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Gillings School Pitch Competition

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

Gillings School Pitch Competition Students with an innovative idea to solve a critical public health problem are competing in the 2022 Gillings School Student Pitch Competition. Eight interdisciplinary student teams have been paired with entrepreneurial coaches and are working together to refine their pitches in the weeks leading up to the in-person competition on Nov.... Read more »

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Looking for a Revolution in Global Health Equity: Lessons from COVID-19

The Intersection of Global Health and Inclusive Excellence Seminar Series is pleased to announce Dr. Ayoade Olatunbosun-Alakija, Chair of the African Union, African Vaccine Delivery Alliance and Founder of the Emergency Coordination Centre, Nigeria, as our next speaker. The series is designed to host speakers who bring strengths in inclusive excellence to address health care... Read more »

Gillings Alumni Fireside Chat: Kristie Mikus

Zoom

Location: Virtual (ZOOM) Date: Friday, February 10, 2023 Time: Noon Eastern/9 a.m. Pacific Moderator: Camille G. Mason, Assistant Director of Alumni Giving and Engagement, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health Learn, discover and gain insight into how to create change in public health after earning a degree. Tune into this Gillings Alumni Fireside Chat... Read more »

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Alum Book Signing: Dr. Katie Kaney

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

Dr. Katie Kaney, DrPH, MBA, FACHE, a 2013 alum of the Gillings School and member of the Public Health Foundation Board of Directors, presents her first book. "Both/And: Medicine and Public Health Together" illuminates the path to create an ongoing partnership between public health and medicine, and shows measurable return on investment. A panel discussion... Read more »

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ENGAGE Program and Networking

William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education, 100 Friday Center Dr, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Join Gillings School students and alumni for ENGAGE! This event offers networking opportunities for alumni and students alike. Held the day before the Minority Health Conference, the event was originally launched as REENGAGE to strengthen connections between the Gillings School and its alumni community. All alumni and current students of the Gillings School are invited to come together to build community and fellowship at this event hosted by the inclusive excellence committee of the UNC Gillings Alumni Association Advisory Board and the Minority Student Caucus. Heavy hors d'oeuvres will be served.

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Minority Health Conference

William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education, 100 Friday Center Dr, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

The Minority Health Conference, the largest and longest-running student-led health conference in the country, aims to raise awareness around minority health and mobilize students, academics, and community members to take action for change. The conference was founded and is led by students at the Gillings School of Global Public Health, UNC-Chapel Hill. This year’s theme:... Read more »

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The 2023 Environmental Justice Lecture with Corban Addison

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

The Epidemiology and Justice Student Group and the UNC Gillings School's Department of Epidemiology present: The 2023 Environmental Justice Lecture Featuring Corban Addison, human rights advocate and international bestselling author of Wastelands. Thursday, March 23 3-4 P.M. 136 Tate-Turner-Kuralt Auditorium and via Zoom This lecture honors the late Dr. Steven B. Wing, also known as... Read more »

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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 to know more about the issues and concerns military-connected students face and to identify individuals available to assist this population. Upon completion, participants will be able... Read more »

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GillingsX 2023

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

The Student Global Health Committee is hosting the 10th annual GillingsX on March 31 from 5-7 P.M. in Rosenau 133. This year's topic is focused on sexual and reproductive rights. We will hear presentations from Dr. Rayner Kay Jin Tan, Paris Wiechecki Vergara, and Alice Cartwright. Learn more and register. Contact Mia Haller with questions.

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Dean’s Inclusive Excellence Lecture: Dr. David Williams

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

Dean’s Inclusive Excellence Lecture with Dr. David Williams Understanding and Effectively Addressing Inequities in Health Monday, April 3 10 - 11 A.M. Joan Heckler Gillings Auditorium (Rosenau 133) and streaming online Presented by the Department of Health Policy and Management and Gillings Inclusive Excellence Refreshments will be served immediately following the lecture. Dr. Williams is the... Read more »

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Workshop: Design Thinking in Global Public Health

2306 McGavran-Greenberg Hall McGavran-Greenberg Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Workshop: Design-Thinking in Global Public Health Facilitated by Dr. Liz Chen, Design-Thinking Lead Date: Thursday, April 6, 2023 (student wellness day) Time: 8:30 a.m. - noon ET (30 min light breakfast, then 3-hour workshop) Location: McGavern-Greenberg 2306 Join this interactive, in-person workshop to learn: Design thinking processes, methods and mindsets Skills to apply to teaching, research and... Read more »

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Advancing Inclusion in global health: A conversation with LGBTQ+ global health professionals

Join us for the next seminar in our Intersection of Global Health and Inclusive Excellence Seminar Series. This panel discussion will feature three LGBTQ+ global health professionals to learn about some of the unique challenges they have faced in global settings and how they navigated through those challenges. Our discussion will also recognize and celebrate... Read more »

Featured Featured Event Series Fourth Annual Inclusive Excellence Summer Symposium

Fourth Annual Inclusive Excellence Summer Symposium

The Inclusive Excellence Summer Symposium is an annual skills-building event for members of the Gillings community to foster more inclusive learning and working environments. With varying topics every year, the symposium provides attendees with history, theory, and practical skills to critically analyze their course content, workplace practices, and professional relationships to co-create inclusive learning and... Read more »

Featured Featured Event Series Fourth Annual Inclusive Excellence Summer Symposium

Fourth Annual Inclusive Excellence Summer Symposium

The Inclusive Excellence Summer Symposium is an annual skills-building event for members of the Gillings community to foster more inclusive learning and working environments. With varying topics every year, the symposium provides attendees with history, theory, and practical skills to critically analyze their course content, workplace practices, and professional relationships to co-create inclusive learning and... Read more »

Featured Featured Event Series Fourth Annual Inclusive Excellence Summer Symposium

Fourth Annual Inclusive Excellence Summer Symposium

The Inclusive Excellence Summer Symposium is an annual skills-building event for members of the Gillings community to foster more inclusive learning and working environments. With varying topics every year, the symposium provides attendees with history, theory, and practical skills to critically analyze their course content, workplace practices, and professional relationships to co-create inclusive learning and... Read more »