Marijuana Legalization: Brain Science, Community Impact and Risk Prevention

All are invited to register for this free symposium on the topic of marijuana legalization on Feb. 22. Representatives from basic science and community-based prevention will discuss strategies to respond appropriately to spreading changes in state policies. Participants will learn from Colorado's experience with legalization and also discuss North Carolina's current strategy. Learn more and... Read more »

Event Series Introduction to Focus Groups

Introduction to Focus Groups

Focus groups are commonly used to capture rich information about attitudes and beliefs. This class will prepare prospective students to organize and moderate focus groups. Students will learn the most appropriate uses of focus groups, how to segment and recruit audiences, how to develop a moderator’s guide, and how to moderate focus groups. The class... Read more »

Equity Consideration for Scholars: Taking a Critical Approach to Research

In the face of increasing awareness of the need to capture the diversity of human experience, there has also been increasing concern to study and describe populations from a critical and equitable perspective. As science is itself a cultural practice, and knowledge production can perpetuate social inequalities prevalent in social systems, many times, as scholars... Read more »

Event Series Stata

Stata

This three-day (2/21, 2/23 and 2/25) course introduces students to Stata and data management. It is tailored for beginners and researchers who want to learn how to manage data more effectively. Each day, the class will demonstrate how to use the commands, followed by hands-on exercises using sample datasets. Learn more and register.

Signal vs Noise: Quantifying the Signal of Climate Change on US PM2.5 Air Quality in the 2050s amid the Noise from Climate Variability

All are invited to the weekly ESE In-House Seminar Series which continues on Feb. 23 at 12:20 p.m. with Surendra Kunwar presenting “Signal vs Noise: Quantifying the Signal of Climate Change on US PM2.5 Air Quality in the 2050s amid Noise from Climate Variability”. The series asks speakers to tailor their presentations for a general... Read more »

Precision Medicine Approaches to Addressing COVID-19 Mini-Symposium

Join the UNC Program for Precision Medicine in Health Care (PPMH) for Precision Medicine Approaches to Addressing COVID-19, a free virtual mini-symposium from 1-3:00 pm on Wednesday, Feb. 23. Presenters will explore how data has informed our response to the COVID-19 pandemic: the collection, analysis and interpretation of COVID-related data. Registration required.

Expanding the use of neuropsychological and developmental assessment in supporting individuals with medical complexity

Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute is pleased to welcome Eva Mamak, PhD, CPsych, ABPP-CN, as the presenter of the 2022 Barbara Hanna Wasik Distinguished Lecture. This presentation will seek to address: The nature of neuropsychological assessment in a medical setting; The application of neuropsychological assessment in assessing functional outcomes in underserved populations, e.g. those... Read more »

Event Series Gentle Yoga

Gentle Yoga

Join the Gillings School’s Culture of Health for gentle yoga online classes at the following times: Gentle Yoga Mondays – noon (30 minutes) Starting 2/02/2022: Mondays and Wednesdays – 5:15-6 p.m. (45 minutes-currently virtual) Please contact rcerny@email.unc.edu if you would like to join a class.

Event Series Introduction to Focus Groups

Introduction to Focus Groups

Focus groups are commonly used to capture rich information about attitudes and beliefs. This class will prepare prospective students to organize and moderate focus groups. Students will learn the most appropriate uses of focus groups, how to segment and recruit audiences, how to develop a moderator’s guide, and how to moderate focus groups. The class... Read more »

Event Series Stata

Stata

This three-day (2/21, 2/23 and 2/25) course introduces students to Stata and data management. It is tailored for beginners and researchers who want to learn how to manage data more effectively. Each day, the class will demonstrate how to use the commands, followed by hands-on exercises using sample datasets. Learn more and register.

Dietary n3-PUFAs Modulate the Pulmonary Response to Environmental Exposures

Kymberly Gowdy, MS, PhD, associate professor in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at The Ohio State University College of Medicine, will present “Dietary n3-PUFAs Modulate the Pulmonary Response to Environmental Exposures” Co-sponsored by the UNC NORC and the UNC Center for Environmental Health and Susceptibility Friday, Feb. 25 @ 2 p.m.... Read more »

Event Series Gentle Yoga

Gentle Yoga

Join the Gillings School’s Culture of Health for gentle yoga online classes at the following times: Gentle Yoga Mondays – noon (30 minutes) Starting 2/02/2022: Mondays and Wednesdays – 5:15-6 p.m. (45 minutes-currently virtual) Please contact rcerny@email.unc.edu if you would like to join a class.

Lunch & Learn with Ramaswamy and Rice

This event qualifies for one hour of credit toward the Gillings School's annual inclusive excellence training requirement for faculty and staff. The Center for Health Equity Research at UNC will host Dr. Rohit Ramaswamy and Dr. Dana Rice to discuss their recent research publication, “Beyond Virtue-Signaling: Advancing Equity Through Design Justice and Public Health Critical... Read more »

Translating the Science of Adverse Childhood Experiences to Policy and Practice in North Carolina

FPG's Carolina Consortium on Human Development is pleased to welcome Dr. Paul Lanier as the next presenter in their Spring 2022 Series. On Monday, February 28th, Dr. Paul Lanier will present Translating the Science of Adverse Childhood Experiences to Policy and Practice in North Carolina. Dr. Lanier is the Wallace Kuralt Distinguished Associate Professor in... Read more »

Event Series Gentle Yoga

Gentle Yoga

Join the Gillings School’s Culture of Health for gentle yoga online classes at the following times: Gentle Yoga Mondays – noon (30 minutes) Starting 2/02/2022: Mondays and Wednesdays – 5:15-6 p.m. (45 minutes-currently virtual) Please contact rcerny@email.unc.edu if you would like to join a class.