Gillings Career Services Virtual Summer Series

“Don't Quarantine Your Career: Log In & Learn” series Join UNC's Gillings School Career Services office for their “Don't Quarantine Your Career: Log In & Learn” weekly career series to help recent graduates and alumni survive COVID-19 and come out victorious. We’ll be sharing expert advice, straight talk, alumni personal stories and ideas, along with... Read more »

Is Energy Storage the Key to Zero-Carbon Electricity?

All are invited to the weekly Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering In-House Seminar Series, which begins virtually on August 26, 2020, at 12 noon with Dr. Noah Kittner presenting “Is Energy Storage the Key to Zero-Carbon Electricity?” The Series asks speakers to tailor their presentation for a general audience so that all participants benefit.... Read more »

What Galápagos Around Comes Around: Antibiotic Resistance in Darwin’s Laboratory

All are invited to the weekly Environmental Sciences and Engineering In-House Seminar Series which continues virtually on September 2, 2020, at noon with Alyssa Grube presenting “What Galápagos Around Comes Around: Antibiotic Resistance in Darwin’s Laboratory.” The series asks speakers to tailor their presentation for a general audience so that all participants benefit. Learn more.... Read more »

Implementation Science Student Group Virtual Coffee Hour

In the spirit of helping us all get a bit more connected, the Implementation Science Student Group will be hosting our annual welcome (and welcome back!) coffee hour on Wednesday, Sept 2 from 5–7 p.m. So put on the kettle, pour a cuppa and join us on Zoom for a virtual mix-and-mingle. We'll have breakout... Read more »

Race, Racism, and Racial Equity Symposium Series Kickoff — The Historical Exploitation of Black and Brown Bodies at UNC: Learning from the Past to Change the Present

The inaugural Race, Racism, and Racial Equity (R3) Symposium, hosted by the University Office for Diversity and Inclusion, is a series of virtual events that will bring together scholars and researchers from across campus to share their work with Carolina and the broader community. We will provide context on the state of race at UNC and in... Read more »

COVID-19 Conversations — Responding to COVID-19: A Science-Based Approach

Responding to COVID-19: A Science-Based Approach Brought to you by the American Public Health Association and the National Academy of Medicine, this webinar series is exploring the state of the science surrounding the current outbreak of COVID-19 in the United States and globally, with a focus on the emerging evidence on how to best mitigate... Read more »

The Economic Allure of a Latrine and a Review of the Evidence

The Economic Allure of a Latrine and a Review of the Evidence All are invited to the weekly Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering In-House Seminar Series which continues virtually on September 30, 2020, at 12 noon with Mark Radin presenting “The Economic Allure of a Latrine and a Review of the Evidence.” The series... Read more »

Magic Hour: Black Entrepreneurs Meetup

Join the Kenan Institute Entrepreneurship Center for this virtual networking event and hear from three Black entrepreneurs (including Gillings alum and adjunct Bahby Banks) from around the Triangle in an authentic panel discussion. Registration required. Panelists Bahby Banks, CEO of Pillar Consulting, Inc. and Gillings alumna Johnny Hackett, Founder of Official Black Dollar Tiffany Griffin,... Read more »

Online Stata Three-Part Short Course: Part 1

This is an online 3-part short course (held over three afternoons – October 6, 7 and 8, 2020). Stata Part 1 will offer an introduction to Stata basics. Part 2 will teach entering data in Stata, working with Stata do files, and will show how to append, sort and merge data sets. Part 3 will... Read more »

Online Stata Three-Part Short Course: Part 2

This is an online 3-part short course (held over three afternoons – October 6, 7 and 8, 2020). Stata Part 1 will offer an introduction to Stata basics. Part 2 will teach entering data in Stata, working with Stata do files, and will show how to append, sort and merge data sets. Part 3 will... Read more »

Online Stata Three-Part Short Course: Part 3

This is an online 3-part short course (held over three afternoons – October 6, 7 and 8, 2020). Stata Part 1 will offer an introduction to Stata basics. Part 2 will teach entering data in Stata, working with Stata do files, and will show how to append, sort and merge data sets. Part 3 will... Read more »

Event Series Text Analysis Using R

Text Analysis Using R

Text Analysis Using R This two-day workshop hosted by the Odum Institute for Research in Social Science will introduce participants to the basics of text analysis in R. Text analysis is a promising new approach that uses machine learning to discover patterns, trends, and other information by using text as data. Participants will develop the... Read more »