Join our Diversity Week Book Club!

Join members of the Weill Cornell community for a discussion about the historical and enduring perceptions of health and race on Thursday, April 28, from 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. The virtual book club will be about Pushing Cool: Big Tobacco, Racial Marketing, and the Untold Story of the Menthol Cigarette by Dr. Keith Wailoo. Reading the book (which is available as an e-book) is encouraged, but not required!

Cover of "Pushing Cool" book

The book club is hosted by the Medical Center Archives of NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine, Samuel J. Wood Library, and Office of Diversity and Inclusion, and is open to all members of the Tri-Institutional partnership. Registration for the book club is available here (update: session is closed). The book club on April 28 is intended to serve as a companion event for Dr. Keith Wailoo's Heberden Society lecture on April 27 at 5 p.m. Separate registration for his lecture is available here (update: session is closed).

More information about the book club, Heberden Society lecture, and supplementary material is available through this guide!

Register for the book club and download the book for free here!

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