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Contact Tracing: Privacy vs. Protection

Contact Tracing: Privacy vs. Protection Wednesday, May 20 at 2:00 p.m. ET https://kenaninstitute.unc.edu/event/webinar-rethinc-data-privacy-in-the-era-of-covid-19/ Governments around the globe are exploring how to leverage technology and data analytics to enable effective contact tracing to stem the spread of COVID-19. Join UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Professor of Operations Jay Swaminathan as he hosts a panel of experts to explore how... Read more »

Event Series Gentle Yoga

Gentle Yoga

Dear Friends, We are sad to have to cancel in-person classes for the next few weeks, but we are happy to offer three 30-minute gentle yoga online classes at the following times: Gentle Yoga Tuesdays - 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays - 5:15 p.m. Thursdays - noon Please contact rcerny@email.unc.edu if you would like to join a... Read more »

Event Series Gentle Yoga

Gentle Yoga

Dear Friends, We are sad to have to cancel in-person classes for the next few weeks, but we are happy to offer three 30-minute gentle yoga online classes at the following times: Gentle Yoga Tuesdays - 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays - 5:15 p.m. Thursdays - noon Please contact rcerny@email.unc.edu if you would like to join a... Read more »

Event Series Navigating the Great Pause – Entrepreneurship Center

Navigating the Great Pause – Entrepreneurship Center

Join the UNC Entrepreneurship Center for their "Navigating the Great Pause" weekly series to help entrepreneurs & businesses survive COVID-19 and come out stronger on the other side. Topics are: Apr 16: How to Navigate in the New Normal: Assessing Your Situation, Money & Legal Resources Apr 23: How to Operate Effectively in the New... Read more »

Building COVID-19 Research Collaborations: Social distancing privilege and real-time message testing in North Carolina

The Gillings School's Research, Innovations and Global Solutions office is hosting a “Building COVID-19 Research Collaborations” webinar on Thursday, May 21 from 1-2 p.m. Social distancing privilege and real-time message testing in North Carolina Featured speakers: Nabarun Dasgupta, PhD, MPH, senior research scientist at the UNC Injury Prevention Research Center and adjunct professor of epidemiology... Read more »

An introduction to implementation science: Speeding the translation of effective interventions to wide-scale practice

Thurston Arthritis Research Center/UNC Center for Core Clinical Research Speaker Series Featuring: Jennifer Leeman, DrPH, MPH, MDIV Associate Professor, UNC School of Nursing "An Introduction to implementation science: Speeding the translation of effective interventions to wide-scale practice" Wednesday, May 27 9:30-10:30 a.m. Registration required. Contact Council Mintz with any questions.

Event Series Navigating the Great Pause – Entrepreneurship Center

Navigating the Great Pause – Entrepreneurship Center

Join the UNC Entrepreneurship Center for their "Navigating the Great Pause" weekly series to help entrepreneurs & businesses survive COVID-19 and come out stronger on the other side. Topics are: Apr 16: How to Navigate in the New Normal: Assessing Your Situation, Money & Legal Resources Apr 23: How to Operate Effectively in the New... Read more »

Dissertation Defense: Amanda Kong

Amanda Kong, a doctoral student in health behavior, will defend her dissertation titled, "Associations of tobacco retailer density with neighborhood sociodemographic, individual smoking behaviors and COPD hospital admission rates: A spatial health approach."

Building COVID-19 Research Collaborations – Kids and COVID: Overview, Epidemiology, and Public Health Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic Among the Youngest of Us

The Research, Innovations and Global Solutions office is hosting a “Building COVID-19 Research Collaborations” webinar on Friday, May 29 from 1-2 p.m. Kids and COVID: Overview, Epidemiology and Public Health Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic Among the Youngest of Us SPEAKERS: Whitney Robinson, PhD, associate professor, Department of Epidemiology Aunchalee Palmquist, PhD, assistant professor, Department... Read more »

Emergency Preparedness, Ethics and Equity Series: How can we ensure equitable access to COVID-19 treatment?

The COVID-19 pandemic — and our response to this disease — have underscored deep, persistent societal inequities. The Emergency Preparedness, Ethics and Equity Series will explore how we can continue to foster inclusive excellence and health equity during the most turbulent of times. Speakers will explore ways to consistently apply culturally relevant, ethical and equitable... Read more »

Event Series Gentle Yoga

Gentle Yoga

Dear Friends, We are sad to have to cancel in-person classes for the next few weeks, but we are happy to offer three 30-minute gentle yoga online classes at the following times: Gentle Yoga Tuesdays - 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays - 5:15 p.m. Thursdays - noon Please contact rcerny@email.unc.edu if you would like to join a... Read more »

Event Series Gillings Career Services Virtual Summer Series

Gillings Career Services Virtual Summer Series

“Don't Quarantine Your Career: Log In & Learn” series Join UNC's Gillings School Career Services office for their “Don't Quarantine Your Career: Log In & Learn” weekly career series to help recent graduates and alumni survive COVID-19 and come out victorious. We’ll be sharing expert advice, straight talk, alumni personal stories and ideas, along with... Read more »

Event Series Teaching Public Health: Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Justice

Teaching Public Health: Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Justice

Panel 1: Thursday, June 4, 4:30-6 p.m. Panel 2: Tuesday, June 9, 4:30-6 p.m. Keynote: Wednesday, June 17, 4:30-6 p.m. Please Register for the Zoom Webinars Closed Captions Available #TeachPublicHealth The Boston University School of Public Health's biennial symposium, split across sessions over three weeks, on teaching public health will explore best practices in inclusive... Read more »

Event Series NIH SBIR/STTR Proposal Development & Commercialization Strategy Workshop

NIH SBIR/STTR Proposal Development & Commercialization Strategy Workshop

This two half-day virtual workshop sponsored by Innovate Carolina and hosted by the Small Business Technology Development Center is open to faculty seeking SBIR/STTR proposal development support. The training will be highly interactive with a variety of speakers and panelists. The content prepares attendees for future NIH submissions in September 2020 or later. Workshop dates... Read more »

Event Series Understanding and Addressing Structural Racism

Understanding and Addressing Structural Racism

The Gillings School is pleased to announce an Inclusive Excellence Annual Symposium for faculty, instructional staff and teaching assistants that aims to elevate knowledge about inclusive pedagogy. These symposia will feature in-depth training and discussion around topics that are key to creating inclusive classrooms, particularly in the health professions. The inaugural webinar will focus on... Read more »

Event Series Understanding and Addressing Structural Racism

Understanding and Addressing Structural Racism

The Gillings School is pleased to announce an Inclusive Excellence Annual Symposium for faculty, instructional staff and teaching assistants that aims to elevate knowledge about inclusive pedagogy. These symposia will feature in-depth training and discussion around topics that are key to creating inclusive classrooms, particularly in the health professions. The inaugural webinar will focus on... Read more »

Event Series Gentle Yoga

Gentle Yoga

Dear Friends, We are sad to have to cancel in-person classes for the next few weeks, but we are happy to offer three 30-minute gentle yoga online classes at the following times: Gentle Yoga Tuesdays - 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays - 5:15 p.m. Thursdays - noon Please contact rcerny@email.unc.edu if you would like to join a... Read more »

Event Series Teaching Public Health: Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Justice

Teaching Public Health: Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Justice

Panel 1: Thursday, June 4, 4:30-6 p.m. Panel 2: Tuesday, June 9, 4:30-6 p.m. Keynote: Wednesday, June 17, 4:30-6 p.m. Please Register for the Zoom Webinars Closed Captions Available #TeachPublicHealth The Boston University School of Public Health's biennial symposium, split across sessions over three weeks, on teaching public health will explore best practices in inclusive... Read more »

Event Series Gentle Yoga

Gentle Yoga

Dear Friends, We are sad to have to cancel in-person classes for the next few weeks, but we are happy to offer three 30-minute gentle yoga online classes at the following times: Gentle Yoga Tuesdays - 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays - 5:15 p.m. Thursdays - noon Please contact rcerny@email.unc.edu if you would like to join a... Read more »

Event Series Gentle Yoga

Gentle Yoga

Dear Friends, We are sad to have to cancel in-person classes for the next few weeks, but we are happy to offer three 30-minute gentle yoga online classes at the following times: Gentle Yoga Tuesdays - 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays - 5:15 p.m. Thursdays - noon Please contact rcerny@email.unc.edu if you would like to join a... Read more »

Emergency Preparedness, Ethics and Equity Series: Elevating and Recentering LGBTQ Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic, and our response to this disease, have underscored deep, persistent societal inequities. The Emergency Preparedness, Ethics and Equity Series will explore how we can continue to foster inclusive excellence and health equity during the most turbulent of times. Speakers will explore ways to consistently apply culturally relevant, ethical and equitable decision-making so that... Read more »

Event Series June Weekends with the Racial Equity Institute: A Groundwater Approach to Racial Equity

June Weekends with the Racial Equity Institute: A Groundwater Approach to Racial Equity

A Groundwater Approach to Racial Equity is an interactive presentation on the nature and impact of structural racism. We examine narratives around racial disproportionality and make use of compelling evidence to illustrate the systemic nature of racism and the fallacy of typical explanations that often get associated with particular racial groups. Before addressing racial inequity... Read more »

Event Series June Weekends with the Racial Equity Institute: A Groundwater Approach to Racial Equity

June Weekends with the Racial Equity Institute: A Groundwater Approach to Racial Equity

A Groundwater Approach to Racial Equity is an interactive presentation on the nature and impact of structural racism. We examine narratives around racial disproportionality and make use of compelling evidence to illustrate the systemic nature of racism and the fallacy of typical explanations that often get associated with particular racial groups. Before addressing racial inequity... Read more »

Event Series Gentle Yoga

Gentle Yoga

Dear Friends, We are sad to have to cancel in-person classes for the next few weeks, but we are happy to offer three 30-minute gentle yoga online classes at the following times: Gentle Yoga Tuesdays - 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays - 5:15 p.m. Thursdays - noon Please contact rcerny@email.unc.edu if you would like to join a... Read more »

Race, Law Enforcement and Black Males: Actions Required to Shift the Paradigm

Race, Law Enforcement and Black Males: Actions Required to Shift the Paradigm June 17, 2020 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Zoom Registration required The escalation of events igniting recent civil unrest highlights the economic, health care, social and criminal justice disparities that Black Americans and racial minorities experience daily across the U.S. Many medical associations... Read more »

Event Series Teaching Public Health: Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Justice

Teaching Public Health: Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Justice

Panel 1: Thursday, June 4, 4:30-6 p.m. Panel 2: Tuesday, June 9, 4:30-6 p.m. Keynote: Wednesday, June 17, 4:30-6 p.m. Please Register for the Zoom Webinars Closed Captions Available #TeachPublicHealth The Boston University School of Public Health's biennial symposium, split across sessions over three weeks, on teaching public health will explore best practices in inclusive... Read more »

Event Series Gentle Yoga

Gentle Yoga

Dear Friends, We are sad to have to cancel in-person classes for the next few weeks, but we are happy to offer three 30-minute gentle yoga online classes at the following times: Gentle Yoga Tuesdays - 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays - 5:15 p.m. Thursdays - noon Please contact rcerny@email.unc.edu if you would like to join a... Read more »

Event Series Gentle Yoga

Gentle Yoga

Dear Friends, We are sad to have to cancel in-person classes for the next few weeks, but we are happy to offer three 30-minute gentle yoga online classes at the following times: Gentle Yoga Tuesdays - 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays - 5:15 p.m. Thursdays - noon Please contact rcerny@email.unc.edu if you would like to join a... Read more »

Event Series Gillings Career Services Virtual Summer Series

Gillings Career Services Virtual Summer Series

“Don't Quarantine Your Career: Log In & Learn” series Join UNC's Gillings School Career Services office for their “Don't Quarantine Your Career: Log In & Learn” weekly career series to help recent graduates and alumni survive COVID-19 and come out victorious. We’ll be sharing expert advice, straight talk, alumni personal stories and ideas, along with... Read more »

Event Series Gentle Yoga

Gentle Yoga

Dear Friends, We are sad to have to cancel in-person classes for the next few weeks, but we are happy to offer three 30-minute gentle yoga online classes at the following times: Gentle Yoga Tuesdays - 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays - 5:15 p.m. Thursdays - noon Please contact rcerny@email.unc.edu if you would like to join a... Read more »

UNC Core Center for Clinical Research 101 Introductory Series: “Approach to the Patient with Joint Pain”

Please join the UNC Core Center for Clinical Research for their next presenter in their 101 introductory series! These presentations are designed to introduce students, clinicians, researchers and everyone in between to various clinical topics in rheumatology, as well as methods and methodological issues in clinical research. Dr. Beth Jonas will be discussing "Approach to... Read more »

COVID Coping: Eating Well and Eating Easy

Speaker: Melissa Walter, MPH, RDN, LDN Program Specialist, Department of Nutrition, Gillings School of Global Public Health It can be challenging to find the time and energy to prepare healthy foods even on the best of days. For many of us, COVID-19 has added additional levels of stress—food sourcing, cleaning, storing, and preparing safely can... Read more »

COVID-19 Conversations: Learning to Treat COVID-19 — Clinical Trials and Developing Therapeutics During a Pandemic

Brought to you by the American Public Health Association and the National Academy of Medicine, this webinar series is exploring the state of the science surrounding the current outbreak of COVID-19 in the United States and globally, with a focus on the emerging evidence on how to best mitigate its impact. Hear from trusted experts... Read more »

Event Series Gentle Yoga

Gentle Yoga

Dear Friends, We are sad to have to cancel in-person classes for the next few weeks, but we are happy to offer three 30-minute gentle yoga online classes at the following times: Gentle Yoga Tuesdays - 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays - 5:15 p.m. Thursdays - noon Please contact rcerny@email.unc.edu if you would like to join a... Read more »

Event Series Gentle Yoga

Gentle Yoga

Dear Friends, We are sad to have to cancel in-person classes for the next few weeks, but we are happy to offer three 30-minute gentle yoga online classes at the following times: Gentle Yoga Tuesdays - 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays - 5:15 p.m. Thursdays - noon Please contact rcerny@email.unc.edu if you would like to join a... Read more »

COVID-19 Unites Us All: Biochemical Sensing

Join ASSIST and DHIT Global in a discussion with a panel of healthcare technology leaders as they discuss the advances and opportunities of the latest technologies for use of biochemical sensors in the context of COVID-19 and beyond. Featured panelists: Dr. Stanko Skrtic, Sr Science and Innovation Medical Director at AstraZeneca Murat Yokus, BioInterface Lab... Read more »

Event Series June Weekends with the Racial Equity Institute: A Groundwater Approach to Racial Equity

June Weekends with the Racial Equity Institute: A Groundwater Approach to Racial Equity

A Groundwater Approach to Racial Equity is an interactive presentation on the nature and impact of structural racism. We examine narratives around racial disproportionality and make use of compelling evidence to illustrate the systemic nature of racism and the fallacy of typical explanations that often get associated with particular racial groups. Before addressing racial inequity... Read more »

Event Series June Weekends with the Racial Equity Institute: A Groundwater Approach to Racial Equity

June Weekends with the Racial Equity Institute: A Groundwater Approach to Racial Equity

A Groundwater Approach to Racial Equity is an interactive presentation on the nature and impact of structural racism. We examine narratives around racial disproportionality and make use of compelling evidence to illustrate the systemic nature of racism and the fallacy of typical explanations that often get associated with particular racial groups. Before addressing racial inequity... Read more »

Event Series Gentle Yoga

Gentle Yoga

Dear Friends, We are sad to have to cancel in-person classes for the next few weeks, but we are happy to offer three 30-minute gentle yoga online classes at the following times: Gentle Yoga Tuesdays - 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays - 5:15 p.m. Thursdays - noon Please contact rcerny@email.unc.edu if you would like to join a... Read more »

Event Series Gentle Yoga

Gentle Yoga

Dear Friends, We are sad to have to cancel in-person classes for the next few weeks, but we are happy to offer three 30-minute gentle yoga online classes at the following times: Gentle Yoga Tuesdays - 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays - 5:15 p.m. Thursdays - noon Please contact rcerny@email.unc.edu if you would like to join a... Read more »

Event Series Gentle Yoga

Gentle Yoga

Dear Friends, We are sad to have to cancel in-person classes for the next few weeks, but we are happy to offer three 30-minute gentle yoga online classes at the following times: Gentle Yoga Tuesdays - 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays - 5:15 p.m. Thursdays - noon Please contact rcerny@email.unc.edu if you would like to join a... Read more »