Navigating the First-Gen Grad Student Identity

136 Tate-Turner-Kuralt Bldg. (Auditorium, School of Social Work) Tate-Turner-Kuralt Bldg, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Are you the first in your family to pursue a graduate degree? How do you navigate the academy? Do others feel the same way? What does it look like to succeed as a first-generation graduate student? Attend a diverse panel of faculty, staff, and students as they share their personal narratives as first-generation graduate students.... Read more »

Event Series Activity: Mindful Relaxation

Activity: Mindful Relaxation

0003/0004 Michael Hooker Research Center Michael Hooker Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

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 »

Event Series Activity: Yoga

Activity: Yoga

0003/0004 Michael Hooker Research Center Michael Hooker Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

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.

Clinical Protocol Development Workshop

G100 Bondurant Hall 321 South Columbia St, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

This workshop will provide attendees with knowledge and resources in development of a scientific protocol for a clinical research study. The workshop covers topics such as: who needs a clinical protocol, tools available at UNC to support protocol development, and more. Register now.

Socioeconomic Influences on Health Seminar

219 Brinkhous-Bullitt Building Brinkhous-Bullitt Building, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

This seminar is part of the Fall ISP Seminar Series. Dr. Keely Muscatell will discuss how social and economic factors of a person’s life influence physical health. Register now.

Event Series Activity: Just Walk!

Activity: Just Walk!

Entrance, McGavran-Greenberg Hall (Pittsboro St. side) McGavran-Greenberg Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

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 »

Safe Zone Facilitator Training

Carolina Union 2422

Standard Safe Zone Facilitator Training is a four-hour training that covers best practices for facilitating group discussions, presenting information, and dealing with difficult questions and topics. There is no expectation to how many trainings facilitators help with. Some of our facilitators are only available to help with one training a year, while others are involved... Read more »

Event Series Activity: Mindful Relaxation

Activity: Mindful Relaxation

0003/0004 Michael Hooker Research Center Michael Hooker Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

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 »

Peace Corps Application Workshop

242 Hanes Hall

Come get tips and work on your application for the October 1st deadline and have your questions answered by the UNC recruiter! Make your application stand out from the rest. Attend this workshop to learn how to browse Volunteer openings, find the right program, and strengthen your application. You will have an opportunity to ask... Read more »

Equity Collective Student Interest Meeting

2301 McGavran-Greenberg Hall McGavran-Greenberg Hall, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Are you figuring out what student organizations to join? If so, please consider attending the Equity Collective Student Interest Meeting to learn more about who we are and ways you can be involved. The Equity Collective is a student-led group at Gillings that works to create, promote and sustain equity in the Gillings School of... Read more »

Interprofessional Movie Night

Fox Auditorium, Carrington Hall, School of Nursing 120 North Medical Drive,, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

The student committee for interprofessional education is hosting an Interprofessional Movie Night on September 17th at the School of Nursing. The movie “Deej” follows a young man with autism, shedding light on the ideal of full inclusion for persons with disabilities and what it can accomplish. The event itself will involve a movie screening, followed by... Read more »

Global Brigades Interest Meeting

G100 Auditorium, Genome Sciences Building 250 Belltower Rd., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Are you interested in sustainable health, economic development and public service? Join the Global Brigades for a 7-day Public Health Brigade over winter break to Honduras. All are welcome. Apply Now. This event is sponsored by the UNC Global Brigades. Please contact Morgan Fisher with any questions.

Mixed Methods Workshop

Davis Library 3010

This 2-day course equips students to design, conduct, and critique mixed method research. This course is designed for those who are relatively new to mixed method research, and interested in the principles that should guide it. Participants who come with a specific set of research questions in mind will have opportunities to apply topics of... Read more »

Air MicrobiHOME: ENVR 400 In-house Seminar

235 Rosenau Hall Rosenau Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Jennifer Styles, a doctoral student in the Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, will present this week’s seminar in the department’s Fall 2019 series. Styles’s talk is titled, "The Air MicrobiHOME: Exploring the Outdoor Air Microbiome's Potential as a Mediator in the Relationship Between Residential Greenspace and Human Health Effects." Learn more here. Please contact Dr.... Read more »

Event Series Activity: Yoga

Activity: Yoga

0003/0004 Michael Hooker Research Center Michael Hooker Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

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.