National Public Health Week: Building Bridges to Better Health

During the first full week of April each year, APHA brings together communities across the United States to observe National Public Health Week as a time to recognize the contributions of public health and highlight issues that are important to improving our nation. APHA creates new NPHW materials each year that can be used during... Read more »

Global Health Research Experts Panel and Workshop

Join The Graduate School's Leadership Development Scholars Program for their Global Health Research Experts Panel, featuring: Dr. Suzanne Maman: Professor in the Department of Health Behavior, Associate dean for Global Health at UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. Dr. Maman has over 20 years of experience in HIV and violence prevention research in Sub-Saharan... Read more »

Global Health Research Experts Panel and Workshop

Join The Graduate School's Leadership Development Scholars Program for their Global Health Research Experts Panel, featuring: Dr. Suzanne Maman: Professor in the Department of Health Behavior, Associate dean for Global Health at UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. Dr. Maman has over 20 years of experience in HIV and violence prevention research in Sub-Saharan... Read more »

Culture: A missing piece in global health

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

Dr. Judi Aubel has worked for years in community development programs in Africa, Latin America, Asia and the Pacific. Her long-standing concern has been the gap between cultural context, roles, and values of communities and development programs. She is the co-founder and executive director of Grandmother Project–Change through Culture. Dr. Aubel’s work has focused on... Read more »

Gillings School International Students Meet and Greet

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

This event is only for international students in the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health.  All international students in the Gillings Community are encouraged to attend.  This event will be an excellent opportunity to mingle and build community with students, faculty and staff.  Breakfast will be provided.  Please submit any special dietary restrictions on... Read more »

Info Sessions: Global Health and Innovation

3005 Michael Hooker Research Center (Carmen Hooker Odom Conference Room) 135 Dauer Drive, Chapel Hill, United States

Interested in global health or innovation or both? Join the global health team and the Student Global Health Committee to learn about resources and opportunities around Gillings, UNC and the Triangle for those interested in global health. After the global health session, hear from the innovation team to learn about innovation resources, opportunities, and learn... Read more »

Preserving Life: Climate Change, Water and Diplomacy

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

The American Academy of Diplomacy (AAD), in collaboration with the Office of the Vice Provost for Global Affairs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will host its annual Joseph J. Sisco Memorial Forum in person in the Nelson Mandela Auditorium on Carolina’s campus at 6 p.m. EDT on Sept. 9, 2021. The event... Read more »

Gillings International Student Support Pod – First Meeting of Fall 2021

We provide a platform to help international students figure out ways to navigate some of the challenges of being an international student at Gillings, offering emotional and mental support as need and sharing relevant information with your peers. This is meant to be a chance for students to offer peer support to one another and... Read more »

Can We Solve the 21st Century Public Health Challenges with 20th Century Sanitation Infrastructures?

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

Dr. Musa Manga is a Sanitation and Environmental engineer with over ten years of experience in professional practice, fundamental and applied scientific research on water, sanitation and environmental engineering in challenging environments to protect public health and well-being. 1301 McGavran-Greenberg or REGISTER for Zoom link.

The Great Campus Hunt for International Students

Join the Research, Innovation and Global Solutions office for a fun event to get to know/explore UNC and a fall-themed activity at the end! The organizers need to know how many people are participating, so please only register if you can definitely attend. Details on where to meet will be provided to registrants. This event... Read more »