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Lunch and Learn: Ebola in West Africa

3100 Michael Hooker Research Center Michael Hooker Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Working as a Physician Assistant in Liberia, Sam Tozay helped with the West African Ebola outbreaks. Learn about his experience with regulatory research and his current project, the UNC Ebola survivor study. Presenter: Sam Tozay, UNC Liberia, Ebola Research Site Coordinator This event is sponsored by the Student Global Health Committee. Please contact Tara Casebolt if... Read more »

Hurtling into the Century of Epidemics: We Can Make the World Much Safer – But Will We?

1131 Bioinformatics Building 130 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

The Friday Morning Conference welcomes Jonathon Quick, MD, MPH. Dr. Quick is Senior Fellow Emeritus at Management Sciences for Health, where he previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer from 2004-2017. He is the author of The End of Epidemics: The Looming Threat to Humanity and How to Stop It.

TGHC Mentor Monday – Bobby Jefferson

Online

Each Mentor Monday will take place as an online webinar and will last around 45 minutes. Mentors will each share: information on their background, career path, and current work important lessons learned Their thoughts on the most valuable skills for working in global health There will also be time for questions and answers where mentors... Read more »

Global Grads Group

FedEx Global Education Center

Lonely? Isolated? Wanting to connect with other Grad Students? You aren't the only one! Come join other international students for this social event. No sign-up needed! Show up at any time between 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Early Childhood Development Among Syrian Refugees

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

Dr.  Hirokazu Yoshikawa will present a talk titled "Improving Early Childhood Development Among Syrian Refugees in the Middle East Refugee Response Region". Dr. Yoshikawa is a community and developmental psychologist studying the effects of public policies and programs related to immigration, early childhood, and poverty reduction on children’s development. He conducts research in both the... Read more »

Gathering Global Stories: An Evening with Helene Cooper

FedEx Global Education Center

The UNC Center for Global Initiatives is honored to host Pulitzer Prize–winning Pentagon correspondent for The New York Times and UNC alumna Helene Cooper, '87, for a public lecture, "Gathering Global Stories." Cooper will share how her experiences at UNC prepared her for a global career as a journalist covering international economics, trade, foreign policy,... Read more »

NC Refugee Health Forum

Moses H. Cone Hospital Greensboro, NC, United States

This knowledge-based conference will provide an in-depth review of evidence-based care of refugee patients and families to improve outcomes on their path towards better health and citizenship. The theme this year will be Challenges and Resilience. Keynote speaker, Dr. Emily Jentes, PhD, MPH, Domestic Team Lead for the Immigrant, Refugee, and Migrant Health Branch of... Read more »