Eagle columnist Dalton Delan writes: "All those years toiling in what passes for fact, trying to inoculate the culture with empathy for those in need and things needing change, and
May 28
Individuals and organizations are encouraged to participate in the week by using the hashtags #PHGW and #PublicHealthGenetics across their social media platforms.
The following events will also occur throughout the week:
Ken Burns Presents The Gene: An Intimate History
Virtual Screening
In collaboration with WETA Washington, D.C., virtual daily screenings of
Ken Burns Presents The Gene: An Intimate History ( THE GENE ) will be held to celebrate Public Health Genetics Week. The landmark four-hour documentary series weaves together science, history, and personal stories to present a historical biography of the human genome, while also exploring groundbreaking breakthroughs for diagnosis and treatment of genetic diseases, and the complex web of moral, ethical and scientific questions raised by developments in genetics.
AIRS MAY 9, 2021 at 11 pm on WOUB Two-Hour Film Presents Materials Never Before Shown on American Television and Confronts the “Forgotten War” Perception of an Important Turning Point in World History
KOREA: The Never-Ending War, a two-hour documentary about the Korean War, will air on Sunday, May 9, 2021, at 11 p.m. on WOUB. The film, written and produced by John Maggio and narrated by Korean-American actor John Cho, brings to light a new look at the history of the Korean War, an event that still reverberates to this day.
KOREA: The Never-Ending War is about a conflict that people worldwide have long underestimated, misunderstood and misrepresented, yet is still today instantly relevant. The film encompasses the present and past of the conflict, from today’s leaders and events including U.S. President Donald Trump and Supreme Leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) Kim Jong Un to historic personalities and moments of the past, such as the