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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 »

Communicating Race and Ethnicity in Health Research

This event qualifies for 4 hours of credit toward the annual inclusive excellence training credit for Gillings School faculty and staff. For participants of all training levels in the biomedical research community, this 4-hour interactive workshop will highlight examples of current communication of race and ethnicity in published research, cross-disciplinary “best practices,” common poor practices,... Read more »

The Current State of Waste and Race in North Carolina

This event qualifies for 1.25 hours of credit toward the annual Gillings School inclusive excellence training requirement for faculty and staff. A Carolina Engagement Week 2023 event: this talk will examine the historical and contemporary impacts that solid waste facilities have on communities of color in North Carolina and reflect on the 40-year history of... Read more »

Diversifying the Gillings Research Workforce: NIH Diversity Supplement Workshop

2301 McGavran-Greenberg Hall McGavran-Greenberg Hall, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Diversifying the Gillings Research Workforce: NIH Diversity Supplement Workshop March 8 at Noon This event will be held in 2301 McGavran-Greenberg Hall and online. This workshop will: Provide an overview of the NIH Diversity Supplement requirements, eligibility, application process and review criteria. Provide tips curated by a successful awardee for crafting a competitive application. Hear... Read more »

Inclusive Excellence Community Conversation

This is an opportunity to engage directly with Associate Dean for Inclusive Excellence Kim Ramsey-White and the inclusive excellence team. This conversation will update the Gillings community on inclusive excellence initiatives at the Gillings School, the deployment of the UNC Gillings School & inclusive excellence surveys, and answer any remaining questions you may have regarding... Read more »

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Mental Health First Aid Training

Mental Health First Aid is an 8-hour training that will give students, staff and faculty the skills to help someone who is developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. Just as CPR training helps a layperson without medical training assist an individual following a heart attack, Mental Health First Aid training... Read more »

Featured Featured Event Series Mental Health First Aid Training

Mental Health First Aid Training

Mental Health First Aid is an 8-hour training that will give students, staff and faculty the skills to help someone who is developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. Just as CPR training helps a layperson without medical training assist an individual following a heart attack, Mental Health First Aid training... 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... Read more »

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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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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 »

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 »