Active Shooter and Critical Incident Response Emergency Training

133 Rosenau Hall (Joan Heckler Gillings Auditorium) Rosenau Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

The Gillings School is hosting an in-person training on Wednesday, October 11, from 10:00-11:00am in the Joan H. Gillings Auditorium, 133 Rosenau. This training is lead by Sgt. James David... Read more »

Influenza (flu) Vaccination Clinic

Genetic Medicine Research Building, Atrium Lobby

An opportunity for UNC-Chapel Hill community members to obtain a flu vaccination on campus on Thursday, Oct. 12 in the Genetic Medicine Research Building, Atrium Lobby Additional opportunities will be held on: Friday, Oct. 20, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. – Frank Porter Graham Student Union (Employee Appreciation Day) There are several other opportunities for... Read more »

Cognitive Interviewing in Survey Research

This short course is designed to provide participants with fundamentals on how to design, conduct, and analyze cognitive interviews. Participants will have the opportunity to practice specific cognitive interviewing techniques, including think-alouds, probing, and observation. Participants will also learn about revising survey questions based on interpreting cognitive interview results. Contact Jill Stevens with questions

Systems Thinking Workshop

1301 McGavran-Greenberg Hall (Michel A. Ibrahim Seminar Room) McGavran-Greenberg Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Complex problems need complexity-aware methods. Systems Thinking, one such method, is a structured approach to learning about complex problems that engages diverse perspectives in developing visual representations of emerging understanding that can be tested and used as the foundation for planning action. In this workshop, you will be introduced to Systems Thinking, learn how to... Read more »

Systems Thinking Workshop

Complex problems need complexity-aware methods. Systems thinking, one such method, is a structured approach to learning about complex problems that engages diverse perspectives in developing visual representations of emerging understanding that can be tested and used as the foundation for planning action. In this workshop, participants will be introduced to systems thinking, learn how to... Read more »

Registration open for “Multi-Item Scale Development Part 1”

Zoom

Dr. Marcella Boynton is currently an assistant professor in the UNC Division of General Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology, School of Medicine and a biostatistician at UNC NC TraCS Institute where she provides statistics, research methods, and psychometrics support to a wide range of translational and behavioral scientists. Contact Jill Stevens with questions.

UNC Core Center for Clinical Research Speaker Series

Please join us on Wednesday, October 18th for the UNC Core Center for Clinical Research (CCCR) Speakers Series presentation, "Mental Health Phenotyping in Osteoarthritis: From Concept to Implementation" from speaker Trevor Lentz, PT, PhD, MPH (Duke University School of Medicine). Join us virtually on Zoom at 10:30am EST. https://zoom.us/j/95689576583?pwd=c3RLNEt2WHQzSEoyZmJIN1FEQVR2QT09&from=addon Contact Abrianna Mihalkovic with questions.

Clear Health Communication

This workshop will provide an introduction to health literacy and plain language for written communication. We will cover tips and tools for clear communication and practice writing with plain language. The workshop is intended for anyone creating patient education materials or communicating with the public about health topics. You can register for the event at... Read more »

Influenza (flu) Vaccination Clinic

An opportunity for UNC-Chapel Hill community members to obtain a flu vaccination on campus on Friday, Oct. 20, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. – Frank Porter Graham Student Union (Employee Appreciation Day) There are several other opportunities for UNC-Chapel Hill community members to obtain a flu vaccination on campus: Student Stores Pharmacy - Offers no-appointment flu... Read more »

Utilizing Probability Panels: Best Practices in Planning, Fielding, and Analysis

This 2-day course (10/23 2-4pm & 10/25 3-5pm) is designed to provide a guide for consumers of probability-based panels to understand what they are working with: What questions to ask and what features to understand about probability panels in evaluating their use for data collections, and how to best use probability-based panel data. It will... Read more »

AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Award Lecture with Maryn McKenna

305 Carroll Hall

A prominent science author and journalist will talk about the challenges COVID-19 posed to health communicators who had to confront mis- and disinformation that undermined the nation's efforts to control the pandemic. Maryn McKenna, senior writer at WIRED, will headline the AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Award Lecture on Tuesday, October 24, at 2 p.m. in... Read more »

Sheps IT Core Open House

The Sheps Center 725 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

As a part of University Research Week, The Sheps Center is participating in the Research Core Tour. Stop by the Sheps Center to listen to researchers and data scientists highlight projects that use Sheps IT services to learn about the latest research, technologies, and overall what Sheps has to offer. Sheps IT staff will be... Read more »

Wellness Festival

Carolina Union 3103 FPG Student Union, CB# 5210, Corner of South and Raleigh Rd., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Hosted by the Graduate School and the Graduate and Professional Student Government. Free massages, yoga, resource fair and more.  Additional details and registration to come soon.

Intermediate Qualtrics

This course will cover topics beyond the scope of the Introductory to Qualtrics short course. We will take a deeper dive into “Survey Flow” features including routing with branches, embedded data, customizing the “End of Survey” experience, and randomization. We will explore embedded data, and several ways you can import or set data in your... Read more »

Wellbeing Wednesday: Build Your Own Terrarium

Please join Gillings Student Affairs in the Dimensions of Wellness Series. This series will cover the 7 Dimensions of Wellness emotional, physical, occupational, social, intellectual, environmental, and financial. This session... Read more »

Interviewing Like a Pro

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

Register on handshake: https://unc.joinhandshake.com/login

Registration open for “Quantitative and Qualitative Data Collection Techniques for Health Measurements”

This course will focus on both qualitative and quantitative data collection techniques to measure health. First, participants will learn about collecting qualitative data on health through semi-structured interviews and researcher driven photo-elicitation interviews. Second, we give an introduction to the design and implementation of quantitative surveys. Participants will learn more about the design of survey... Read more »

Lunch & Learn – Financial Security for Retirement

Pleasants Family Assembly Room, Wilson Library 200 South Rd, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Carolina Peer Support Collaborative Don’t let the future spook you! Join Total WellBeing and TIAA (Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America) for a financial wellness midcareer retirement check-in. This session will focus on keys to successful money management and retirement saving strategies that can help put you on the path to lifelong financial security.... Read more »

Demystifying the Dean with the Minority Student Caucus

2304 McGavran-Greenberg Hall McGavran-Greenberg Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Demystifying the Dean! Join the Minority Student Caucus to get to know Dean Nancy Messonnier with a fun activity and friendly conversation on October 31st from 12:15 pm-1 pm in McGavran- Greenberg 2304. Open to all students, treats provided! Contact the Minority Student Caucus with questions.

UNC Migrant Health Service – Learning Program Info Session

Come learn about this interdisciplinary SERVICE program that brings together public health students and medical residents to work non-profits in Tucson, AZ assisting migrants. Students will travel together to Tucson and live and work together for 9 days, with visits to the border wall and take desert trips to learn about migrant health issues. Hear... Read more »

Wellbeing Wednesday: The Dimensions of Emotional Wellness

2306 McGavran-Greenberg Hall McGavran-Greenberg Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Please join Gillings Student Affairs in the Dimensions of Wellness Series. This series will cover the 7 Dimensions of Wellness emotional, physical, occupational, social, intellectual, environmental, and financial. This series will span the 23-24 academic year. This session is the Emotional session. Tips for your type: How to use the Enneagram as a tool for... Read more »

Wellbeing Wednesday: Emotional Session

Please join Gillings Student Affairs in the Dimensions of Wellness Series. This series will cover the 7 Dimensions of Wellness emotional, physical, occupational, social, intellectual, environmental, and financial. This series will span the 23-24 academic year. This session is the Emotional session. Tips for your type: How to use the Enneagram as a tool for... Read more »