Emerging Issues: PFAS in NC Panel

2020 Bondurant Hall

Join the Science Policy and Advocacy Group and the North Carolina Conservation Network for cookies and a panel on the emerging science of PFAS and its consequences for water treatment and public health. The panel will discuss advances in PFAS research along with the practical considerations for water utility managers responsible for implementing filtration and... Read more »

Environmental Justice in Policy Making

Science and technology are constantly evolving, as is our knowledge of the environmental consequences of new technologies like batteries and plastics. In many cases, negative consequences disproportionately burden marginalized communities. Our panelists will address topics at the intersection of environmental justice and policy making from the local to federal levels, across academia to community organizing,... Read more »

ESE Holiday Party and Environmentally-Themed Gingerbread Building

Lower Atrium, Michael Hooker Research Center 135 Dauer Drive, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Faculty, staff and students in the Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering are invited to the lower Atrium at Michael Hooker Research Center for a holiday party with an environmentally-themed gingerbread building event. Contact Rhoda Cerny with questions.

PFAS Characterization, Removal and Replacement Workshop

Sonja Haynes Stone Center 150 South Rd., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Participants are invited to join the PFAS Characterization, Removal and Replacement Workshop, organized by faculty in the UNC Chemistry and Environmental Sciences and Engineering Departments. The workshop will take place... Read more »

Working My Way Back to You: Helping Workers Return to the Workplace

All are invited to the weekly ESE In-House Seminar Series which begins on January 18, 2023, at 12:20 p.m. with Dr. John Staley presenting “Working My Way Back to You: Helping Workers Return to the Workplace.” The series asks speakers to tailor their presentation for a general audience so that all participants benefit. For more... Read more »

One Risk, Two Risk, Red Risk, Blue Risk: An Estimation of the Burden of Disease Attributable to Drinking Water Exposures from Private Wells in North Carolina

All are invited to the weekly ESE In-House Seminar Series on February 8, 2023, at 12:20 PM with doctoral candidate Kennedy Holt presenting “One Risk, Two Risk, Red Risk, Blue Risk: An Estimation of the Burden of Disease Attributable to Drinking Water Exposures from Private Wells in North Carolina." The seminar is designed to keep... Read more »

Film Screening: Smell of Money

Nelson Mandela Auditorium, FedEx Global Education Center 301 Pittsboro St., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

This event is a Community and Impact Screening of the documentary film The Smell of Money. From the film’s website: “A century after her grandfather claimed his freedom from slavery and the family land, Elsie Herring and her North Carolina community fight the world’s largest pork corporation for their freedom to enjoy fresh air, clean water, and a... Read more »

State of Water Quality in the Galapagos Islands

All are invited to the last ESE In-House Seminar on March 8 at 12:20 p.m. with Dr. Valeria De Lourdes Ochoa Herrera presenting “State of Water Quality in the Galapagos Islands.” The series asks speakers to tailor their presentation for a general audience so that all participants benefit. For more details, please visit the lecture... Read more »

Environmental Sciences and Engineering Distinguished Alumnus Seminar: Dr. Richard Johnson

1301 McGavran-Greenberg Hall (Michel A. Ibrahim Seminar Room) McGavran-Greenberg Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Join the Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering for their 2023 Distinguished Alumnus Seminar. Dr. Richard Johnston Technical Officer Water, Sanitation and Hygiene World Health Organization Johnston, who earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Environmental Sciences and Engineering from the Gillings School in 2008, co-leads the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Program on Water Supply, Sanitation... Read more »

UNC ESE Alumni Career Engagement Series

Featuring Jeanette Reyes, PhD, physical scientist at the U.S. EPA, and Karen Setty, PhD Come directly engage with ESE alums! Ask honest and practical questions about life in environmental sciences... Read more »

UNC ESE Alumni Career Engagement Series

Featuring Rebecca Martinez, PhD, Riley Mulhern, PhD, and Paul Fitzgerald Come directly engage with ESE alums! Ask honest and practical questions about life in environmental sciences workplaces. Watch online.

ESE Locopop Social, Department Photo and Awards

McGavran-Greenberg Courtyard McGavran-Greenberg Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

This event will be for affiliates of the Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering. 12:05 Department Photo 12:10 Awards Presentations Contact Rhoda Cerny with questions.

Gillings International Research Compliance Corner Part II: Science and Security

Gillings Research Unit Presents a two-part, virtual, education session on International Research Compliance. They will have speakers from the Export Controls Office, as well as the Office for the Vice Chancellor of Research. Part II speaker: Brian Collier Science and Security Director Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research Learn more and register. Contact Jamie... Read more »

Jayne Boyer Retirement Party

Armfield Atrium, Michael Hooker Research Center Michael Hooker Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Join the Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering for a retirement party for Jane Boyer. Contact Rhoda Cerny with questions.

Precision Microbiome Engineering (PreMiEr) Fall Seminar Series

PreMiEr is an Engineering Research Center funded by the NSF, comprised of five North Carolina universities (Duke, NCA&T, NC State, UNC-CH, UNC-Charlotte) with the mission to improve the health of people occupying the built environment (e.g., homes, schools, workplaces) through manipulation of the microbiomes of those environments. Microbiome or not? Measuring low biomass environments in... Read more »

Influenza (flu) Vaccination Clinic

Armfield Atrium, Michael Hooker Research Center Michael Hooker Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

An opportunity for UNC-Chapel Hill community members to obtain a flu vaccination on campus on Thursday, Sept. 28 in the Michael Hooker Research Center, Lower Level Atrium. Additional opportunities will be held on: Thursday, Oct. 5, Noon - 4 p.m.– Koury Oral Health Sciences Building, Atrium Lobby Thursday, Oct. 12, Noon - 4 p.m. –... Read more »

Green Zone Training

Green Zone training is for faculty, staff, and students who wish to learn more about the military connected student experience. The goals are to train members of the Carolina community to know more about the issues and concerns military connected students face and to identify individuals available to assist this population. Upon completion, participants will... Read more »

Influenza (flu) Vaccination Clinic

Koury Oral Health Sciences Building, Atrium Lobby

An opportunity for UNC-Chapel Hill community members to obtain a flu vaccination on campus on Thursday, Oct. 5 in the Koury Oral Health Sciences Building, Atrium Lobby. Additional opportunities will be held on: Thursday, Oct. 12, Noon - 4 p.m. – Genetic Medicine Research Building, Lobby Friday, Oct. 20, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. –... Read more »

Influenza (flu) Vaccination Clinic

Genetic Medicine Research Building, Atrium Lobby

An opportunity for UNC-Chapel Hill community members to obtain a flu vaccination on campus on Thursday, Oct. 12 in the Genetic Medicine Research Building, Atrium Lobby Additional opportunities will be held on: Friday, Oct. 20, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. – Frank Porter Graham Student Union (Employee Appreciation Day) There are several other opportunities for... Read more »

Cognitive Interviewing in Survey Research

This short course is designed to provide participants with fundamentals on how to design, conduct, and analyze cognitive interviews. Participants will have the opportunity to practice specific cognitive interviewing techniques, including think-alouds, probing, and observation. Participants will also learn about revising survey questions based on interpreting cognitive interview results. Contact Jill Stevens with questions

Registration open for “Multi-Item Scale Development Part 1”

Dr. Marcella Boynton is currently an assistant professor in the UNC Division of General Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology, School of Medicine and a biostatistician at UNC NC TraCS Institute where she provides statistics, research methods, and psychometrics support to a wide range of translational and behavioral scientists. Contact Jill Stevens with questions.

Influenza (flu) Vaccination Clinic

Great Hall, Frank Porter Graham Student Union 3103 South Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

An opportunity for UNC-Chapel Hill community members to obtain a flu vaccination on campus on Friday, Oct. 20, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. – Frank Porter Graham Student Union (Employee Appreciation Day) There are several other opportunities for UNC-Chapel Hill community members to obtain a flu vaccination on campus: Student Stores Pharmacy - Offers no-appointment flu... Read more »

Utilizing Probability Panels: Best Practices in Planning, Fielding, and Analysis

This 2-day course (10/23 2-4pm & 10/25 3-5pm) is designed to provide a guide for consumers of probability-based panels to understand what they are working with: What questions to ask and what features to understand about probability panels in evaluating their use for data collections, and how to best use probability-based panel data. It will... Read more »

Intermediate Qualtrics

This course will cover topics beyond the scope of the Introductory to Qualtrics short course. We will take a deeper dive into “Survey Flow” features including routing with branches, embedded data, customizing the “End of Survey” experience, and randomization. We will explore embedded data, and several ways you can import or set data in your... Read more »

PreMiEr Seminar Series: Evaluation of Sink Bioaerosols

PreMiEr is an Engineering Research Center funded by the NSF, comprised of five North Carolina universities (Duke, NCA&T, NC State, UNC-CH, UNC-Charlotte) with the mission to improve the health of people occupying the built environment (e.g., homes, schools, workplaces) through manipulation of the microbiomes of those environments. Join Dr. Alexander McCumber in the series talk... Read more »

Registration open for “Quantitative and Qualitative Data Collection Techniques for Health Measurements”

This course will focus on both qualitative and quantitative data collection techniques to measure health. First, participants will learn about collecting qualitative data on health through semi-structured interviews and researcher driven photo-elicitation interviews. Second, we give an introduction to the design and implementation of quantitative surveys. Participants will learn more about the design of survey... Read more »

Precision Microbiome Engineering (PreMiEr) Fall Seminar Series

PreMiEr is an Engineering Research Center funded by the NSF, comprised of five North Carolina universities (Duke, NC A&T, NC State, UNC-CH, UNC-Charlotte) with the mission to improve the health of people occupying the built environment (e.g., homes, schools, workplaces) through manipulation of the microbiomes of those environments. This seminar will focus on virus persistence... Read more »

Modular Design and Automated Testing with Python

This course will introduce participants to some of the best practices of professional software development. Participants will learn to structure their Python code into reusable functions and store those functions as separate scripts and/or packages. Participants will learn to write automated tests for their functions, to help confirm that results are as expected and to... Read more »

Multi-Item Scale Development Part 2

This course is the second in a two-part scale development course series on scale development. Part one of the series focused on the general theories and methods used in the scale development process. This second portion focuses on the analytic methods used to statistically test, refine, and validate scale data. These methods include Cronbach’s alpha,... Read more »

Dataverse API

This is a full-day, intensive, interactive course focused on using the Dataverse Application Programming Interface (API) to interact with data archived in a Dataverse-based repository. The session will be broken... Read more »

Scientific Symposium in Honor of Dr. James Swenberg

133 Rosenau Hall (Joan Heckler Gillings Auditorium) Rosenau Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

RSVP In Person by visiting the Scientific Symposium in Honor of Dr. James Swenberg webpage. If you are interested in attending via zoom, visit the Zoom Webinar RSVP webpage. Contact... Read more »