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Conversations with Pape Gaye, IntraHealth International

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

Join the Gillings Research, Innovation and Global Solutions Office for a Q&A with President and CEO of InterHealth International Inc., Pape Gaye!  Lunch will be provided. Sponsored by the Gillings Research, Innovation and Global Solutions Office and the Gillings Student Government Association. This event is part of National Public Health Week.

Global Health & Innovation Conference

Yale University New Haven, CT, United States

The Global Health & Innovation Conference is a global health conference as well as the largest social entrepreneurship conference, with nearly 2,000 professionals and students from all 50 states and... Read more »

Monitoring Health Progress: From Global Estimates to Local Health Data

Room 2002 Carolina Square 133 West Franklin Street, Suite 100, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

The regular monitoring of key health indicators from mortality and morbidity to universal health coverage (UHC) progress is critical for the assessment of progress and performance, the development of strategies... Read more »

2019 Commencement Celebration

Carmichael Arena 310 South Rd., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

The UNC-Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health will host its spring Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 11, starting at 1 p.m. The commencement speaker will be Dr. Richard... Read more »

Welcome Back Social

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

Join us for this event, sponsored by the Dean’s Office, to kick off an exciting new school year! Enjoy delicious, healthy food, reconnect with classmates, friends and colleagues and welcome new faces.

UNC Water and Health Conference

Bringing together research with policy, practice and networking events. The 2019 Water and Health Conference: Where Science Meets Policy, organized by the Water Institute at UNC, will explore drinking water supply, sanitation, hygiene and water resources in both the developing and developed worlds with a strong public health emphasis. For registration information, please visit the conference... Read more »

Driving Innovation Conference

Carolina Inn University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

The Modern Indian Studies Initiative at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will host a conference entitled Driving Innovation: Technology and India’s Rise as a Global Power on October 10-11, 2019. Driving Innovation will explore India’s increased role in global affairs and how technology influences India’s development challenges while also promoting business innovation... Read more »

Triangle Global Health Conference

Durham Convention Center 301 West Morgan Street, Durham, NC, United States

The Triangle Global Health Consortium (TGHC) is hosting its 6th annual conference on October 16. The theme this year is One Health. The abstract application window for speakers, panels, workshops, story-tellers, and the One Health Challenge Question closes on July 15th, while poster abstracts will be accepted until August 15th. For more information, visit https://www.triangleglobalhealth.org/annual-conference.

Event Series UNC-IntraHealth Summer Fellows Info Session

UNC-IntraHealth Summer Fellows Info Session

2005 Michael Hooker Research Center (William L. Roper Conference Room) Michael Hooker Research Center, Chapel Hill, United States

Come learn more about this 10-week paid summer fellowship with IntraHealth International just for UNC Gillings graduate students! A representative from IntraHealth will be here to answer all your questions. Program description and applications are now available: https://sph.unc.edu/global-health/ggg-internships-and-funding/. When: Wednesday, October 23 & Friday, October 25 Where: 2005 Michael Hooker Research Center (both days) Time:... Read more »

Event Series UNC-IntraHealth Summer Fellows Info Session

UNC-IntraHealth Summer Fellows Info Session

2005 Michael Hooker Research Center (William L. Roper Conference Room) Michael Hooker Research Center, Chapel Hill, United States

Come learn more about this 10-week paid summer fellowship with IntraHealth International just for UNC Gillings graduate students! A representative from IntraHealth will be here to answer all your questions. Program description and applications are now available: https://sph.unc.edu/global-health/ggg-internships-and-funding/. When: Wednesday, October 23 & Friday, October 25 Where: 2005 Michael Hooker Research Center (both days) Time:... Read more »

Event Series FHI 360-UNC Gillings Graduate Public Health Research Fellowship Info Session

FHI 360-UNC Gillings Graduate Public Health Research Fellowship Info Session

2005 Michael Hooker Research Center (William L. Roper Conference Room) Michael Hooker Research Center, Chapel Hill, United States

Come hear about the FHI 360-UNC Gillings Graduate Public Health Research Fellowship. A representative from FHI 360 and current and former fellows will be present to answer questions! Don't mist the opportunity to learn about this yearlong paid fellowship and get your questions answered! Program description and applications are now available.

Cajas y conversaciones: Challenges and Opportunities in Engaging Farmworkers with Type II Diabetes

219 Brinkhous-Bullitt Building Brinkhous-Bullitt Building, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Join Laura Villa Torres, PhD, MSPH, from the UNC School of Medicine and two medical students as they discuss community-based research and engaging specific populations and stakeholders using their work with farmworkers with diabetes. Learn from their experience in carrying out a research project with a unique modality and population. Part of the Multilingual Research... Read more »

What’s Wrong With Slurs?

105 Caldwell Hall Caldwell Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Please join the Parr Center for their third headliner of the 2019-2020 series, Robin Jeshion, professor of philosophy at the University of Southern California. She specializes in the philosophy of... Read more »

Event Series FHI 360-UNC Gillings Graduate Public Health Research Fellowship Info Session

FHI 360-UNC Gillings Graduate Public Health Research Fellowship Info Session

2005 Michael Hooker Research Center (William L. Roper Conference Room) Michael Hooker Research Center, Chapel Hill, United States

Come hear about the FHI 360-UNC Gillings Graduate Public Health Research Fellowship. A representative from FHI 360 and current and former fellows will be present to answer questions! Don't mist the opportunity to learn about this yearlong paid fellowship and get your questions answered! Program description and applications are now available.

Latinx families in health research: Measuring demographics and cultural processes

219 Brinkhous-Bullitt Building Brinkhous-Bullitt Building, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

UNC-Greensboro’s Gabriela Livas Stein, PhD, discusses her approach to demographic and familial methodological considerations in doing health research with Latinx children and their families. Dr. Livas Stein’s research uses developmental psychopathology and cultural-ecological frameworks to investigate the impact of culturally relevant factors on the development of psychopathology for ethnic minorities. Part of the Multilingual Research... Read more »

Iran’s Wicked Water: Problems + Politics

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

In this seminar, Kaveh Madani, a former deputy head of Iran’s Department of Environment, overviews the major drivers of Iran’s water resource problems and shares his observations during his service... Read more »

Working with Professional Translators and Interpreters in Research

219 Brinkhous-Bullitt Building Brinkhous-Bullitt Building, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Learn about the importance of collaborating with qualified interpreters and translators when designing and implementing health research studies with speakers of languages other than English. Myriam Peereboom, MBA/MHA, CMI, CHITM, of UNC Hospitals Interpreter Services will detail the roles and modes of interpreters and some do’s and don’ts to keep in mind when working with interpreters... Read more »

2nd Annual Gillings Showcase

1303 McGavran-Greenberg Hall McGavran-Greenberg Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Join us for the 2nd Annual Gillings Faculty Research Showcase from 1:30-3:30 PM in 1303 McGavran-Greenberg Hall. Various renowned professors from the Gillings School of Global Public Health will be... Read more »

Sexual Health Art Show

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

GlobeMed at UNC invites you to their second annual Sexual Health Art Show. Through this show, GlobeMed will portray the many aspects of maintaining and ensuring sexual health for all... Read more »

H.A. Tyroler Alumni Award Lecture 2019

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

David J. Ballard, MD, MSPH, PhD, FACP is the 2019 Herman A. Tyroler Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient. Dr. Ballard is an adjunct professor in Health Policy and Management and is... Read more »

Understanding Antisemitism as a Form of Hate

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

Kenneth S. Stern, director of Bard College’s Center for the Study of Hate, will give a talk titled “Understanding Antisemitism as a Form of Hate” on Thursday, Nov. 7 at... Read more »

Global Health Trivia

Vecino Brewing, Co. 300 East Main Street, Suite C, Carrboro, NC, United States

Join the UNC Student Global Health Committee for Global Health Trivia at Vecino Brewing Co.