NORC Student Research Competition
The UNC Nutrition Obesity Research Center invites submission of abstracts from undergraduate and graduate students currently working in the lab or research group of a current UNC NORC member. Four... Read more »
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Nutrition Events
UNC NORC Pilot and Feasibility Program Symposium
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Auditorium (0001 Michael Hooker Research Center) Michael Hooker Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesThe UNC Nutrition Obesity Research Center (NORC) Pilot and Feasibility (P&F) Program will hold an in-person symposium on Monday, April 18 from 1 – 3 p.m. in the Blue Cross... Read more »
Machine Learning Tools & Precision Medicine in Arthritis & Autoimmunity
Machine learning analysis methods offer the opportunity to integrate and learn from large amounts of biological, clinical, and environmental data. During this session, clinicians and researchers will discuss examples of... Read more »
NGx: a short course on Nutrigenetics, Nutrigenomics and Precision Health
Designed for graduate students, health professionals and nutrition scientists from academia, agencies, and industry This course delivers fundamental NGx concepts and addresses barriers that impede translation of research results from... 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 »
Third Annual Interdisciplinary Nutrition Sciences Symposium: Diet and Chronic Unresolved Inflammation: Implications for Obesity-Associated Complications
You are invited to the Third Annual Interdisciplinary Nutrition Sciences Symposium, to be held in person on July 21-22 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Registration and... Read more »
Third Annual Interdisciplinary Nutrition Sciences Symposium: Diet and Chronic Unresolved Inflammation: Implications for Obesity-Associated Complications
You are invited to the Third Annual Interdisciplinary Nutrition Sciences Symposium, to be held in person on July 21-22 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Registration and... Read more »
Body Composition in Research and Clinical Settings: From Assessment to Targeted Nutrition Interventions
Virtual Seminar with Carla Prado, PhD, “Body Composition in Research and Clinical Settings: From Assessment to Targeted Nutrition Interventions” Professor / Campus Alberta Innovates Program (CAIP) Chair in Nutrition, Food... Read more »
New NIH Data Management & Sharing Policy Info Session
This session will cover the scope and requirements of NIH’s new Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Policy that goes into effect on January 25, 2023. Supplementary NIH guidance on the... Read more »
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National Health Equity Research Webcast – Environmental Justice: The Science, the People, the Politics
Save the date for the 28th National Health Equity Research Webcast, “Environmental Justice: The Science, the People, the Politics.” September 16, 2022, 3-4:30 p.m. Free registration opening soon. Subscribe to their... Read more »
Dr. Marion Nestle: Food Politics in the Coronavirus Era: What’s Next
133 Rosenau Hall (Joan Heckler Gillings Auditorium) Rosenau Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesPlease join the Department of Nutrition as they welcome author and academic Dr. Marion Nestle on Sept. 22. Dr. Nestle will be speaking on her experience with food politics with... Read more »
Aging, Exercise and Evolution in Human Energetics
2301 McGavran-Greenberg Hall McGavran-Greenberg Hall, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesIn this in-person seminar, Dr. Herman Pontzer will give a seminar on “Aging, Exercise and Evolution in Human Energetics.” Dr. Pontzer is an associate professor of evolutionary anthropology and global health at Duke University. Registration required.
Aging and Mobility
As part of the University's Research Week, you are invited to the Department of Health Sciences' research forum on October 12 (noon - 1 pm), featuring speakers on Aging and Mobility.... Read more »
FHI 360-UNC Gillings Graduate Research Fellowship Info Session
Please join the Gillings global health team to learn more about a yearlong funded global health fellowship opportunity with FHI 360. A rep from FHI 360 will discuss the fellowship... Read more »
Emerging Scientific Priorities at the NIEHS
133 Rosenau Hall (Joan Heckler Gillings Auditorium) Rosenau Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesIn-Person Seminar with Rick Woychik, PhD, “Emerging Scientific Priorities at the NIEHS” Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) All are welcome Register here.
Precision Nutrition: Connections Between Food, Environment and Health Virtual Mini-symposium
Join the UNC Program for Precision Medicine in Health Care (PPMH) for Precision Nutrition: Connections Between Food, Environment, & Health, a free virtual mini-symposium from 2-4 p.m. on Wednesday, March... Read more »
‘Que for the Kids
FedEx Global Education Center Atrium 301 Pittsboro St, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesAll are invited to 'Que for the Kids, an annual fundraiser dinner on Tuesday, April 11 from 6-8 pm at the FedEx Center! 100% of proceeds from the event will go to fund school breakfasts and lunches for children in NC through the Carolina Hunger Initiative! The event includes barbecue from local chef Sam Suchoff,... Read more »
UNC NORC Student Research Symposium
Armfield Atrium, Michael Hooker Research Center Michael Hooker Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesThe 2nd Annual UNC Nutrition Obesity Research Center (NORC) Student Research Symposium will be held on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, from 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET in the atrium of the Michael Hooker Research Center. Four prizes of $250 each will be awarded in the following categories: best undergraduate student poster, best undergraduate student... 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... Read more »
Gillings International Research Compliance Corner Part II: Science and Security
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... Read more »
Faculty Candidate Seminar with Dr. Kelsey Fisher-Wellman
230 Rosenau Hall (Mayes Center) Rosenau Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesPlease join the Department of Nutrition for a faculty candidate seminar with Dr. Kelsey Fisher-Wellman. Dr. Fisher-Wellman is currently an Assistant Professor at East Carolina University's Department of Physiology. His research focuses on the ways in which mitochondria are bioenergetically tailored to their respective host cell's physiology and how this process can be disrupted in... Read more »
Nutrition Faculty Candidate Seminar with Dr. Matthew Ulgherait
230 Rosenau Hall (Mayes Center) Rosenau Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesPlease join the Department of Nutrition for a faculty candidate seminar with Dr. Matthew Ulgherait. Dr. Ulgherait is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher at Columbia University. His research focuses on the microbiome and the amelioration of age-related intestinal diseases in Drosophila. This event will be held in 230 Rosenau Hall and via Zoom. Contact Rachel Thimke... Read more »
Nutrition Faculty Seminar with Dr. Arion Kennedy
230 Rosenau Hall (Mayes Center) Rosenau Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesPlease join the Department of Nutrition for a faculty candidate seminar with Dr. Arion Kennedy. Dr. Kennedy is currently an Assistant Professor of Molecular and Structural Biochemistry at NC State University. Her research focuses of the impact of the innate and adaptive immune system on obesity-associated metabolic disorders. This event will be held in 230... Read more »
Nutrition Faculty Candidate Seminar with Dr. Katsu Funai
230 Rosenau Hall (Mayes Center) Rosenau Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesPlease join the Department of Nutrition for a faculty candidate seminar with Dr. Katsu Funai. Dr. Funai is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology at The University of Utah. His research studies the molecular mechanisms that regulate skeletal muscle metabolism and the effect of obesity on cellular homeostasis. This... Read more »
Interdisciplinary Nutrition Sciences Symposium
William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education, 100 Friday Center Dr, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesThe Interdisciplinary Nutrition Sciences Symposium (INSS) is an annual translational nutrition science conference. This conference will build on the dialogue that began in their first three symposia to develop best practices for translational... Read more »
Influenza (flu) Vaccination Clinic
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... 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 »