Dr. Colin Orr, assistant professor of general pediatrics at the UNC School of Medicine, will give a presentation titled “Food Insecurity and its Impact on Child Growth and Nutrition.” Registration... Read more »
Dr. Linda M. Collins, Professor of Global Public Health, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, New York University, will give a seminar titled “It’s About More Than Effectiveness: Optimization of... Read more »
Dr. Susan Sumner from the UNC Nutrition Research Institute (NRI), professors from her laboratory team, and undergraduate researchers from her lab will share the unique opportunities available for undergraduate students... Read more »
Leveraging the strengths of Carolina’s schools of public health and medicine, its affiliated research centers and institutes, and its prowess in big data management, the Heterogeneity in Obesity Creativity Hub:... Read more »
The Department of Nutrition invites you to join Professor Alice Ammerman, DrPH, ’90, MPH ’82, as she accepts the Nutrition Distinguished Alumni Award with a virtual cook along and research... Read more »
Gillings students, as part of schoolwide strategic planning, the Gillings School has convened a Practice Task Force, and we need to hear from you! We are seeking your thoughts and ideas on what practice at Gillings should look like in 2028. How can we achieve the greatest impact? What opportunities are we missing? How can... Read more »
As part of the Nutrition Obesity Research Center's Enrichment Program, Dr. Lamis Jomaa, associate professor of nutrition and food sciences at American University of Beirut, will give a seminar titled... Read more »
Please join the Department of Nutrition for a lecture with Mercedes Carnethon, PhD, ('00 epidemiology), vice-chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine and Mary Harris Thompson Professor of Preventive Medicine (Epidemiology) and Medicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care) at Northwestern University. Dr. Carnethon’s research focuses on the epidemiology of cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes, lung health and... Read more »
Kymberly Gowdy, MS, PhD, associate professor in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at The Ohio State University College of Medicine, will present “Dietary n3-PUFAs Modulate the... Read more »
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 »
The 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 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 how machine learning tools have been applied in arthritis and autoimmune disease. This session will feature an overview of machine learning and its application to... Read more »
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 laboratories to people by bringing together researchers and practitioners in NGx concepts ranging from cell biology to dietetics. Learn more and register. Presented by: UNC... Read more »
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 »
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 travel awards are available for early-stage investigators and trainees. All are welcome to attend. Presenters: Charles Serhan, PhD, Simon Gelman Professor of Anesthesia, Harvard Medical... Read more »
