Participants in this course will learn basic and intermediate Python programming and scripting as it pertains to importing and exporting data. This course is intended for data scientists with basic-to-intermediate understanding of one or more of: the Python programming language, data import/export formats, text processing, and some statistical analysis. See course link for recommended installations.
This one-hour event counts toward the Gillings School’s annual inclusive excellence training requirement. All are welcome to join the first-ever, Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH)-sponsored, electronic hallway conversation Facilitating Productive Classroom Conversations on Racism, Race, and Public Health with dynamic ASPPH faculty on Thursday, April 22 from 1:00-2:00 PM ET. Drawing on... Read more »
Dr. Jonathan Wakefield worked internationally and at University of Washington since 1999 in the Departments of Statistics and Biostatistics; he was Chair of the Dept. of Statistics from 2009-2011. His... Read more »
Our home environment plays an important role in our overall well-being. Let’s reassess the state of our home environments and create more inspired spaces that support our mental health and wellness. We’ll learn about some common themes in design and wellness, read a book that will guide us through our individual home assessments and share... Read more »
How do we address extreme environmental events from all perspectives to build resilience in North Carolina? Join Director of the UNC Institute for the Environment Mike Piehler for a conversation with Carolina experts Elizabeth Frankenberg, Diamond Holloman and Greg Characklis. Learn about the impact on health and well-being, economic hardships and environmental harm that communities... Read more »
Dr. Leora Horwitz will present "Strategies for Health System Transformation: Creating a Learning Health System." Dr. Horwitz is an associate professor in the Departments of Population Health and Medicine at NYU Langone. She is the founding director of the Center for Healthcare Innovation and Delivery Science as well as the Division of Healthcare Delivery Science... Read more »
The Gillings Black Student Support Pod was created to support the success of current, matriculated black students in the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. This support pod is ONLY for students who identify as Black in the Gillings School of Global Public Health. The purpose of this support pod is to create opportunities for students... Read more »
Join the Gillings School's Culture of Health for 30-minute gentle yoga online classes at the following times: Gentle Yoga Mondays - noon (30 minutes) Please contact rcerny@email.unc.edu if you would like to join a class.
This lecture qualifies for 75 mins of credit toward the Gillings School's annual inclusive excellence training requirement for faculty and staff. On Monday, April 26, Dr. Enrique Neblett joins FPG's... Read more »
This event qualifies for four hours of credit toward the annual Gillings School inclusive excellence training requirement for faculty and staff. The Standard Safe Zone is designed to introduce concepts,... Read more »
Join a free, virtual discussion with a panel of professionals whose work intersects with clinical & translational (c/t) research. Four panelists with backgrounds in nursing, engineering, public health, business, and... Read more »
Please join the UNC Institute of Politics for a panel on April 27 at 6 p.m. with Dr. Greg Brown of the Kenan Institute, Dr. Deborah Stroman of the Gillings... Read more »
Announcing a unique opportunity for North and South Carolina birthing facilities to receive free technical assistance, coaching and resources to achieve recognition via the prestigious Baby-Friendly designation or a similar state health department recognition program. This opportunity is funded by The Duke Endowment and all resources and services are FREE to the participating hospitals. Through the ENRICH Carolinas project, the Carolina Global Breastfeeding Institute... Read more »
Please note the changed time of day for this Seminar: 2-3 pm. The Biostatistics Department Awards Day will commence directly after the seminar. Dr. Yijuan Hu is the 2020 J.E... Read more »
Our home environment plays an important role in our overall well-being. Let’s reassess the state of our home environments and create more inspired spaces that support our mental health and... Read more »
This lecture qualifies for 1.5 hours of credit toward the annual Gillings School inclusive excellence training requirement for faculty and staff. The series aims to increase awareness about the impact... Read more »
Join the Gillings School's Culture of Health for 30-minute gentle yoga online classes at the following times: Gentle Yoga Mondays - noon (30 minutes) Please contact rcerny@email.unc.edu if you would... Read more »
The UNC Cancer Survivorship Research Retreat will bring together researchers and clinicians from across the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, UNC, and beyond to foster collaboration to expand cancer survivorship research.... Read more »
This half-day APHA roundtable webinar on Adverse Childhood Experiences, or ACEs will convene experts, including the Gillings School's Dr. Dana Rice, to share knowledge and best practices on preventing and responding to ACEs through a resilient and equitable framework. The webinar also will highlight the urgent need for capacity-building to combat adverse childhood experiences and... Read more »
Dr. Cynthia García Coll, a leader in Developmental Psychology, joins the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute's Carolina Consortium on Human Development on May 3 from 2-3:15 p.m. to present Culture and Child Development: Historical and Theoretical Perspectives (https://go.unc.edu/Spring2021Cairns). Dr. Cynthia García Coll is the recipient of the Robert B. Cairns Capstone Lecture honor for... Read more »
This lecture qualifies for 1.5 hours of credit toward the annual Gillings School inclusive excellence training requirement for faculty and staff. The University Office for Diversity and Inclusion, in partnership... Read more »
Come join students from all across the graduate school next Wednesday, May 5 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. EST for an Interprofessional Movie Night where they will be watching the film "Harvest... Read more »
Join the Culture of Health for virtual lunchtime trivia and a scavenger hunt. Sign up yourself or your department for some middle-of-the-day fun. The winner earns Culture of Health bragging... Read more »
Our home environment plays an important role in our overall well-being. Let’s reassess the state of our home environments and create more inspired spaces that support our mental health and... Read more »
Join the Gillings School's Culture of Health for 30-minute gentle yoga online classes at the following times: Gentle Yoga Mondays - noon (30 minutes) Please contact rcerny@email.unc.edu if you would... Read more »
This lecture qualifies for 1.5 hours of credit toward the annual Gillings School inclusive excellence training requirement for faculty and staff. The University Office for Diversity and Inclusion, in partnership... Read more »
Abby Hoffman, doctoral candidate within the Department of Health Policy and Management, will defend her dissertation research on May 13. The title of her dissertation is "Skilled nursing market dynamics... Read more »
Running on E: Adding Energy and Passion to Your Work and Life Thursday, May 13 from Noon - 1 p.m. Presented by ComPsych (sponsored by Culture of Health/Gillings Wellness Champions... Read more »
Our home environment plays an important role in our overall well-being. Let’s reassess the state of our home environments and create more inspired spaces that support our mental health and wellness. We’ll learn about some common themes in design and wellness, read a book that will guide us through our individual home assessments and share... Read more »
Doctoral candidate Lexie Grove will be defending her dissertation research on May 17 at 11 a.m. The title of her dissertation is "Permanent supportive housing for adults with disabilities: Effects... Read more »
Join the Gillings School's Culture of Health for 30-minute gentle yoga online classes at the following times: Gentle Yoga Mondays - noon (30 minutes) Please contact rcerny@email.unc.edu if you would... Read more »
This event qualifies for two hours of credit toward the annual Gillings School inclusive excellence training requirement for faculty and staff. African Americans make up 13.4 percent of the U.S.... Read more »
"Training the Current and Future Public Health Workforce: Challenges and Opportunities” with Brian Castrucci, DrPH, will be held on May 19 from 2 - 2:50 p.m. This event will include a 30-minute talk followed by a 20-minute Q&A session. Castrucci is a Gillings School alumnus and an award-winning epidemiologist with 10 years of experience working... Read more »
The 2021 Bernard G. Greenberg Distinguished Lecture Series Featuring Professor Xihong Lin, Harvard University Lecture 1: May 20, 10-11:00 a.m. Scalable Statistical Inference of Large-Scale Whole Genome Sequencing Studies Big... Read more »
Ed Fisher, Professor in Health Behavior Patrick Tang, Program Manager The stresses of life under the pandemic have crept into our bones, heightening feelings of anxiety and low mood. This... Read more »
The 2021 Bernard G. Greenberg Distinguished Lecture Series Featuring Professor Xihong Lin, Harvard University Lecture 2: May 20, 3-4 p.m. Large-Scale Hypothesis Testing for Causal Mediation Effects with Applications in... Read more »
Our home environment plays an important role in our overall well-being. Let’s reassess the state of our home environments and create more inspired spaces that support our mental health and... Read more »
The 2021 Bernard G. Greenberg Distinguished Lecture Series Featuring Professor Xihong Lin, Harvard University Lecture 3: May 21, 10-11 a.m. Regression Models for COVID-19 Epidemic Dynamics with Incomplete Data Modeling... Read more »
Join the Gillings School's Culture of Health for 30-minute gentle yoga online classes at the following times: Gentle Yoga Mondays - noon (30 minutes) Please contact rcerny@email.unc.edu if you would like to join a class.
This lecture qualifies for 1.5 hours of credit toward the annual Gillings School inclusive excellence training requirement for faculty and staff. The University Office for Diversity and Inclusion, in partnership... Read more »
Patrick Tang, Program Manager Ed Fisher, Professor in Health Behavior All of us are hopeful for a summer that resembles life under normal times. This webinar will talk about resuming or increasing activities that give us pleasure, while continuing to be safe and responsible. Ed and Pat are from Peers for Progress, a program that... Read more »
Our home environment plays an important role in our overall well-being. Let’s reassess the state of our home environments and create more inspired spaces that support our mental health and... Read more »
Join The Graduate School's Leadership Development Scholars Program for their Global Health Research Experts Panel, featuring: Dr. Suzanne Maman: Professor in the Department of Health Behavior, Associate dean for Global Health at UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. Dr. Maman has over 20 years of experience in HIV and violence prevention research in Sub-Saharan... Read more »
Join the Gillings School's Culture of Health for 30-minute gentle yoga online classes at the following times: Gentle Yoga Mondays - noon (30 minutes) Please contact rcerny@email.unc.edu if you would... Read more »
Our home environment plays an important role in our overall well-being. Let’s reassess the state of our home environments and create more inspired spaces that support our mental health and... Read more »
Join The Graduate School's Leadership Development Scholars Program for their Global Health Research Experts Panel, featuring: Dr. Suzanne Maman: Professor in the Department of Health Behavior, Associate dean for Global Health at UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. Dr. Maman has over 20 years of experience in HIV and violence prevention research in Sub-Saharan... Read more »
This event qualifies for 2 hours of credit toward the Gillings School's annual inclusive excellence training requirement for faculty and staff. The Dr. William (Bill) Jenkins Health Equity Lecture honors Bill Jenkins PhD, MPH, MS (1945 – 2019) and recognizes his outstanding legacy of innovative public health action, dedication to the elimination of health disparities,... Read more »
Join the Gillings School's Culture of Health for 30-minute gentle yoga online classes at the following times: Gentle Yoga Mondays - noon (30 minutes) Please contact rcerny@email.unc.edu if you would... Read more »
OHR Work/Life & Wellness' Wellness Wednesday will feature guest speaker Amanda Orfitelli, MS, RD, who will present on Healthy Eating = Healthy Immune System. Ms. Orfitelli works with a variety... Read more »
Our home environment plays an important role in our overall well-being. Let’s reassess the state of our home environments and create more inspired spaces that support our mental health and... Read more »
