23, at the University of Georgia Chapel.
Bernard Nahlen, deputy coordinator of the President's Malaria Initiative, will address "Fighting Harder and Smarter Against Malaria" in his 5:30 p.m. lecture. See the Article >
January 2010 – Emory's Foster Kicks off Voices Lecture Series
Stanley Foster, a public health practitioner who lived the story of smallpox eradication, opens the 5th annual "Global Diseases: Voices from the Vanguard" lecture series on Tuesday, January 26 at the University of Georgia Chapel.
See the Article >
January 2010 – Students Participate in Carter Center J–Workshop
The writer of this article, Andre Joseph Gallant, was one of three Grady students who recently attended an Atlanta journalism workshop on improving coverage of issues facing veterans. Gallant is a 30–year–old senior newspapers major from Athens.
See the Article >
January 2010 – Grant Supports Students, Public Health Reporting
A new public health news bureau, funded by a $46,000 grant and staffed by Grady College graduate students, will soon give voice to people and health–related issues often overlooked in the state.
See the Article >
2009
October – November 2009 – Harvesting Health
November 10, 2009 – Save the date for "Babies Born with Toxins: How does
this happen? What does it mean?"
A lecture featuring Ken Cook, Environmental Working Group, followed by a panel featuring experts including UGA toxicologist Jeffrey W. Fisher and
Athens Regional Medical Center neonatalogist Maria E. Faase. Sponsored by Office of Environmental Sciences, College of Agricultural and Environmental
Sciences; Environmental Ethics Certificate Program; Knight Chair Patricia Thomas, Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. Free and open to
the public. UGA Chapel. 5:30 p.m.
November 2009 – Grad Students Attend Science Writer's Conference
Six graduate students from the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication's health and medical journalism program headed down to Austin, Texas, Oct. 16–20, for more than a taste of barbecue and the swinging music scene.
See the Article >
June 2009 – Grady Has High Profile at Ethnic Media Event
Grady College and the University of Georgia enjoyed a high profile at the June 4–5 National Ethnic Media EXPO & Awards in Atlanta.
See the Article > To 2009 NAM Expo & Awards Highlights >
March 22 – May 10, 2009 "Is Inequality Making us Sick?"
A Sunday afternoon series featuring all seven episodes of "Unnatural Causes" followed by panel discussions featuring experts from UGA and state and local agencies and advocacy groups. Knight Chair Patricia Thomas moderated the "Becoming American" panel and co–sponsored the series, held at Athens Clarke County Library and on UGA campus, with the Russell Forum for Civic Life in Georgia, the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, and other UGA and community groups. Additional Program Information >
April 2009 – "Still A Wormy World" Closes Lecture Series
Jennifer Friedman's research addresses how parasitic diseases, particularly malaria and helminthiasis, cause morbidity for pregnant women and children. See the Article >
March 2009 – AIDS Vaccine Quest Topic of Next Voices Lecture
In the next "Global Diseases: Voices from the Vanguard" lecture, leading vaccine researcher Barney Graham will talk about where the AIDS vaccine quest goes from here. See the Article >
February 2009 – UGA's Voice from the Vanguard to Deliver Lecture
A University of Georgia series that imports speakers from around the world now turns the spotlight on Daniel G. Colley, who recently landed an $18.7 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, marking the first time that a UGA investigator has been featured in the popular Global Diseases: Voices from the Vanguard series. See the Article >
January 2009 – Newsmaker briefing with Atlanta Mayor and Ethnic and Community Media of Atlanta
New America Media in collaboration with Atlanta Black Journalists Association, Hispanic Journalists Association and UGA Grady College of Journalism organized a Newsmaker briefing with ‘Atlanta Mayor Hon. Shirley Franklin and the Ethnic and Community Media of Atlanta, at the Mitchell Room of Old City Hall on Monday, January 26.
See the Article >
January 2009 – Mayor Franklin Starts Countdown to Media EXPO
A news briefing with Mayor Shirley Franklin drew a throng of ethnic media professionals to Atlanta's Old City Hall on Monday, January 26. Franklin discussed the need for comprehensive immigration reform, why infrastructure investment is crucial for retaining and creating jobs, and other challenges facing the city and the nation during recession.
See the Article >
January 2009 – Atlanta se prepara para convención de periodismo global
En un hecho sin precedentes en la historia del periodismo local, más de 70 periodistas, editores, y profesionales de los medios de comunicación étnicos se reunieron con Shirley Franklin, alcaldesa de Atlanta, en la alcaldía de la ciudad el pasado 26 de enero.
See the Article >
January 2009 – La alcaldesa de Atlanta reconoció la importancia de la comunidad inmigrante
La alcaldesa de Atlanta, Shirley Franklin, reconoció la importancia de la comunidad inmigrante, sea documentada o no, en un evento organizado por New America Media.
See the Article >
2009 Global Diseases: Voices from the Vanguard
International leaders in the war against the world's most dangerous diseases spoke in a series presented by the Knight Chair and the Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases. Lectures were held at the UGA Chapel; a reception followed.
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