Michael Sherraden Lecture Series: Growing Up in Uncertain Times

Dr. Thoai Ngo is vice president of Social and Behavioral Science Research at the Population Center in New York. He’ll speak as a guest of Global Social Development Innovations at the UNC School of Social Work about “Growing Up In Uncertain Times: Evidence and Action for the World’s 1.8 billion Youth." In 2017, Ngo was named... Read more »

APHA Alumni & Friends Reception

Please join Gillings Advancement at the 2023 APHA Alumni and Friends Reception on November 13, 2023 from 6-8PM at the National Center for Human and Civil Rights. Reconnect with alumni, students, faculty and staff, and meet the newest members of our community in an evening filled with networking and community spirit. Enjoy heavy hors d’oeuvres,... Read more »

Asian American Identities and Addressing Anti-Asian Racism

Dr. Jennifer Ho, professor at the University of Colorado Boulder, will discuss what it means to be Asian American and the history of anti-Asian racism from the 19th century to our present day, which we have seen over the last few years with the violent manifestations of anti-Asian racism during the COVID-19 pandemic. The discussion... Read more »

B3 Coffee Allyship Training

B3 Coffee is a student organization focused on uniting individuals of all abilities using coffee as a point of connection. Join us for a roundtable discussion on disability ally ship and justice led by student org members! May count as a CLE credit and has snacks and beverages provided. Contact Prasha Sheth with questions.

UNC Italian Food, Culture and Health Info Session

Come out to the info session to learn more about this opportunity. We invite you to participate in a unique traveling study abroad program, where you will embark on an intercultural journey exploring two vastly different Italian cities, culture, and lifestyle. Tuscania is a charming rural town north of Rome with cultivated fields, spanning orchards,... Read more »

Gillings Faculty Seminar – Honor Code Answers

How can Gillings faculty help students understand and follow the Honor Code? Join Jennifer Spangenberg, Director of Student Conduct, as she shares what’s new in the UNC-CH Honor Code. She will share best practices for faculty to help students adhere to the Honor Code. Some topics include: • How do we address the use of... Read more »

2023 Entrepreneurship Panel: A Discussion with Faculty & Student Founders

Join us for an exciting evening focused on innovation and entrepreneurship! Hear about the journeys of Gillings Entrepreneurs and connect with them during a brief reception with refreshments afterward. Meet Orlando Coronell from Sorbenta, Lauren Fidelak representing HANDS, Sean Sylvia of Collective Good, Steve Zeisel from SNP Therapeutics, and Emily Newman & Kathryn Carpenter of... Read more »

Back to our Roots (HIV/STIs): Lessons Learned and the Path Forward

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

Interested in learning more about applied epidemiology in North Carolina and connecting with professionals, researchers and students from the field? Register to attend the research-to-practice symposium “Back to Our Roots... Read more »

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 »

Public Health Advocacy Panel: Gun Violence Prevention as a Public Health Issue

GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION IS A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE Join us for a community conversation to hear from three expert panelists - Dr. Frank Baumgartner, Dr. Beth Moracco, and Dr. Ciara Zachary, moderated by WUNC's Leoneda Inge about policy and gaps in policies surrounding gun violence, evidence-based prevention strategies, and actions you can take to advocate... 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 »

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... Read more »

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 »

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 options for attaching memos and comments to text segments, documents, and codes. We will demonstrate how to import textual data, create and apply codes, write... 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 »