Wellbeing Wednesday: Dimensions of Wellness Fall Social
Armfield Atrium, Michael Hooker Research Center Michael Hooker Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesCome join the Office of Student Affairs for drinks, snacks, games, prizes and fun!
Come join the Office of Student Affairs for drinks, snacks, games, prizes and fun!
UNC Injury Prevention Research Center will be hosting a Visiting Speaker Seminar on Wednesday, September 27 at 2:30pm in Rosenau Hall 133. The seminar will feature a presentation from Dr. Renee Johnson of Johns Hopkins University, who will present on "Post Mortem Toxicology Results of Drug Overdose Decedents in Maryland". Contact Siarra Scott with questions
If someone is suffering a heart attack or other medical emergency, you offer first aid (and call 911!). What do you do if someone is experiencing a mental health crisis... Read more »
Gillings Student Government and Minority Student Caucus are hosting a Town Hall for the Gillings Student body to express their concerns and thoughts about the events that unfolded earlier this semester. This town hall will also serve as a safe space for students to let us know the types of support and action they would... Read more »
This 2-part (9/26/23 & 9/28/23), 4-hour course will be offered via Zoom, over two mornings. Attendance is required as the course will not be recorded. Participants will learn how to keep track of the code they use in their research using the version control system Git and the collaboration platform GitHub. Git and Github are... Read more »
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 be held on: Thursday, Oct. 5, Noon - 4 p.m.– Koury Oral Health Sciences Building, Atrium Lobby Thursday, Oct. 12, Noon - 4 p.m. –... Read more »
Open houses for non-MPH masters and doctoral programs. Learn more.
COIL courses involve UNC-Chapel Hill faculty and students and peer students at a global partner university. Faculty members at both institutions design collaborative activities for their students lasting at least... Read more »
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Dr. Cassandra Caldwell What Can I do with a PhD? Dr. Cassandra Caldwell returns to Chapel Hill to answer. The Department of Communication welcomes thought leader and scholar Dr. Cassandra Caldwell back to Chapel Hill as the guest speaker for the fall 2023 Alumni Spotlight Series event to share alternative and non-academic career paths available... Read more »
This short course is designed to provide participants with fundamentals on how to design, conduct and analyze cognitive interviews. Participants will have the opportunity to practice specific cognitive interviewing techniques, including think-alouds, probing and observation. Participants will also learn about revising survey questions based on interpreting cognitive interview results. Learn more and register. Contact Jill... Read more »
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 know more about the issues and concerns military connected students face and to identify individuals available to assist this population. Upon completion, participants will... Read more »
An opportunity for UNC-Chapel Hill community members to obtain a flu vaccination on campus on Thursday, Oct. 5 in the Koury Oral Health Sciences Building, Atrium Lobby. Additional opportunities will be held on: Thursday, Oct. 12, Noon - 4 p.m. – Genetic Medicine Research Building, Lobby Friday, Oct. 20, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. –... Read more »
Open houses for MPH degree programs. Learn more.
Learn more about our degree programs through departmental sessions, connect with faculty, staff, students, and community resources, tour the School of Public Health, and hear from our admissions team about tips for navigating the master of public health degree, our various concentrations, and the application process. This event will be in-person.
Ruy Manrique is a PhD student at UNC’s Department of Sociology and a predoctoral trainee at the Carolina Population Center. He is also part of the team of graduate student consultants for the Odum Institute Stats Desk. Ruy has ample experience as an applied statistician and data analyst. Contact Jill Stevens with questions.
The Department of Maternal and Child Health presents a guest lecture by Iheoma U. Iruka, PhD, entitled "Attending to the Role of Racism and Cultural Wealth on Child and Family Wellbeing: Advancing Anti-Racist Developmental Science." A Research Professor in the Department of Public Policy and the Founding Director of the Equity Research Action Coalition at the Frank Porter... Read more »
Join UNC's Office of Research Development (ORD) for an in-person interdisciplinary networking event focusing on Women's Health. Connect with fellow researchers, discuss projects, future directions, and funding opportunities. Share one-slide presentations, explore NIH funding insights, and engage in topic-driven networking. Submit your presentation using the provided template to kelley_cardone@unc.edu by 10/6/23. Presentation slides will be... Read more »
The Gillings School is hosting an in-person training on Wednesday, October 11, from 10:00-11:00am in the Joan H. Gillings Auditorium, 133 Rosenau. This training is lead by Sgt. James David of the UNC-CH Police Department. Please register for this training opportunity here. Additional training opportunities will be announced soon.
The UNC Injury Prevention Research Center’s “Connect, Empower, Prevent” IVP Webinar Series returns for it’s second iteration October 11th, 2023 from 12 - 12:30pm with a presentation from Nidhi Sachdeva who will be presenting on “Connecting With Local Governments And Empowering Communities To Prevent Drug Overdose”. Registration is free and open to the public, so... Read more »
An opportunity for UNC-Chapel Hill community members to obtain a flu vaccination on campus on Thursday, Oct. 12 in the Genetic Medicine Research Building, Atrium Lobby Additional opportunities will be held on: Friday, Oct. 20, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. – Frank Porter Graham Student Union (Employee Appreciation Day) There are several other opportunities for... Read more »
This short course is designed to provide participants with fundamentals on how to design, conduct, and analyze cognitive interviews. Participants will have the opportunity to practice specific cognitive interviewing techniques, including think-alouds, probing, and observation. Participants will also learn about revising survey questions based on interpreting cognitive interview results. Contact Jill Stevens with questions
Complex problems need complexity-aware methods. Systems Thinking, one such method, is a structured approach to learning about complex problems that engages diverse perspectives in developing visual representations of emerging understanding that can be tested and used as the foundation for planning action. In this workshop, you will be introduced to Systems Thinking, learn how to... Read more »
Complex problems need complexity-aware methods. Systems thinking, one such method, is a structured approach to learning about complex problems that engages diverse perspectives in developing visual representations of emerging understanding... Read more »
Dr. Marcella Boynton is currently an assistant professor in the UNC Division of General Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology, School of Medicine and a biostatistician at UNC NC TraCS Institute where she provides statistics, research methods, and psychometrics support to a wide range of translational and behavioral scientists. Contact Jill Stevens with questions.
Please join us on Wednesday, October 18th for the UNC Core Center for Clinical Research (CCCR) Speakers Series presentation, "Mental Health Phenotyping in Osteoarthritis: From Concept to Implementation" from speaker... Read more »
This workshop will provide an introduction to health literacy and plain language for written communication. We will cover tips and tools for clear communication and practice writing with plain language. The workshop is intended for anyone creating patient education materials or communicating with the public about health topics. You can register for the event at... Read more »
An opportunity for UNC-Chapel Hill community members to obtain a flu vaccination on campus on Friday, Oct. 20, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. – Frank Porter Graham Student Union (Employee Appreciation Day) There are several other opportunities for UNC-Chapel Hill community members to obtain a flu vaccination on campus: Student Stores Pharmacy - Offers no-appointment flu... Read more »
This 2-day course (10/23 2-4pm & 10/25 3-5pm) is designed to provide a guide for consumers of probability-based panels to understand what they are working with: What questions to ask and what features to understand about probability panels in evaluating their use for data collections, and how to best use probability-based panel data. It will... Read more »
A prominent science author and journalist will talk about the challenges COVID-19 posed to health communicators who had to confront mis- and disinformation that undermined the nation's efforts to control the pandemic. Maryn McKenna, senior writer at WIRED, will headline the AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Award Lecture on Tuesday, October 24, at 2 p.m. in... Read more »
As a part of University Research Week, The Sheps Center is participating in the Research Core Tour. Stop by the Sheps Center to listen to researchers and data scientists highlight... Read more »
Hosted by the Graduate School and the Graduate and Professional Student Government. Free massages, yoga, resource fair and more. Additional details and registration to come soon.
This course will cover topics beyond the scope of the Introductory to Qualtrics short course. We will take a deeper dive into “Survey Flow” features including routing with branches, embedded data, customizing the “End of Survey” experience, and randomization. We will explore embedded data, and several ways you can import or set data in your... Read more »
Please join Gillings Student Affairs in the Dimensions of Wellness Series. This series will cover the 7 Dimensions of Wellness emotional, physical, occupational, social, intellectual, environmental, and financial. This session... Read more »
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