Dataverse API

This is a full-day, intensive, interactive course focused on using the Dataverse Application Programming Interface (API) to interact with data archived in a Dataverse-based repository. The session will be broken into to two segments over the course of the day: 1) we will cover the basics of what an API is, how it works, and... Read more »

A Seminar in Honor of Wendy Brewster: “Endometrial Cancer, Health Disparities, and Mentorship”

G100 Bondurant Hall 321 South Columbia St, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Please join the Women's Health Multidisciplinary Consortium for a special seminar this month in honor of Wendy Brewster, MD, PhD. Wendy was a trailblazer in women's health and racial health disparities at UNC, as well as a beloved mentor. To continue carrying on her legacy, the "Endometrial Cancer, Health Disparities, and Mentorship" seminar will feature... Read more »

Big Data, Big Deal? Exploring the Potential & Peril of Modern Data Sources

Registration open for Odum Institute short course, "Big Data, Bigger Deal?" Dr. Trent D. Buskirk is the Novak Family Professor of Data Science and the Chair of the Applied Statistics and Operations Research Department at Bowling Green State University. Contact Jill Stevens with questions.

UNC Holiday Carolina Blood Drive

Fetzer Hall

The Holiday Carolina Blood Drive is celebrating 25 years! Show you bleed Carolina Blue and donate blood with the American Red Cross at the Holiday Carolina Blood Drive. As a thank you for your generosity, presenting donors will receive a long-sleeve commemorative Red Cross T-shirt, while supplies last.* For event details or to volunteer, visit... Read more »

Community Engagement in Research at Carolina: Updates and Moving Forward

G010 Bondurant

Join the Department of Health Sciences to learn about community engagement in research at Carolina with Dr. Essie Torres from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research. Lunch will be served. Contact the Department of Health Sciences Office of Research and Scholarship with questions.

Leadership Symposium: Leading the Intersect of Public Health and Healthcare

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

This leadership symposium will answer the question: "What is required of today's leaders to improve the health of the public through healthcare and public health cross-systems work?" This event will take place in 133 Rosenau, Joan Heckler Gillings Auditorium with a reception to follow in the Michael Hooker Research Center Atrium. Moderated by Nancy Messonnier,... Read more »

Exploring LGBTQ+ and Disaster Data within the US Census Bureau Household Pulse Survey

The fifth National Climate Assessment named sexual and gender minorities suscpetible to climate-related disasters for the first time. To build on these findings, please join us in a conversation exploring federal LGBTQ+ disaster data. Register at the Social Ecology webpage. Please note that this webinar takes place at 11:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time, 2:00 p.m.... Read more »

Introduction to Atlas.ti Part 1

This short course will demonstrate the capabilities of the PC version of ATLAS.ti (version 23), a qualitative analysis software program for coding and interpreting qualitative data. ATLAS.ti also provides numerous... Read more »

Usability Testing in Survey Research

Usability testing allows in-depth evaluation of how respondents & interviewers interact with questionnaires, particularly web & mobile surveys. A respondent may understand the survey question & response options, but may... Read more »

Introduction to Stata

This 5-hour (1/23/24 and 1/25/24; 1pm – 3:30pm each day) course will be offered online only. Attendance is required – this course will not be recorded. This course introduces students... Read more »

3rd Annual Columbia Street Lecture

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

The purpose of the lecture is to inspire, interrogate, and explore the ideas at the nexus of medicine, nursing, and public health, and to spur actions that move these ideas... Read more »

2024 Womxn in Healthcare Leadership Symposium

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

Join WHL for the 2024 Womxn in Healthcare Leadership Symposium, Authentic Leadership: Bridging Expectations and Realities. The keynote speaker will be Katie Eimers, MSEd. The panel discussion will be moderated by Gretchen Bellamy, JD, LLM with panelists, Danica Patterson, MHA, Minni Marwaha, MHA, MBA, and Lynne Fiscus, MD, MPH. RSVP at the registration webpage. If... Read more »

Integrated Mixed Methods

Mixed methods research (MMR) refers to research design & implementation that combines qualitative & quantitative data collection and/or analysis strategies. This course discusses best practices, through the review of exemplars... Read more »

Optimizing Data Collection and Creating Maps with Drones

This course is being offered in collaboration between the Odum Institute and the Center for Urban & Regional Studies. This course, led by the Carolina Drone Lab, will cover drone data collection, planning, and analysis. Attendees will be introduced to: mission planning, creating automated flights for data capture, processing software for drone imagery (Pix4dMapper), and... Read more »