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Join °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ¿â Davis in Global One Health Day Events Starting Oct. 31

  • by Justin Cox

°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ¿â Davis is joining students and professional colleagues around the world on Thursday, Nov. 3, to celebrate the first . The event will showcase projects that demonstrate One Health’s collaborative approach to addressing critical global health challenges.  

Our own One Health Day activities will start Monday, Oct. 31, and extend to Saturday, Nov. 5, and include a seminar, a student panel and an . Here’s how can you participate:

Monday, Oct. 31

‘One Health and Animal Welfare: Sri Lankan Experiences’ 

  • Noon-1 p.m.
  • 1020
  • Hosted by 
Eranda Rajapaksha with elephants.

Thursday, Nov. 3

Global One Health Day: Live-Streamed Sessions

  • 8-11 a.m. and noon-5 p.m. PDT
  • Bechtel Conference Room (1005 )
  • Connect online at the 

Join students, staff and faculty in the Health Sciences District on the Davis campus to engage with One Health events as they are live-streamed and webcast from around the world. We will be joining open and available events as listed on the and discussing One Health topics.

Visit the  for a schedule of events and to connect live on Nov. 3. You can also follow along on  and . Share your thoughts about the day on social media using the hashtag #onehealthday.

Friday, Nov. 4

One Health Career Panel

  • Noon-1 p.m.
  • 1020
  • Hosted by 

Veterinary students will have a chance to pick the brains of faculty members and doctoral students working in the fields of One Health and wildlife. This event is open to the public, but seating is limited.

Saturday, Nov. 5

One Health Symposium: ‘Collaboration in the Face of a Changing Environment’

  • 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
  • Hosted by the and Students for One Health

The university's third annual One Health Symposium will feature experts across many disciplines. The deans of the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ¿â Davis schools of Nursing, Medicine and Veterinary Medicine will give the day’s capstone address. Discussion topics include the Zika virus, food in the face of climate change, emergency preparedness and planetary health.

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