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Entrepreneurship Panel: A Virtual Discussion with Entrepreneurs of Color at the Gillings School

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 experience starting public health consultancies, empowering girls, building resilience in rural communities and more! Registration required. Featuring: Jean G. Orelien, DrPH, BIOS ’07, founder of... Read more »

Addressing economic determinants of HIV vulnerabilities in high-risk young adults

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

Visiting from Indiana University SPH, Dr. Larissa Jennings Mayo-Wilson's research focuses on using economic-strengthening interventions, mobile health technologies, and applied behavioral economics to improve sexual and reproductive health (SRH), including HIV, in economically disadvantaged populations in the US and abroad. Her research centers on youth and young adults, people living with HIV, racial and ethnic... Read more »

Addressing Misinformation about COVID and HPV Vaccination

Webinar: Addressing Misinformation about COVID and HPV Vaccination Behavioral Science and Health Communication Special Interest Group Tuesday, January 11 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET The webinar is free for ASPO Members and $25 for non-members. To receive free registration, be sure to sign in to your member account. Using Behavioral Research to Understand and Address... Read more »

Marijuana Legalization: Brain Science, Community Impact and Risk Prevention

All are invited to register for this free symposium on the topic of marijuana legalization on Feb. 22. Representatives from basic science and community-based prevention will discuss strategies to respond appropriately to spreading changes in state policies. Participants will learn from Colorado's experience with legalization and also discuss North Carolina's current strategy. Learn more and... Read more »

Semblie: Introduction and New Feature Demo

Join the NC TraCS Institute for a live training session for Semblie, a free platform for developing digital health interventions. Semblie was designed with the needs of public health researchers... Read more »

The impact of sleeping and waking behaviors on maternal health during pregnancy

Please join NC TraCS for a CTSA Grand Rounds seminar, "The impact of sleeping and waking behaviors on maternal health during pregnancy," with Marquis Hawkins, PhD. He will discuss his work on sleep health characteristics and gestational weight gain. Hawkins is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh and... Read more »

Planning Implementation Strategies using Implementation Mapping

Please join NC TraCS and Maria Fernandez, PhD, for a seminar – Planning implementation strategies using Implementation Mapping – on April 12 at 8 a.m. EDT. Implementation Mapping (IM) provides a systematic process for developing strategies to improve the adoption, implementation, and maintenance of evidence-based interventions in real-world settings. In this seminar, learn how IM... Read more »

Canvas Challenge Summer 2022

The Canvas Challenge is a multi-module, guided-paced course available fully online on Canvas for Gillings’ teaching faculty. The Challenge affords instructors a collaborative space to refine their pedagogical practices with... Read more »

Population-based digitalized interventions with telephone coaching for childhood anxiety, preschool disruptive behavior and prenatal depression

136 Tate-Turner-Kuralt Bldg. (Auditorium, School of Social Work) Tate-Turner-Kuralt Bldg, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

The Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (FPG) welcomes Andre Sourander, MD, as the first distinguished speaker of their 2022-2023 series on September 28 at 3:00 p.m. Dr. Sourander will... Read more »

See Us. Hear Us.: Voices of Black College Athletes Virtual Conversation

Center of Sport Business and Analytics In Partnership with Advancement of Blacks in Sports Inc. To Host Virtual Community Conversation: See Us. Hear Us.: Voices of Black College Athletes This event qualifies for 1.5 hours of credit toward the Gillings School's annual inclusive excellence training requirement for faculty and staff. The road toward eliminating racial... Read more »

Storytelling for Health Impact

2308 McGavran-Greenberg Hall McGavran-Greenberg Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Want to better communicate your health passions to interdisciplinary audiences? Join the Gillings IPEP Student Interest Group for an interactive session on "Storytelling for Health Impact" to learn ways to use innovative storytelling to further your health impact! Co-founders and CEOs of Newman Carpenter, Emily Newman and Kathryn Carpenter, will share how they use storytelling... Read more »

UNC-Duke Global Mental Health Seminar

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

A monthly hybrid (Zoom or in-person) seminar will deepen early-career networks and pose next-generation questions for global mental health. Dr. Felicity Brown will present on "Developing evidence-based psychological care for children and families affected by armed conflict." Brown is a researcher and psychologist with UNICEF Child Protection. Watch online OR at a viewing party in Michael... Read more »

Leveraging behavioral science to inform cancer prevention policies

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

Join Marissa Hall, PhD, for a Health Behavior Faculty Candidate Talk titled "Leveraging behavioral science to inform cancer prevention policies." This talk will be presented in person in Rosenau Hall... Read more »

Centering Women’s Health: Enhancing the Health of BIPOC Women & Birthing People through CBPR & Racial Equity Approaches

230 Rosenau Hall (Mayes Center) Rosenau Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Please join the Department of Health Behavior for Dr. Kristin Black's job talk, titled “Centering Women's Health: Enhancing the Health of BIPOC Women & Birthing People through CBPR & Racial Equity Approaches.” Dr. Black is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Education and Promotion at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. Watch... Read more »

Social network analysis: An opportunity to surmount HIV disparities among racial/ethnic, sexual, and gender minority communities

230 Rosenau Hall (Mayes Center) Rosenau Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Please join the Department of Health Behavior for Dr. Cho-Hee Shrader's job talk, titled “Social network analysis: An opportunity to surmount HIV disparities among racial/ethnic, sexual, and gender minority communities" Dr. Shrader is a prevention scientist and a postdoctoral research fellow in the ICAP at Columbia University Global HIV Implementation Science Program. In-Person, The Fred... Read more »

Project RESTART: Using Interdisciplinary Teams to Address Domestic Violence

Blue Cross and Blue Shield Auditorium (0001 Michael Hooker Research Center) Michael Hooker Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Join the Gillings IPEP Student Interest Group and the UNC Injury Prevention Research Center during National Public Health Week to honor the theme of Violence Prevention and learn more about... Read more »

Gillings International Research Compliance Corner Part I: Export Controls

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 I speaker: William Bucha Export Compliance Manager UNC Export Compliance Office Division of Institutional Integrity and Risk Management Learn more and... 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... 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

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 »

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... Read more »

Michael Sherraden Lecture Series: Growing Up in Uncertain Times

136 Tate-Turner-Kuralt Bldg. (Auditorium, School of Social Work) Tate-Turner-Kuralt Bldg, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Dr. Thoai Ngo is vice president of Social and Behavioral Science Research at the Population Center in New York. He’ll speak as a guest of Global Social Development Innovations at the UNC School of Social Work about “Growing Up In Uncertain Times: Evidence and Action for the World’s 1.8 billion Youth." In 2017, Ngo was named... Read more »

UNC Italian Food, Culture and Health Info Session

0003/0004 Michael Hooker Research Center Michael Hooker Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Come out to the info session to learn more about this opportunity. We invite you to participate in a unique traveling study abroad program, where you will embark on an... 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 »

A Seminar in Honor of Wendy Brewster: “Endometrial Cancer, Health Disparities, and Mentorship”

G100 Bondurant Hall 321 South Columbia St, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Please join the Women's Health Multidisciplinary Consortium for a special seminar this month in honor of Wendy Brewster, MD, PhD. Wendy was a trailblazer in women's health and racial health disparities at UNC, as well as a beloved mentor. To continue carrying on her legacy, the "Endometrial Cancer, Health Disparities, and Mentorship" seminar will feature... Read more »

Health Under Fire: A Discussion on the Public Health Impacts of War

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

This event will be taking place on Tuesday, March 26th at 5 p.m. in 133 Rosenau and virtually over Zoom. "Health Under Fire" will include two interdisciplinary speakers in the Public Health field who will first discuss their different topics for 20 minutes each, then will participate in a combined discussion and Q&A for the... Read more »

Advancing Global Health Training Through Collaboration – Talk

2308 McGavran-Greenberg Hall McGavran-Greenberg Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Health Behavior Presents: Teaching Assistant Professor Candidate Naya Villarreal, MPH, is the Gillings Global Health Associate Director in the Global Health unit at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public... Read more »