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UF Synergies: The Politics of Pandemics in a Global Frame; April 19 @4pm

UF Synergies talk by Tedder Family Doctoral Fellows on Wednesday, April 19, 2023 @ 4:00 pm Suvendu Ghatak (Ph.D Student, English) – “Malarial Modernity: Colonialism and the Politics of Health in Modern South Asia” In this presentation, Suvendu Ghatak will describe how in colonial South Asia, malaria became marked as the pathology of primitivity and degeneracy. Reading […]

Forum on Health, Medicine, and Culture

Five distinguished speakers from different disciplines presented their current work, followed by attendees break-out sessions to raise awareness of the diversity of work happening at UF, identify potential overlap in our interests, and discuss opportunities for collaboration.

Speakers:

Michael S. Okun, M.D.  “Bridging the Cultural and Language Divide in Parkinson’s Disease”

Dr. Okun is considered a world’s authority on Parkinson’s disease treatment, and his publications provide a voice and an outlet to empower people…