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Understanding White Privilege--An Introduction

Description: Part two of the Unlikely Allies in the Academy Series, hosted by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion for continued dialogue based upon the book "Unlikely Allies in the Academy: Women of Color and White Women in Conversation." This presentation by Dr. Frances E. Kendall, author of the chapter “A White Woman Talks to Other White Women," unpacks the concept of privilege, and dissects the institutional nature of white privilege.
Date: April 20, 2017
Creator: Kendall, Frances E.
Partner: University of North Texas
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Correction to: Evidence-Based Practices for Children, Youth, and Young Adults with Autism: Third Generation

Description: Correction to the article "Evidence-Based Practices for Children, Youth, and Young Adults with Autism: Third Generation Review." The original article can be found online at https://doi.org/10.1007/ s10803-020-04844-2.Autism Spectrum Disorder
Date: January 20, 2022
Creator: Hume, Kara; Steinbrenner, Jessica R.; Odom, Samuel L.; Morin, Kristi L.; Nowell, Sallie W.; Tomaszewski, Brianne et al.
Partner: University of North Texas
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Approaching Native American Communities on Their Own Terms in Microbiome Research

Description: Presentation on how Native American communities have been approached for genetic and microbiome research and how these approaches need to be updated as a result of previous experiences and past injustices that make future research difficult. It was presented at the UNT Transdisciplinary Conference on Ancestral Genomics Research which was held virtually on November 20-21, 2020.
Date: November 20, 2020
Duration: 36 minutes 32 seconds
Creator: Anderson, Matthew
Partner: University of North Texas
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Genodynamics: Novel Biophysical Metrics for Assessing Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in Ancestral Genomics Research

Description: This presentation highlights the work of the Whole Genome Science Foundation, Inc. which looks at single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) through the lens of biophysics and provides a unique perspective on ancestral genomics. It was presented at the UNT Transdisciplinary Conference on Ancestral Genomics Research which was held virtually on November 20-21, 2020.
Date: November 20, 2020
Duration: 35 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Dunston, Georgia M.
Partner: University of North Texas
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Six Overlooked Hurdles to Achieving Diversity in Genomic Research

Description: This presentation is a broad overview on the challenges to achieving diversity in genomic research. It is also an introduction for the research of the other presenters at the conference. It was presented at the UNT Transdisciplinary Conference on Ancestral Genomics Research which was held virtually on November 20-21, 2020.
Date: November 20, 2020
Duration: 43 minutes 56 seconds
Creator: Hilliard, Constance
Partner: University of North Texas
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Leveraging Genetic Ancestry to Study Health Disparities

Description: This presentation delves into genetic ancestry and health disparities, and it highlights the difference between genetic ancestry, local genetic ancestry, and socio-cultural factors in health disparities. It was presented at the UNT Transdisciplinary Conference on Ancestral Genomics Research which was held virtually on November 20-21, 2020.
Date: November 20, 2020
Duration: 33 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Kittles, Rick
Partner: University of North Texas
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Comparison of Dietary Micronutrient Intakes by Body Weight Status among Mexican-American and Non-Hispanic Black Women Aged 19-39 Years: An Analysis of NHANES 2003-2014

Description: Study closely examines micronutrient deficiencies among Mexican-American and non-Hispanic black women using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys from 2003-2014.
Date: November 20, 2019
Creator: Liu, Jialiang; Zhu, Xiangzhu; Fulda, Kimberly G.; Chen, Shande & Tao, Meng-Hua
Partner: University of North Texas
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Individual structure mapping over six million trees for New York City USA

Description: Article asserts that individual tree structure mapping in cities is important for urban environmental studies. The authors produced an individual tree dataset including tree locations, height, crown area, crown volume, and biomass over the entire New York City, USA for 6,005,690 trees, which enables the evaluation of urban forest ecosystem services.
Date: February 20, 2023
Creator: Ma, Qin; Lin, Jian; Ju, Yang; Li, Wenkai; Liang, Li & Guo, Qinghua
Partner: University of North Texas
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The extreme rainfall gradient of the Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve and its impact on forest bird richness

Description: Article studying the effects of extreme rainfall variations on forest bird communities by monitoring the bird species richness in the different forest types present in the Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve (CHBR).
Date: January 20, 2022
Creator: Quilodrán, Claudio S.; Sandvig, Erik M.; Aguirre, Francisco; de Aguilar, Juan Rivero; Barroso, Omar; Vásquez, Rodrigo A. et al.
Partner: University of North Texas
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[Welcome and Introduction to the UNT Transdisciplinary Conference on Ancestral Genomics Research by Mark McLellan]

Description: Presentation from Mark McLellan, the Vice-President for Research and Innovation at UNT, to welcome attendees, introduce the University, and advocate for the importance of the diversifying genomics research. It was presented at the UNT Transdisciplinary Conference on Ancestral Genomics Research which was held virtually on November 20-21, 2020.
Date: November 20, 2020
Duration: 2 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: McLellan, Mark
Partner: University of North Texas
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[Introduction and Motivation for the UNT Transdisciplinary Conference on Ancestral Genomics Research by Jennifer Wallach]

Description: Presentation from Jennifer Jensen Wallach, the chair of the Department of History at UNT, to introduce and highlight the conference's origination by Dr. Constance Hilliard and Dr. Denise Perry Simmons.
Date: November 20, 2020
Duration: 3 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Wallach, Jennifer Jensen, 1974-
Partner: University of North Texas
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Phenolic Compounds Protect Cultured Hippocampal Neurons against Ethanol-Withdrawal Induced Oxidative Stress

Description: Paper reports findings on the contribution of phenolic antioxidants (17β-estradiol, p-octyl-phenol and 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol) to counterbalance sudden ethanol withdrawal-initiated oxidative events in hippocampus-derived cultured HT-22 cells.
Date: April 20, 2009
Creator: Prokai-Tatrai, Katalin; Prókai, László, 1958-; Simpkins, James W. & Jung, Marianna E.
Partner: University of North Texas
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Continued Conversations: Women of Color and White Women in the Academy: Understanding White Privilege

Description: Video recording of Part Two of the Unlikely Allies in the Academy Series, hosted by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion for continued dialogue based upon the book "Unlikely Allies in the Academy: Women of Color and White Women in Conversation." Featuring Dr. Frances Kendall, this presentation paints a picture of white privilege by detailing what it is, who it involves, what it looks like, and other important aspects.
Date: April 20, 2017
Duration: 1 hour 19 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Kendall, Frances E. & Barrax Moore, Shani
Partner: University of North Texas
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Genomics: Shaping the Future of Health Equity in Medicine

Description: This presentation focuses the impact of genomic research on health equity, in particular mental health treatments in communities of African ancestry. The presenter also highlights the other speakers from the conference. It was presented at the UNT Transdisciplinary Conference on Ancestral Genomics Research which was held virtually on November 20-21, 2020.
Date: November 20, 2020
Duration: 12 minutes 43 seconds
Creator: Carey, Chandra Donnell
Partner: University of North Texas
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Why Discoveries in the African Genome Have the Potential to Benefit All Humankind

Description: Presentation on the importance of African genomic diversity, the Human Health and Heredity in Africa (H3Africa) program, and an example from research into childhood HIV genetics in Botswana and Uganda. It was presented at the UNT Transdisciplinary Conference on Ancestral Genomics Research which was held virtually on November 20-21, 2020.
Date: November 20, 2020
Duration: 40 minutes 50 seconds
Creator: Hanchard, Neil
Partner: University of North Texas
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Nested Subsets of African Diversity as an Alternative to Race for Understanding Global Human Diversity

Description: Presentation exploring nucleotide diversity as nested subsets from larger continents/regions. The African continent has very high genetic diversity, but globally, many common alleles are widely shared because they are typically older than human migration out of Africa. It was presented at the UNT Transdisciplinary Conference on Ancestral Genomics Research which was held virtually on November 20-21, 2020.
Date: November 20, 2020
Duration: 40 minutes 38 seconds
Creator: Long, Jeffrey C.
Partner: University of North Texas
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From Consents to Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms: An Overview of National Center for Biotechnology Information's Network of Human Genetic Resources and Data Access

Description: This presentation highlights public resources available from the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), including PubMed, Clinical Variation (ClinVar), Genotype & Phenotype (dbGaP), Human Genetic Variation (dbSNP/dbVar), Genetic Testing Registry (GTR), GenBank, RefSeq, and Sequence Read Archive (SRA). It was presented at the UNT Transdisciplinary Conference on Ancestral Genomics Research which was held virtually on November 20-21, 2020.
Date: November 20, 2020
Duration: 44 minutes 30 seconds
Creator: Pruitt, Kim D.
Partner: University of North Texas
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Population Heterogeneity and Human Nutrition: Where Do We Go From Here?

Description: This presentation is from the keynote speaker for the UNT Transdisciplinary Conference on Ancestral Genomics Research. It focuses on nutrition, how it interacts with genomics, the current state of nutrition research, and the high expectations of our food systems and precision nutrition.
Date: November 20, 2020
Duration: 38 minutes 08 seconds
Creator: Stover, Patrick J.
Partner: University of North Texas
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