Environmental Sciences and Engineering Centennial Seminar Series – Chandra Taylor: Environmental Justice in North Carolina Contact rcerny@email.unc.edu for more information. Registration required. View the flyer.
The Department of Biostatistics welcomes the remote visit of Dr. Jonathan Schildcrout, vice chair for research, biostatistics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Dr. Schildcrout's main research interests are in longitudinal data studies, such as correlated and longitudinal data analyses, epidemiological study design with longitudinal data, and statistical analyses of medical informatics data. Please visit his... Read more »
This is a four-part course that will be taught in-person. This course is free, but you must register to secure your spot in the course. Students MUST bring a laptop... Read more »
In this time that is so challenging for all of us, take a few moments to nurture yourself. UNC's Well-Being Program, in partnership with the Department of Psychiatry, is offering free virtual 20-minute mindfulness sessions to reduce stress and foster strength and resilience. 8:00 a.m. – Tuesday, Thursday 12:15 p.m. – Monday, Wednesday, Friday 4:00... Read more »
In this time that is so challenging for all of us, take a few moments to nurture yourself. UNC's Well-Being Program, in partnership with the Department of Psychiatry, is offering... Read more »
Join the Gillings School's Culture of Health for three 30-minute gentle yoga online classes at the following times: Gentle Yoga Mondays - noon (30 minutes) Wednesdays - noon (30 minutes) Wednesdays - 5:15 p.m. (45 minutes) Please contact rcerny@email.unc.edu if you would like to join a class.
In this time that is so challenging for all of us, take a few moments to nurture yourself. UNC's Well-Being Program, in partnership with the Department of Psychiatry, is offering free virtual 20-minute mindfulness sessions to reduce stress and foster strength and resilience. 8:00 a.m. – Tuesday, Thursday 12:15 p.m. – Monday, Wednesday, Friday 4:00... Read more »
In this time that is so challenging for all of us, take a few moments to nurture yourself. UNC's Well-Being Program, in partnership with the Department of Psychiatry, is offering... Read more »
The Small Business and Technology Development Center's (SBTDC) Technology Commercialization Team will host a pre-Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Week in the Southeast virtual workshop to help maximize the rare opportunity to virtually meet with SBIR program managers. The SBTDC workshop is complimentary and will cover the following topics: How SBIR/Small Business Technology Transfer programs... Read more »
In this time that is so challenging for all of us, take a few moments to nurture yourself. UNC's Well-Being Program, in partnership with the Department of Psychiatry, is offering... Read more »
This online course is focused on designing & implementing social science research cross-culturally, with a particular emphasis on collecting interview data. Participants will consider different definitions of culture, how research is itself a cultural practice, what perspectives and analytical approaches can be employed in cross-cultural research, as well as best practices in designing and implementing... Read more »
Join the Gillings School's Culture of Health for three 30-minute gentle yoga online classes at the following times: Gentle Yoga Mondays - noon (30 minutes) Wednesdays - noon (30 minutes)... Read more »
All are invited to the weekly Environmental Sciences and Engineering In-House Seminar Series which continues with David Gorelick presenting “Water the Dam Risks (of Infrastructure Planning for Water Utilities)?” The series asks speakers to tailor their presentation for a general audience so that all participants benefit. For more details, including how to join, view the... Read more »
In this time that is so challenging for all of us, take a few moments to nurture yourself. UNC's Well-Being Program, in partnership with the Department of Psychiatry, is offering... Read more »
Join the de Beaumont Foundation, Public Health National Center for Innovations, and a task force of leading public health experts from across the country for the launch of the revised 10 Essential Public Health Services. This is the first revision in 25 years and was informed by thousands of public health professionals who came together... Read more »
Harry Guess Memorial Lecture Since 2008, the UNC International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology chapter has sponsored the Harry Guess Memorial Lecture. This lecture series was conceived of by UNC students to honor Dr. Guess, a man who built the pharmacoepidemiology program here, to remember his outstanding dedication to teaching and mentoring. Speaker: Sonia Hernández-Díaz, MD, DrPH,... Read more »
Wind Down Wednesday is a virtual mental fitness series created to help students to maintain a healthy school-life balance. Join professionals in Public Health and Mental Health invited by Associate Dean for Student Affairs- Charletta Sims Evans to coach current students on keeping your stress and anxiety low during the Fall semester. Speaker: Candice Fisher... Read more »
Join the Gillings School's Culture of Health for three 30-minute gentle yoga online classes at the following times: Gentle Yoga Mondays - noon (30 minutes) Wednesdays - noon (30 minutes)... Read more »
In this time that is so challenging for all of us, take a few moments to nurture yourself. UNC's Well-Being Program, in partnership with the Department of Psychiatry, is offering free virtual 20-minute mindfulness sessions to reduce stress and foster strength and resilience. 8:00 a.m. – Tuesday, Thursday 12:15 p.m. – Monday, Wednesday, Friday 4:00... Read more »
Culture of Health World Suicide Prevention Day Webinar — Understanding and Preventing Suicide: What you can do to help Registration required. Presenter: Jodi Flick, LCSW, ACSW Clinical Associate Professor Biography... Read more »
The inaugural Race, Racism, and Racial Equity (R3) Symposium, hosted by the University Office for Diversity and Inclusion, is a series of virtual events that will bring together scholars and researchers from... Read more »
We are welcoming Dr. Simon, who will talk about "Reframing proportional-hazards modeling for large time-to-event datasets with applications to deep learning." Dr. Simon works on machine learning (including penalized regression and classification), efficient algorithms in high dimensional spaces, shrinkage estimation and clinical trial design. The techniques he develops are directed at problems in biology and... Read more »
In this time that is so challenging for all of us, take a few moments to nurture yourself. UNC's Well-Being Program, in partnership with the Department of Psychiatry, is offering... Read more »
In this time that is so challenging for all of us, take a few moments to nurture yourself. UNC's Well-Being Program, in partnership with the Department of Psychiatry, is offering... Read more »
Unprecedented access to knowledge and expertise should promote progress on global challenges like climate change, socioeconomic inequality and the global COVID-19 pandemic. However, facts are often met with severe skepticism... Read more »
National Health Equity Research Webcast The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health invites you to the 26th National Health Equity Research Webcast, produced... Read more »
Small Business Innovation Research Program Week in the Southeast Sources of funding are critical to a startup's ability to progress through different stages of research, development and commercialization. The panel will expose the audience to a range of revenue/grant options related to all stages of their company's development, the advantages and consequences of each and... Read more »
Join the Gillings School's Culture of Health for three 30-minute gentle yoga online classes at the following times: Gentle Yoga Mondays - noon (30 minutes) Wednesdays - noon (30 minutes)... Read more »
In this time that is so challenging for all of us, take a few moments to nurture yourself. UNC's Well-Being Program, in partnership with the Department of Psychiatry, is offering... Read more »
This is an online 3-part short course (held over three afternoons – 9/14, 9/16, and 9/17). Stata part 1 will offer an introduction to Stata basics. Part 2 will teach... Read more »
In this time that is so challenging for all of us, take a few moments to nurture yourself. UNC's Well-Being Program, in partnership with the Department of Psychiatry, is offering... Read more »
Small Business Innovation Research Program Week in the Southeast As a registered participant for the 9/14 session, you will receive an email from judy@sbirroadtour.com with a unique registration link to request virtual one-on-one meeting appointment(s) with Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program managers. Contact Judy Glidden (judy@sbirroadtour.com) for more information NOTE: September 8th at 10:00... Read more »
In this time that is so challenging for all of us, take a few moments to nurture yourself. UNC's Well-Being Program, in partnership with the Department of Psychiatry, is offering... Read more »
The 1789 Student Venture Fund provides financial support for UNC-Chapel Hill students to use to build commercial and social startups. Applications are due by midnight. Contact kimi.yingling@unc.edu with questions.
This two-day course (9/16, 9/18) equips students to design, conduct and critique mixed method research. We will explore the strengths and weaknesses of a variety of data collection methods, and... Read more »
Join the Gillings School's Culture of Health for three 30-minute gentle yoga online classes at the following times: Gentle Yoga Mondays - noon (30 minutes) Wednesdays - noon (30 minutes)... Read more »
All are invited to the weekly ESE In-House Seminar Series which continues virtually on September 16, 2020, at noon with Riley Mulhern presenting “Does it Work? Everything We Don’t (But Should) Know about Household Water Treatment for Private Wells.” The series asks speakers to tailor their presentation for a general audience so that all participants... Read more »
In this time that is so challenging for all of us, take a few moments to nurture yourself. UNC's Well-Being Program, in partnership with the Department of Psychiatry, is offering free virtual 20-minute mindfulness sessions to reduce stress and foster strength and resilience. 8:00 a.m. – Tuesday, Thursday 12:15 p.m. – Monday, Wednesday, Friday 4:00... Read more »
This is an online 3-part short course (held over three afternoons – 9/14, 9/16, and 9/17). Stata part 1 will offer an introduction to Stata basics. Part 2 will teach entering data in Stata, working with Stata do files, and will show how to append, sort, and merge data sets. Part 3 will cover how... Read more »
Responding to COVID-19: A Science-Based Approach Brought to you by the American Public Health Association and the National Academy of Medicine, this webinar series is exploring the state of the... Read more »
Join the Gillings School's Culture of Health for three 30-minute gentle yoga online classes at the following times: Gentle Yoga Mondays - noon (30 minutes) Wednesdays - noon (30 minutes) Wednesdays - 5:15 p.m. (45 minutes) Please contact rcerny@email.unc.edu if you would like to join a class.
IntraHealth International’s annual SwitchPoint conference brings together leaders in global health, technology, and art for two days of stage talks and breakout sessions designed to engage attendees in problem-solving and networking. This year’s theme is The Future We Want, and will feature speakers like CJ Suitt, poet laureate of the town of Chapel Hill, and... Read more »
In this time that is so challenging for all of us, take a few moments to nurture yourself. UNC's Well-Being Program, in partnership with the Department of Psychiatry, is offering... Read more »
We are welcoming Dr. Saul, who will talk about "Functional programming for high-functioning statisticians." At NoviSci in Durham, Dr. Saul leads the statistics team and oversees the development of research software. Contact anneli@unc.edu with questions. View the flyer.
This is an online 3-part short course (held over three afternoons – 9/14, 9/16, and 9/17). Stata part 1 will offer an introduction to Stata basics. Part 2 will teach entering data in Stata, working with Stata do files, and will show how to append, sort, and merge data sets. Part 3 will cover how... Read more »
In this time that is so challenging for all of us, take a few moments to nurture yourself. UNC's Well-Being Program, in partnership with the Department of Psychiatry, is offering... Read more »
This two-day course (9/16, 9/18) equips students to design, conduct and critique mixed method research. We will explore the strengths and weaknesses of a variety of data collection methods, and evaluate strategies for combining them. We will focus on mixed method research designs incorporating in-depth interviews, focus groups, participant observation, archival research, survey interviews, and/or... Read more »
In this time that is so challenging for all of us, take a few moments to nurture yourself. UNC's Well-Being Program, in partnership with the Department of Psychiatry, is offering free virtual 20-minute mindfulness sessions to reduce stress and foster strength and resilience. 8:00 a.m. – Tuesday, Thursday 12:15 p.m. – Monday, Wednesday, Friday 4:00... Read more »
UNC Department of Nutrition Seminar Nutrition Obesity Research Center "Coagulation Factor-Driven Mechanisms of Obesity and Metabolic Inflammation" Matthew J. Flick, PhD, associate professor, of pathology and laboratory medicine, UNC-Chapel Hill September 18 2:30-3:30 p.m. Registration required. Contact John Easterbrook with any questions.
Join the Gillings School's Culture of Health for three 30-minute gentle yoga online classes at the following times: Gentle Yoga Mondays - noon (30 minutes) Wednesdays - noon (30 minutes)... Read more »
In this time that is so challenging for all of us, take a few moments to nurture yourself. UNC's Well-Being Program, in partnership with the Department of Psychiatry, is offering free virtual 20-minute mindfulness sessions to reduce stress and foster strength and resilience. 8:00 a.m. – Tuesday, Thursday 12:15 p.m. – Monday, Wednesday, Friday 4:00... Read more »
In this time that is so challenging for all of us, take a few moments to nurture yourself. UNC's Well-Being Program, in partnership with the Department of Psychiatry, is offering free virtual 20-minute mindfulness sessions to reduce stress and foster strength and resilience. 8:00 a.m. – Tuesday, Thursday 12:15 p.m. – Monday, Wednesday, Friday 4:00... Read more »
Join Mindful UNC for a dialogue with special guest Bibi Gnagno, J.D. on Tuesday, September 22 from 3:30-5 p.m. Bibi will be discussing "Cultivating Mindfulness and Racial Justice," and engaging participants in Q&A. Registration required. Contact rob_kramer@unc.edu for more information. Presenter Bibi Gnagno, JD, Director of Academic Engagement for Global and Civic Opportunities at Duke... Read more »
In this time that is so challenging for all of us, take a few moments to nurture yourself. UNC's Well-Being Program, in partnership with the Department of Psychiatry, is offering free virtual 20-minute mindfulness sessions to reduce stress and foster strength and resilience. 8:00 a.m. – Tuesday, Thursday 12:15 p.m. – Monday, Wednesday, Friday 4:00... Read more »
Gillings Student Organizations and Activities Fair will be held on Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at 5:30pm. This event is an opportunity for organizational leaders to recruit new members, hold an open meeting to discuss your mission, leadership structure, plan events, and schedule regular meetings with your advisors. For more information or if you have questions... Read more »
This is a 2-day (9/23 and 9/24) online course. Course hours are 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. each day. Focus groups are commonly used to capture rich information about attitudes... Read more »
Join the Gillings School's Culture of Health for three 30-minute gentle yoga online classes at the following times: Gentle Yoga Mondays - noon (30 minutes) Wednesdays - noon (30 minutes) Wednesdays - 5:15 p.m. (45 minutes) Please contact rcerny@email.unc.edu if you would like to join a class.
All are invited to the weekly Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering In-House Seminar Series, which continues virtually on September 23, 2020, at noon with Kelsey Bruning presenting “Go Against... Read more »
In this time that is so challenging for all of us, take a few moments to nurture yourself. UNC's Well-Being Program, in partnership with the Department of Psychiatry, is offering... Read more »
Wind Down Wednesday is a virtual mental fitness series created to help students to maintain a healthy school-life balance. Join professionals in Public Health and Mental Health invited by Associate... Read more »
Join the Gillings School's Culture of Health for three 30-minute gentle yoga online classes at the following times: Gentle Yoga Mondays - noon (30 minutes) Wednesdays - noon (30 minutes)... Read more »
In this time that is so challenging for all of us, take a few moments to nurture yourself. UNC's Well-Being Program, in partnership with the Department of Psychiatry, is offering... Read more »
This is a 2-day (9/23 and 9/24) online course. Course hours are 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. each day. Focus groups are commonly used to capture rich information about attitudes and beliefs. The class will highlight the most appropriate uses of focus groups, and the essentials of moderating focus groups, developing interview questions, analyzing and... Read more »
In this talk we will discuss statistical challenges and opportunities with joint analysis of electronic health records and genomic data through " Genome and Phenome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS and PheWAS)". Presenter: Bhramar Mukherjee, PhD, John D. Kalbfleisch Collegiate Professor and Chair, Dept. of Biostatistics; Professor, Dept. of Epidemiology; Professor, Global Public Health, University of Michigan... Read more »
Global Social Development Innovations is launching a bi-monthly webinar series. This webinar series is designed to bring together researchers, practitioners and thought-leaders from around the globe to discuss prominent topics and issues in social development work with faculty, staff, students and the broader North Carolina community. This month, we are welcoming Dr. Neil Bilotta, who... Read more »
In this time that is so challenging for all of us, take a few moments to nurture yourself. UNC's Well-Being Program, in partnership with the Department of Psychiatry, is offering free virtual 20-minute mindfulness sessions to reduce stress and foster strength and resilience. 8:00 a.m. – Tuesday, Thursday 12:15 p.m. – Monday, Wednesday, Friday 4:00... Read more »
Dr. Chantel Martin will give a talk titled "Embodying Place: Neighborhood Environment and Health Disparities." This talk is part of the Social Epidemiology Program Seminar Series. More information. Register.
In this time that is so challenging for all of us, take a few moments to nurture yourself. UNC's Well-Being Program, in partnership with the Department of Psychiatry, is offering free virtual 20-minute mindfulness sessions to reduce stress and foster strength and resilience. 8:00 a.m. – Tuesday, Thursday 12:15 p.m. – Monday, Wednesday, Friday 4:00... Read more »
