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All Gillings School students, faculty and staff are invited to join this Culture of Health activity for a half-hour of calm breathing and mind decluttering. Come when you can and as you are. Please contact Penny Slade-Sawyer with any questions. Learn more about our School’s dedication to a culture of health. Schedule one-one-one wellness appointments, find health... Read more »
Join us for this event, sponsored by the Dean’s Office, to kick off an exciting new school year! Enjoy delicious, healthy food, reconnect with classmates, friends and colleagues and welcome new faces.
Students, faculty and staff are invited to join the Culture of Health team for free yoga classes. Beginners are welcome and mats are provided! Please contact Penny Slade-Sawyer, mps3@email.unc.edu, if you have any questions.
Hear from a recent international student alum who served as a Teaching Assistant about tips to succeeding in the classroom. Also learn about the UNC Honor Code and the acceptable ways to cite sources in your research papers and what resources there are for you at the Health Sciences Library! Register now. Presenters: Didzai Muyengwa,... Read more »
Join colleagues for a quick walk around the neighborhood. Meet at the Pittsboro Street entrance of McGavran-Greenberg Hall for this fun Culture of Health exercise opportunity. Bad weather? No problem. The leader will find an indoor route! Please contact Penny Slade-Sawyer with any questions. Learn more about our School’s dedication to a culture of health. Schedule one-one-one... Read more »
All Gillings School students, faculty and staff are invited to join this Culture of Health activity for a half-hour of calm breathing and mind decluttering. Come when you can and as you are. Please contact Penny Slade-Sawyer with any questions. Learn more about our School’s dedication to a culture of health. Schedule one-one-one wellness appointments, find health... Read more »
Hear from returning international students on what they wish they knew when they first started at UNC Gillings. Ask them questions or for advice! Also,hear about a great on-campus resource to help with your transition to the U.S. Register now. Presenters Current international students: Enam Aidam, Luvisha Uttamchandari and Kate Chou Elizabeth McIntyre, CAPS This... Read more »
Dr. Julia Rager, an assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, will present this week’s seminar in the department’s Fall 2019 series. Dr. Rager's talk is titled, "Too Many Chemicals, Too Little Time: Approaches to Modernize Risk Assessment". Learn more here. Please contact Dr. Howard Weinberg, howard_weinberg@unc.edu, if you have any questions.
Students, faculty and staff are invited to join the Culture of Health team for free yoga classes. Beginners are welcome and mats are provided! Please contact Penny Slade-Sawyer, mps3@email.unc.edu, if you have any questions.
The reception/celebration will include a brief program with short presentations from seed grant winners and program partners. The program will include a memorial tribute to Dottie Holland. Food from Vimala’s will be available and there will be time for socializing. Parking is available beneath the building after 5pm. Anyone and everyone is welcome! Faculty, staff,... Read more »
Meet and Greet for ALL international students (new and returning), faculty members and staff to celebrate your arrival at UNC Gillings. This is a great way to meet other international students from across the school. Register now. This event is sponsored by Research, Innovation and Global Solutions. Please contact Elisia Black with any questions.
Students, faculty and staff are invited to join the Culture of Health team for free yoga classes. Beginners are welcome and mats are provided! Please contact Penny Slade-Sawyer, mps3@email.unc.edu, if you have any questions.
Join the Department of Biostatistics in welcoming Dr. Rudin, who directs the Prediction Analysis Lab at Duke University. Previously, Dr. Rudin held positions at MIT, Columbia, and NYU. She holds an undergraduate degree from the University at Buffalo, and a PhD in applied and computational mathematics from Princeton University. Work from her lab has won... Read more »
Although graduate school teaches you many things, many Ph.D. students complete their dissertations having never been fully trained in academic publishing. How does academic publishing actually work? Where should you publish your research? How do you actually get papers accepted in strong academic journals? In this talk, the Odum Institute will discuss several major ideas... Read more »
Ryan Masters will present “Trends in Drug Availability, Economic Distress, and Drug-related Mortality among U.S. Whites” as part of the Carolina Population Series 2019-2010 Interdisciplinary Research Seminar Series. Ryan Masters is a social demographer by training with interests in examining long-term trends in US morbidity, chronic diseases, and mortality rates. The Carolina Population Center hosts a... Read more »
