Upcoming Events

The Urban Health Collaborative hosts the following signature events:

Weekly Forum Series

Urban Health Summer Institute

We also host invited speakers during the school year. Any upcoming special events are listed below.

UHC Weekly Forum: Josiah Kephart, PhD, MPH and Andrea Jaffee

Wednesday, May 8, 2024

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

3600 Market Street, Room 709 and online
- Everyone
Josiah Kephart, PhD, MPH and Andrea Jaffee will present “Climate change and temperature-related mortality in Latin American cities.”
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Climate Change and Urban Health (CCUH) Webinar Series: Pablo Sarricolea, PhD

Wednesday, May 8, 2024

2:00 PM-3:00 PM

Zoom: https://drexel.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIpfuigrDotGNY33SvRMTEtW5VOhe0HnpBE#/registration
- Everyone
Please join the Drexel Climate Change and Urban Health Research Center (CCUH) for a webinar featuring Pablo Sarricolea, PhD, who does research in Climatology, Physical Geography and Environmental Sciences at the University of Chile. The webinar will be presented in Spanish. English and Portuguese interpretation will be available!
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UHC Weekly Forum: Theresa Dirndorfer Anderson, PhD

Wednesday, May 15, 2024

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

In person at 3600 Market Street, Room 709, and via Zoom: https://drexel.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0rcemhrTsqHtV8iCJWJn35KICQjMHJHGXB
- Everyone
The Drexel Urban Health Collaborative is thrilled to host Theresa Dirndorfer Anderson, PhD, Chief Data/AI Ethicist at Connecting Stones at our May 15 Weekly Forum. Dr. Anderson will present “Making Data Matter: Applying AI Technologies for Community Benefit,” and will be available for discussion after her talk.
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Treating Your data FAIRly and with CARE: Data Efforts at Drexel, Philadelphia, and Beyond

Wednesday, May 15, 2024

2:00 PM-4:00 PM

3600 Market Street, Room 709
- Everyone
In this event, we will explore efforts here at Drexel, locally in Philadelphia, and internationally through the Americas in trying to make data more accessible and usable, while acknowledging the complexities created by considerations of data ownership, stewardship and provenance. We will have two round tables with time for Q&A. Light appetizers will be served. Everyone is welcome!
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UHC Weekly Forum: Amber Palmer-McCabe, MPH, and Dr. Ana Germani

Wednesday, May 22, 2024

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

3600 Market Street, Room 709 and online
- Everyone
Amber Palmer-McCabe, MPH will present “Green Stormwater Infrastructure and Neighborhood Health.”

Dr. Ana Germani of the University of São Paulo will present “Race.ID, antiracist approaches to healthcare professional training”
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UHC Invited Speaker Series: Dr. Zinzi Bailey

Wednesday, May 29, 2024

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

Drexel University
- Everyone
The Drexel Urban Health Collaborative is honored to host Dr. Zinzi Bailey, a social epidemiologist focused on cancer health disparities, as well as the health impacts of and policy solutions for structural and institutional discrimination, especially at the intersection of public health and criminal justice. This event is open to all and will be held both virtually and in person. Registration information is below. Please contact uhc@drexel.edu with any questions.
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UHC Weekly Forum: UHC Antiracism Committee

Wednesday, June 5, 2024

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

3600 Market Street, Room 709 and online
- Everyone
The Urban Health Collaborative's Antiracism Committee will present their work.
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Climate Change and Urban Health (CCUH) Invited Speaker Series: Dr. Kai Chen

Wednesday, June 5, 2024

2:30 PM-3:30 PM

Nesbitt Hall, Room 132, Dornsife School of Public Health Zoom: https://drexel.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYoduytqDgtHNMvnEcsv5TzzSn2h4CwEBF_#/registration
- Everyone
The Drexel Climate Change and Urban Health Research Center (CCUH) is honored to host Kai Chen PhD, Associate Professor of Epidemiology (Environmental Health) at Yale University, where he conducts research on climate change, air pollution, and human health.
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Urban Health Summer Institute

June 24, 2024 through June 28, 2024

12:00 AM-12:00 AM

Dornsife School of Public Health and Online
- Everyone
The Drexel Urban Health Summer Institute offers short courses for researchers, professionals, and students interested in improving public health in cities. Each class focuses on vital topics, tools, and methodologies, such as Geographic Imaging Systems, Artificial Intelligence, and Community-Based Participatory Research, all taught by leading public health researchers and faculty. Summer Institute courses will be held both online and in person on Drexel University's campus in Philadelphia.
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