The Health and the Human Conference 2026
By Sophia Vona, Catherine Pabalate, and Arjun Gupta On Saturday, February 21st, HHIVE hosted the Triangle’s first-ever Health and the Human Conference, where undergraduates and other early-career researchers could address topical issues of human health while considering the political, social, … Read more
HHGR Lecture by Dr. Virlana Shchuka: Premature Birth, Medicine, Guilt Culture, and the Power of Storytelling
By Tara Penman On Tuesday, October 21st, I attended the Health Humanities Grand Rounds lecture given by Dr. Virlana Shchuka. I was intrigued by the subject matter, as well as the statement that one of the first feelings mothers have … Read more
MicroPop HHGR Lecture and Exhibit
By Niko Wiguna with Elizabeth Alene and Olivia Hankinson On September 16, I (NW) curiously attended the MicroPop lecture and exhibit, a Health Humanities Grand Rounds event featuring German scholars Davina Höll and Michael Pelzer from the University of Tübingen, … Read more
HHIVE Newsletter
View this email in your browser HHIVE Lab Newsletter 10/6/25 Announcements, upcoming events, and news about the health humanities at UNC Lab Meeting Today at 2:30pm The HHIVE Team will meet at 2:30pm today for our bi-weekly lab meeting. Jenny … Read more
HHIVE Digest: Welcome Back!
View this email in your browser HHIVE Lab Digest Announcements, upcoming events, and news about the health humanities at UNC Welcome Back! Our team spent the summer attending conferences like the European Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts conference … Read more
Why Interdisciplinarity Matters: Reflections on Studying Abroad in London
This summer, I attended 2024 UNC’s Burch Field Research Seminar on Infectious Disease through the lenses of science and literature. Many people (understandably) seemed confused about how literature and biology were relevant to each other, especially how literature was relevant … Read more
Rhetoric and Responsibilization: My Summer Research Experience
Does medicine speak to us? In what ways are we persuaded by the underlying messages of pharmaceutical campaigns, drug advertisements, or medical commercials? I asked these crucial questions as I drafted my Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) proposal to the … Read more

