Come watch teams of Gillings social entrepreneurs pitch their innovations on Monday, November 2 at 6 p.m., and join in the audience vote to help choose who moves on to the final round of the virtual Gillings School Pitch Competition. Take your mind off the election for an hour. Judges selected the eight teams that... 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 sponsors; specific strategies for success; and the UNC resources available to support your efforts in this process. Discover actionable steps toward diversifying your funding portfolio... 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 Race, Racism, and Racial Equity (R3) Symposium, hosted by the University Office for Diversity and Inclusion, is a series of virtual events that brings together scholars and researchers from across campus to share their work with Carolina and the broader community. The second in the R3 series, “Cultural Industry, Techno-capitalism, and Labor: The Mediated... 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 a virtual discussion and Q&A session on Nov. 11 at 5:30 p.m. Panelists include: Dr. Vaughn Upshaw, Panel Moderator, Professor and Leadership in Practice Concentration... Read more »
10th Annual UNC Business of Healthcare Conference: Better Together: Improving Interconnectivity in the Healthcare Ecosystem Join us as we discuss the complexity of the health care ecosystem and how innovation and interconnectivity are necessary to build a more robust and flexible system. In addition to two impactful keynotes, session topics include: How COVID-19 Exposed Social... Read more »
Ralph Baric, PhD, William R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor in the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health’s Department of Epidemiology and professor in the UNC School of Medicine’s Department of Microbiology and Immunology, and world leader in the study of coronaviruses, will deliver this year’s Norma Berryhill Distinguished Lecture. Please mark your calendar for... Read more »
Hosts: Deborah Stroman, PhD – Department of Health Behavior/EQUITY UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health – Inclusive Excellence Registration required. Speakers: Joseph N. Cooper, PhD, University of Massachusetts – Boston J. Keith Motley Endowed Chair of Sport Leadership and Administration Author, A Legacy of African American Resistance and Activism Through Sport (forthcoming) Joseph N.... Read more »
William Suk, PhD, MPH, is the director of both the Center for Risk & Integrated Sciences (CRIS) and the Superfund Research Program, as well as the chief of the Hazardous Substances Research Branch in the NIEHS Division of Extramural Research and Training. Registration required.
Join the Gillings School community in discussing COVID-19. Please send questions to chrisana@email.unc.edu. If you are not able to attend, we will do our best to still answer your questions.... Read more »
Environmental sciences and engineering alumnus Jordan Kern, PhD, is assistant professor in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources at the NC State College of Natural Resources. Registration required.
Each spring semester Womxn in Healthcare Leadership holds an annual symposium where health care leaders discuss adversities and successes they have experienced throughout their careers. Please join them on Jan.... 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 »
Join the Gillings community for a conversation with Pam Fessler, MPA, journalist, NPR correspondent and author of Carville's Cure: Leprosy, Stigma, and the Fight for Justice. Her book highlights how the U.S. confined leprosy patients through much of the 20th century and how the patients fought against the injustice. Fessler will discuss lessons learned from... 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 lecture qualifies for 1 hour of credit toward the annual Gillings School faculty and staff inclusive excellence training requirements. In this session, researchers and community advocates will provide insights into a digital and print campaign developed to increase awareness about COVID-19 in Black and brown communities. Not A Host (NAH) is a grassroots effort designed... Read more »
