Watch: Chris Beyrer's Hobart College Commencement Speech

Incoming DGHI director tells graduates at his alma mater to seek truth and unpack false narratives.

Chris Beyrer

Published May 24, 2022, last updated on June 6, 2022 under Around DGHI

DGHI’s incoming director, Chris Beyrer, M.D., gave the commencement address at his alma mater, Hobart & William Smith College, on May 22. Beyrer, currently the Desmond M. Tutu Professor of Public Health and Human Rights at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, talked about his work on the frontlines of two pandemics – HIV/AIDS and COVID-19 – and the need for scientists to combat the dangerous influence of misinformation. He also received an honorary degree during the ceremony. Read more about the event here.