UNITE - Events

A cornerstone of UNITE is collaboration through sharing and discussing relevant data and salient topics with stakeholders. At our regularly scheduled events, UNITE presents the latest data and ideas on diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the biomedical workforce and in research, and features leaders from the NIH community as well as other experts from the biomedical research community. For more information on upcoming events and to view presentations from past events, see below.

Upcoming Events

New UNITE Events 

• Interdisciplinary Approaches to Understanding and Addressing Structural Racism and Health
  Hosted by NIH’s UNITE
  Thursday & Friday, July 18-19, 2024
  Register

Upcoming DEIA Events Across the NIH​​​​​​​​​​​

• From East to West: An Immigrant story and a purpose-driven life-Culture Education Seminar AANHPI Heritage Month 
  Hosted by NIH’s Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Health Scientific Interest Group 
  Friday, May 17, 2024, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM ET
  Register 

• Virtual Public Workshop – Enhancing Access to Clinical Research Through Primary Care Research Hubs 
  Hosted by NIH’s Office of Strategic Coordination – The Common Fund 
  Friday, June 07, 2024, beginning at 10:00 AM, extending for half a day
  Register 

Past UNITE Events

• From December 1, 2021 through February 1, 2022, UNITE hosted 14 listening sessions with external stakeholders who work and serve in diverse settings. The insights shared provided valuable information on the full range of issues and challenges facing diverse talent and will help develop UNITE priorities and an action plan. Topics of interest included changing culture to promote equity, inclusivity, and justice; improving policies, transparency, and oversight; strengthening career pathways, training, mentoring, and the professoriate; ensuring fairness in review and funding deliberations; enhancing funding and research support for diverse institutions and historically under-resourced research areas; and structural racism in the biomedical research enterprise. High-level summaries of each session are forthcoming and once final, will be added to the corresponding listening session.
  • UNITE External Listening Sessions – Executive Summary | Summary Report
  • Listening Session – Colleges and Universities
    December 1, 2021 | Summary
    February 1, 2022 | Summary
  • Listening Session – Historically Black Colleges and Universities
    December 2, 2021 | Summary
    January 11, 2022 | Summary
  • Listening Session – Foundations and Professional Societies
    December 6, 2021 | Summary
  • Listening Session – Tribal Nations and American Indian / Alaska Native Communities
    December 7, 2021 | Summary
  • Listening Session – Faith-Based Organizations and Houses of Worship
    December 8, 2021 | Summary
  • Listening Session – Minority-Serving Colleges and Universities
    December 9, 2021 | Summary
    January 12, 2022 | Summary
  • Listening Session – Nonprofit Organizations, Community-Based Organizations, Advocacy Organizations
    December 14, 2021 | Summary
    January 18, 2022 | Summary
  • Listening Session – Health Centers and Systems
    January 13, 2022 | Summary
  • Listening Session – Students and Trainees
    January 26, 2022 | Summary
  • Listening Session – Research Staff (Assistants, Associates, Technicians)
    January 27, 2022 | Summary

Advisory Committee to the Director (ACD)

• Update on UNITE
  Presentation to the Advisory Committee to the Director, NIH
  December 14-15, 2023
  Agenda
  December 14 Videocast | December 15 Videocast
  Presentation
  Learn more about the ACD meeting
• Update on UNITE
  Presentation to the Advisory Committee to the Director, NIH
  December 8-9, 2022
  Agenda
  December 8 Videocast | December 9 Videocast
  Presentation
• Advisory Committee to the Director (ACD) Meeting
  The co-chairs of the UNITE committees present their respective priorities, progress and accomplishments, metrics of success, and next steps to the ACD.
  June 9-10, 2022
  June 9 Agenda | June 9 Videocast
  June 10 Agenda | June 10 Videocast | Presentation
  Presentations: U Committee | N Committee | I Committee | T Committee | E Committee

• Update on UNITE
  Presentation to the Advisory Committee to the Director, NIH
  December 10, 2021
  Agenda
  Videocast
  Presentation
• Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Equity Learning Session (August 18, 2021)
  Dr. Lawrence Tabak provides an overview of NIH UNITE, including progress to date and future plans, and answers questions in the hope that the discussion will catalyze efforts by other HHS agencies to increase inclusivity and diversity in their fields.
• Update on UNITE
  Presentation to the Advisory Committee to the Director, NIH
  June 11, 2021
  Agenda
  Videocast
  Presentation
• Promoting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Biomedical Research — UNITE
  Presentation to the Advisory Committee to the Director, NIH
  February 26, 2021
  Agenda
  Videocast
  Presentation

Past DEIA Events Across the NIH​​

• 8th Annual Vivian W. Pinn Symposium 
  Hosted by NIH’s Office of Research on Women's Health 
  Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET
  Register 

• Racism and Other Macrosocial Determinants of Health: Moving from Explanation to Action
  Hosted by NIH’s Office of Disease Prevention 
  Wednesday, May 1, 2024, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET
  Register 

• Intersecting Multilevel Determinants of Cancer Outcomes and Disparities among Hispanic/Latine Populations 
  Hosted by NIH’s National Cancer Institute 
  Monday, April 29, 2024, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET
  Register 

• Reasonable Accommodation Training for Supervisors
  Hosted by NIH’s Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
  Wednesday, February 21, 2024, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET
  Register 

• Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: Changing Minds & Advancing Lines: Why We Must Keep Pushing for Mental Health Equity
  Hosted by NIH’s National Insitute of Mental Health 
  Wednesday, February 20, 2024, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET
  Register 

• Resolute Paths: Strategies for Navigating Scientific Careers
  Hosted by NIH’s Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
  Tuesday, February 13, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET
  Watch the Event 

• "Someone Else’s Shoes," Featuring Dr. Cheryl Walker-McGill
  Hosted by NIH’s Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
  Wednesday, February 7, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET
  Watch the Event

• NIH Health Disparities Interest Group - NIMHD DIR Seminar Series​: James Collins Jr., M.D., M.P.H.​
  Hosted by NIH’s National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
  Tuesday, December 12, 2023, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM ET
  Watch the Event

• A Broken System: American Health Care Needs Combination Therapy​
  Hosted by NIH’s National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
  Thursday, December 7, 2023, 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM ET
  Watch the Event

• Third EDI Director’s Speaker Series: Robyn Leigh Tanguay, Ph.D.​
  Hosted by NIH’s Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
  Wednesday, November 8, 2023, 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM ET
  Watch the Event

• NIMHD Seminar: "Getting-to-Equity in Obesity Prevention Framework (GTE)": Early Experience and Potential Next Steps​
  Hosted by NIH’s National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
  Tuesday, July 11, 2023, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM ET
  Videocast

• Strengths, Community, and Frameworks to Advance American Indian and Alaska Native Health Equity​
  Hosted by NIH’s National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
  Tuesday, March 14, 2023, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM ET
  Watch the seminar

• Black Resistance, Achieving Equality Through Justice​
  Hosted by NIH’s Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
  Wednesday, February 15, 2023, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET
  Watch the Webinar