{"id":21455,"date":"2022-09-26T10:01:45","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T14:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/?p=19613"},"modified":"2022-09-26T10:01:45","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T14:01:45","slug":"nc-state-launches-universitywide-global-one-health-academy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/news\/2022\/09\/nc-state-launches-universitywide-global-one-health-academy\/","title":{"rendered":"NC State Launches Universitywide Global One Health Academy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Warwick Arden and Senior Vice Provost for University Interdisciplinary Programs Rob Dunn today officially announced the launch of NC State\u2019s Global One Health Academy, focused on the health of plants, animals, biodiversity and human societies. The academy represents a universitywide, interdisciplinary effort to engage faculty, staff, undergraduate and graduate students in improving the health of animals, plants, biodiversity, humans and society in North Carolina and beyond.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNC State is already a world leader in One Health, which is the idea that the health of people is connected to the health of animals, plants and biodiversity,\u201d said Arden. \u201cOur investment in a Global One Health Academy represents a major step forward in our commitment to advancing interdisciplinarity on campus to impact what happens in North Carolina and around the world<\/span>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Global One Health Academy Director Sid Thakur<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

NC State\u2019s Global One Health Academy<\/a> will be among just a small handful of similar programs in the world. Even among such programs, it will be unique. The academy will build upon the university\u2019s strengths in agriculture and plant health, veterinary medicine and domestic animal health, and the health of biodiverse ecosystems and human societies. It will also strengthen NC State\u2019s commitment to interdisciplinary excellence and collaboration among faculty, staff and students across colleges and units.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThrough the Global One Health Academy we aim to integrate our disciplinary strengths and even more strongly ensure their benefits to the people of North Carolina,\u201d Dunn noted. \u201cThe academy will be global in that it recognizes that our local challenges and opportunities do not emerge in isolation, but instead in the context of the global realities faced by animals, plants, biodiversity and human societies.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sid Thakur, a global leader in One Health, has been named executive director of the Global One <\/span>Health Academy, effective September 1. Thakur is a professor of Molecular Epidemiology in the College of Veterinary Medicine and director of the college\u2019s Global Health progra<\/span>m.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In his new role, Thakur will be responsible for <\/span>expanding NC State\u2019s One Health research and education efforts, as well as increasing opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students, with a focus on interdisciplinary project-based experiences, and the development of evidence-based recommendations for tackling current and future global threats. Research within the academy will consider three thematic areas that address the 2030 UN Sustainable Development goals: driving food and water solutions, combating infectious diseases, and addressing climate change-health disparities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Previously, Thakur was associate director of NC State\u2019s Comparative Medicine Institute and led the Emerging and Infectious Diseases Research program. Before joining the NC State faculty, he was an Oakridge Research Fellow at the FDA\u2019s Center for Veterinary Medicine in Maryland. He seeks to understand how antimicrobial resistance develops in \u201csuperbugs\u201d that affect animal and human health.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Thakur has won numerous awards including the Larry Beuchat Young Researcher Award from the International Association for Food and the Outstanding Global Engagement Award from NC State\u2019s Office of Global Engagement. He is an NC State University Faculty Scholar. Thakur has authored or co-authored 75 peer-reviewed publications and edited two books.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thakur is a member of the American Society for Microbiology and the International Association for Food Protection. He received his DVM from GB Pant University and master\u2019s degree in veterinary public health from the Indian Veterinary Research Institute, and his Ph.D. in population medicine from NC State\u2019s College of Veterinary Medicine.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to Thakur, the academy\u2019s leadership team will include faculty from seven colleges, and will later expand to represent every college at NC State. The team will coordinate connections among the more than two hundred NC State faculty who have agreed to be part of this initiative.<\/span><\/p>\n

This will be NC State\u2019s third academy, joining the Data Science Academy and the Genetics and Genomics Academy. All three are housed within the Office of University Interdisciplinary Programs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThese academies will work together on Global One Health, and are a recognition of the value of education and research that connects the extraordinary successes of disciplines at NC State so as to work together toward common goals,\u201d said Thakur.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false,"raw":"Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Warwick Arden and Senior Vice Provost for University Interdisciplinary Programs Rob Dunn today officially announced the launch of NC State\u2019s Global One Health Academy, focused on the health of plants, animals, biodiversity and human societies. The academy represents a universitywide, interdisciplinary effort to engage faculty, staff, undergraduate and graduate students in improving the health of animals, plants, biodiversity, humans and society in North Carolina and beyond.<\/span>\n\n\u201cNC State is already a world leader in One Health, which is the idea that the health of people is connected to the health of animals, plants and biodiversity,\u201d said Arden. \u201cOur investment in a Global One Health Academy represents a major step forward in our commitment to advancing interdisciplinarity on campus to impact what happens in North Carolina and around the world<\/span>.\u201d<\/span>\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_19615\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"270\"]\"Sid Global One Health Academy Director Sid Thakur[\/caption]\n\nNC State\u2019s Global One Health Academy<\/a> will be among just a small handful of similar programs in the world. Even among such programs, it will be unique. The academy will build upon the university\u2019s strengths in agriculture and plant health, veterinary medicine and domestic animal health, and the health of biodiverse ecosystems and human societies. It will also strengthen NC State\u2019s commitment to interdisciplinary excellence and collaboration among faculty, staff and students across colleges and units.<\/span>\n\n\u201cThrough the Global One Health Academy we aim to integrate our disciplinary strengths and even more strongly ensure their benefits to the people of North Carolina,\u201d Dunn noted. \u201cThe academy will be global in that it recognizes that our local challenges and opportunities do not emerge in isolation, but instead in the context of the global realities faced by animals, plants, biodiversity and human societies.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>\n\nSid Thakur, a global leader in One Health, has been named executive director of the Global One <\/span>Health Academy, effective September 1. Thakur is a professor of Molecular Epidemiology in the College of Veterinary Medicine and director of the college\u2019s Global Health progra<\/span>m.\u00a0<\/span>\n\nIn his new role, Thakur will be responsible for <\/span>expanding NC State\u2019s One Health research and education efforts, as well as increasing opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students, with a focus on interdisciplinary project-based experiences, and the development of evidence-based recommendations for tackling current and future global threats. Research within the academy will consider three thematic areas that address the 2030 UN Sustainable Development goals: driving food and water solutions, combating infectious diseases, and addressing climate change-health disparities.\u00a0<\/span>\n\nPreviously, Thakur was associate director of NC State\u2019s Comparative Medicine Institute and led the Emerging and Infectious Diseases Research program. Before joining the NC State faculty, he was an Oakridge Research Fellow at the FDA\u2019s Center for Veterinary Medicine in Maryland. He seeks to understand how antimicrobial resistance develops in \u201csuperbugs\u201d that affect animal and human health.\u00a0<\/span>\n\nThakur has won numerous awards including the Larry Beuchat Young Researcher Award from the International Association for Food and the Outstanding Global Engagement Award from NC State\u2019s Office of Global Engagement. He is an NC State University Faculty Scholar. Thakur has authored or co-authored 75 peer-reviewed publications and edited two books.<\/span>\n\nThakur is a member of the American Society for Microbiology and the International Association for Food Protection. He received his DVM from GB Pant University and master\u2019s degree in veterinary public health from the Indian Veterinary Research Institute, and his Ph.D. in population medicine from NC State\u2019s College of Veterinary Medicine.\u00a0<\/span>\n\nIn addition to Thakur, the academy\u2019s leadership team will include faculty from seven colleges, and will later expand to represent every college at NC State. The team will coordinate connections among the more than two hundred NC State faculty who have agreed to be part of this initiative.<\/span>\n\nThis will be NC State\u2019s third academy, joining the Data Science Academy and the Genetics and Genomics Academy. All three are housed within the Office of University Interdisciplinary Programs.\u00a0<\/span>\n\n\u201cThese academies will work together on Global One Health, and are a recognition of the value of education and research that connects the extraordinary successes of disciplines at NC State so as to work together toward common goals,\u201d said Thakur.<\/span>"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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