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Fogler Library Health Equity And Health Disparity Libguide, Jennifer Bonnet Oct 2020

Fogler Library Health Equity And Health Disparity Libguide, Jennifer Bonnet

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Screenshots of a LibGuide on the subject of health equity and health disparity.


Urban Warfare: Emerging Geopolitical Conundrum, Bert Chapman Aug 2020

Urban Warfare: Emerging Geopolitical Conundrum, Bert Chapman

Libraries Faculty and Staff Presentations

Urban warfare is as old as human history. It is becoming increasingly important in international political and military planning due to increasing global urbanization and the presence of megacities (urban areas with populations exceeding 10 million) in many global regions and being in areas of recent and potential military conflict. 2018 World Bank data notes that approximately 56% of the world's population lives in urban areas which is up from 34% in 1960. Many of these megacities, including New York City, Los Angeles, Sao Paulo, Mumbai, Shanghai, and Manila are adjacent to oceanic waters and vulnerable to trade and supply …


The Aids Virus And The Galvanization Of The Lgbtq Movement For Equality, Michael Ernest Wachowski Aug 2020

The Aids Virus And The Galvanization Of The Lgbtq Movement For Equality, Michael Ernest Wachowski

Graduate Theses

The LGBTQ community was greatly altered by the AIDS crisis and the organizations that were founded in the 1980s. AIDS would become associated with those of the gay community during the early years of the crisis. The government and leading health officials perpetuated the public’s ignorance about the relativity new disease leading to more misunderstandings and mishandlings of the HIV/AIDS crisis. The disease did not discriminate among people, however, and quickly spread throughout many of the communities in the U.S. Organizations with roots in the LGBTQ community established themselves during the 1980s to deal with not only the AIDS crisis, …


A Unique Type Of Loneliness: Infertility In Nineteenth-Century America, Abigail Butler Aug 2020

A Unique Type Of Loneliness: Infertility In Nineteenth-Century America, Abigail Butler

Theses and Dissertations from 2020

Many diaries and letters written by nineteenth-century Americans display the aching for parenthood and pain of loss due to miscarriage. Though some women felt joy or relief when they recognized they had miscarried or were not pregnant, infertility negatively affected the everyday lives of many men and women in the nineteenth century. Infertility not only disturbed their personal beliefs of family and their role in society, but could cause marital discord, feeling outcast from society, and could lead to other health problems. Women in slavery faced even more serious consequences that included being sold away from their family and/or receiving …


College Of Liberal Arts And Sciences_Hty 398 Epidemics In American History Course, Michael Lang, Timothy M. Cole Jun 2020

College Of Liberal Arts And Sciences_Hty 398 Epidemics In American History Course, Michael Lang, Timothy M. Cole

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Email thread featuring messages from Michael Lang, Associate Professor of History, History Department, University of Maine to Timothy M. Cole, Associate Dean for Academics, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and Professor Cole to Jonathon Jue-Wong, Administrative Coordinator, The Office of the Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs & Provost regarding Patrick Callaway, UM History PhD 2019, teaching a topics course (HTY 398) on "Epidemics in American History" in the 2020 Fall Semester at the Hutchinson Center.


Covid-19 Journal | Cayla Boswell, Cayla Boswell May 2020

Covid-19 Journal | Cayla Boswell, Cayla Boswell

COVID-19 Student Journal Project

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Covid-19 Journal | Logan Irwin, Logan Irwin May 2020

Covid-19 Journal | Logan Irwin, Logan Irwin

COVID-19 Student Journal Project

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Covid-19 Journal | Anonymous, Anonymous May 2020

Covid-19 Journal | Anonymous, Anonymous

COVID-19 Student Journal Project

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Covid-19 Journal | Madison Fortney, Madison Fortney May 2020

Covid-19 Journal | Madison Fortney, Madison Fortney

COVID-19 Student Journal Project

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Covid-19 Journal | D.J. Foster, D.J. Foster May 2020

Covid-19 Journal | D.J. Foster, D.J. Foster

COVID-19 Student Journal Project

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Covid-19 Journal | Miya Christopher, Miya Christopher May 2020

Covid-19 Journal | Miya Christopher, Miya Christopher

COVID-19 Student Journal Project

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Covid-19 Journal | Mara'sha Goode, Mara'sha Goode May 2020

Covid-19 Journal | Mara'sha Goode, Mara'sha Goode

COVID-19 Student Journal Project

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Covid-19 Journal | Sydney Dilbeck, Sydney Dilbeck May 2020

Covid-19 Journal | Sydney Dilbeck, Sydney Dilbeck

COVID-19 Student Journal Project

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Covid-19 Journal | Joy Akles, Joy Akles May 2020

Covid-19 Journal | Joy Akles, Joy Akles

COVID-19 Student Journal Project

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Covid-19 Journal | Corrin Cadle, Corrin Cadle May 2020

Covid-19 Journal | Corrin Cadle, Corrin Cadle

COVID-19 Student Journal Project

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Covid-19 Journal | Chloe Brasher, Chloe Brasher May 2020

Covid-19 Journal | Chloe Brasher, Chloe Brasher

COVID-19 Student Journal Project

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Covid-19 Journal | Maycie Eubank, Maycie Eubank May 2020

Covid-19 Journal | Maycie Eubank, Maycie Eubank

COVID-19 Student Journal Project

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Covid-19 Journal | Madison Brooks, Madison Brooks May 2020

Covid-19 Journal | Madison Brooks, Madison Brooks

COVID-19 Student Journal Project

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Covid-19 Journal | Kristy Finley, Kristy Finley May 2020

Covid-19 Journal | Kristy Finley, Kristy Finley

COVID-19 Student Journal Project

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Covid-19 Journal | Brianna Cagle, Brianna Cagle May 2020

Covid-19 Journal | Brianna Cagle, Brianna Cagle

COVID-19 Student Journal Project

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Covid-19 Journal | Bonae Barrs, Bonae Barrs May 2020

Covid-19 Journal | Bonae Barrs, Bonae Barrs

COVID-19 Student Journal Project

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Covid-19 Journal | Erin Vance, Erin Vance May 2020

Covid-19 Journal | Erin Vance, Erin Vance

COVID-19 Student Journal Project

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Covid-19 Journal | Emmalie Lovett, Emmalie Lovett May 2020

Covid-19 Journal | Emmalie Lovett, Emmalie Lovett

COVID-19 Student Journal Project

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Covid-19 Journal | Emily Strange, Emily Strange May 2020

Covid-19 Journal | Emily Strange, Emily Strange

COVID-19 Student Journal Project

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Covid-19 Journal | Taylor Thicklin, Taylor Thicklin May 2020

Covid-19 Journal | Taylor Thicklin, Taylor Thicklin

COVID-19 Student Journal Project

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Covid-19 Journal | Ebony Scott, Ebony Scott May 2020

Covid-19 Journal | Ebony Scott, Ebony Scott

COVID-19 Student Journal Project

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Covid-19 Journal | Gavin Anderson, Gavin Anderson May 2020

Covid-19 Journal | Gavin Anderson, Gavin Anderson

COVID-19 Student Journal Project

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Covid-19 Journal | Cassidy Riddle, Cassidy Riddle May 2020

Covid-19 Journal | Cassidy Riddle, Cassidy Riddle

COVID-19 Student Journal Project

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Covid-19 Journal | Demetrius Martin, Demetrius Martin May 2020

Covid-19 Journal | Demetrius Martin, Demetrius Martin

COVID-19 Student Journal Project

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Covid-19 Journal | Ashton Whiteside, Ashton Whiteside May 2020

Covid-19 Journal | Ashton Whiteside, Ashton Whiteside

COVID-19 Student Journal Project

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