Street drugs are changing rapidly in the United States and pose great risk to individuals and to public health overall. Dr. Nabarun Dasgupta is an epidemiologist at the University of North Carolina, who believes that involving people who use drugs in his research is critical to a holistic understanding of the issue. Dr. Dasgupta and his team study how street drugs are changing, share lifesaving information with the public, and inspire future research in the space.

Twitter: @nabarund

Lab Website: Opioiddata.org

CSU Spur: CSUSpur.org

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Anthony Garcia Sr. is Executive Director of The Birdseed Collective, a Denver organization serving the Globeville neighborhood – where Anthony grew up – as well as surrounding north Denver communities. The organization connects community members with art, music, and civic projects and fills a variety of other needs, including regular food distribution.

A mural and graffiti artist, Anthony will create a water-themed mural as part of the Hydro building at CSU Spur.

Instagram: @birdseedanthony / @thebirdseedcollective / @altogallery / @zarapestudios

Facebook: @birdseedcollective / @altogallery / @birdseedanthony

Twitter: @birdseeddenver / @birdseedanthony

https://csuspur.org/artwork/whirlpool/

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Dr. Mark Stetter’s career has revolved around working with animals – from beluga whales to gorillas to dogs. While working at Disney, he pioneered the first on-show veterinary hospital, allowing visitors to watch live procedures happen at Animal Kingdom. During his tenure as Dean of CSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, he brought forward the concept of an on-show clinic for companion animal veterinary medicine – now that first-of-its-kind clinic will open at CSU Spur in January 2022.

Twitter: @ucdavisvetmed / @CSUvetmedbiosci

Instagram: @ucdavisvetmed / @CSUvetmedbiosci

Facebook: @UCDavisVetMed / @CSUvetmedbiosci

CSU Spur: CSUSpur.org

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