On Thursday, October 29, the Partnership for Healthy Cities—supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies, the World Health Organization and Vital Strategies—is holding its first discussion to feature the voices of global health leaders and leading mayors on... Read more »
Please join Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations Mary Beth Knight, PhD, and fellow faculty members to learn more about the process of seeking research and related funds from private... Read more »
Dr. Dilshad Jaff is the first Gillings Humanitarian Fellow. He will share his current experience, challenges and solutions to working in the field. Dr. Jaff completed his Master of Public Health at Gillings and continued at the school until July 2019 when leaving to return to the field as a humanitarian physician. He continues as... Read more »
The Public Health Student Leadership Association presents “Leadership in Public Health”. This virtual panel will feature six Gillings School of Global Public Health alumni from diverse backgrounds. Join them for... Read more »
The first general body meeting of the Student Global Health Committee will be on Jan 27 from 12:30 - 1 p.m. Bring lunch and stop by to hear about the events planned for this semester and how to get involved. Be sure to register for the Zoom details. Follow @sghc_unc on Instagram or Twitter for... Read more »
Supporting students in difficult situations can be confusing, challenging and time-consuming. Our students face a variety of issues that are complex. We want to make sure you have the resources... Read more »
Save the Date for Improving Quality of Care in Humanitarian Healthcare: Experiences from Doctors Without Borders on Feb. 4 at noon. Anna Freeman, a Gillings MPH alumna in maternal and child health, is a nurse and quality improvement specialist with Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders. A champion of equal access to health care, her field... Read more »
This workshop qualifies for 1 hour of credit toward the Gillings School's annual inclusive excellence training requirement for faculty and staff. The goal of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)... Read more »
What’s happening with COVID-19 variants? How might they affect the community? What’s the latest on trends, variants, vaccines and vaccine roll-out in North Carolina? What’s the state of the science... Read more »
GILLINGSX 2021 - RESILIENCE IN TIMES OF CRISIS SESSION 1: WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM PAST GLOBAL EXPERIENCES? Monday, March 22 @ 1 p.m. | Registration required Defusing the 'Cultural... Read more »
GILLINGSX 2021 – RESILIENCE IN TIMES OF CRISIS SESSION 2: RESILIENCE WITHIN THE INDIVIDUAL Wednesday, March 24 @8 a.m. | Registration required Is Self-Compassion a Key to Resilience? - Dr.... Read more »
GILLINGSX 2021 – RESILIENCE IN TIMES OF CRISIS SESSION 3: GROWTH DURING A PANDEMIC Thursday, March 25 @ 8 p.m. | Registration required Behind the Front Lines: the Role of Virology in Pandemic Response and Preparedness - Cait Edwards (she/her), MPH in Applied Epidemiology Resilience Redefined - Dr. Bahby Banks (she/her), MPH in Public Health... Read more »
What are the structural and systemic barriers experienced by entrepreneurs of color? Join a panel of Gillings School alumni and faculty entrepreneurs on April 1 to learn more about their... Read more »
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... Read more »
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 »
