PhD Dissertation Defense: Emily Haines

Health policy and management doctoral candidate Emily Haines will defend her dissertation research, entitled, "Improving care coordination for adolescents and young adults with cancer: building a bridge between needs and... Read more »

The Science of Social Distancing: Part 2

The second COVID-19 Conversations webinar will discuss benefit-risk analysis of social/physical distancing strategies, including for vulnerable populations; examine strategies for mitigating mental health impacts; and explore what science is available to guide eventual relaxation of measures. The webinar will feature a panel of expert speakers, including: Sharon Inouye, MD, MPH (Moderator) - Professor of Medicine, Harvard... Read more »

Function-on-function kriging, with applications to 3D-printing of aortic tissues

Dr. Simon Mak will present "Function-on-function kriging, with applications to 3D-printing of aortic tissues" in this seminar hosted by Zoom. Dr. Mak's interests include (but not limited to) developing practical methodologies with theoretical guarantees for “big data” and “small data” analytics, both of which are important for solving real-world problems. This lecture will be streamed... Read more »

Health Schools Info Fair – Resume Book

Interested in becoming a physician, dentist, physical therapist, physician assistant, optometrist or other health care professional? Get your resume seen by representatives from healthcare graduate programs from across the U.S.... Read more »

Alumni and Student Networking Social

3/9/2020 UPDATE: This event has been postponed. As public health officials continue to monitor the evolving situation related to COVID-19, this decision was made to promote the safety of our... Read more »

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Emerging Evidence on COVID-19 Spread and Treatment

Brought to you by the American Public Health Association and the National Academy of Medicine, this webinar series will explore the state of the science surrounding the current outbreak of COVID-19 in the United States and globally, with a focus on the emerging evidence on how to best mitigate its impact. Hear from trusted experts... Read more »

Nonparametric Deconvolution Models

In this talk, Dr. Allison J.B. Chaney will describe nonparametric deconvolution models (NDMs), a family of Bayesian nonparametric models for collections of data in which each observation is the average... Read more »

Virtual GillingsX

GillingsX 2020: Breaking Down Barriers GillingsX is an annual event hosted by the Student Global Health Committee where Gillings students make 10-minute TEDx-style presentations to highlight inspiring projects, findings, and... Read more »

Influenza Vaccines and Vaccination: Lessons for and from COVID-19

Dr. Bruce Gellin will be giving a talk on influenza vaccination (seasonal and pandemic) with a Q&A session following. “Influenza Vaccines and Vaccination: Lessons for and from COVID-19” Bruce Gellin, MD, MPH President, Global Immunization Sabin Vaccine Institute Monday, Apr. 13 3:35-5 p.m. Link: https://uncsph.zoom.us/j/4046535512

Crisis Standards of Care During COVID-19

Brought to you by the American Public Health Association and the National Academy of Medicine, this webinar series is exploring the state of the science surrounding the current outbreak of... Read more »

Working as a biostatistician: my life in the North Carolina Translational and Clinical Science Institute (NC TraCS)

Dr. Feng-Chang Lin will present "Working as a biostatistician: My life in the North Carolina Translational and Clinical Science Institute (NC TraCS)." He is heavily engaged in collaborative research in biomedical fields. His primary area of research is in the development of novel statistical methods for modeling recurrent events that frequently appear in biomedical studies;... Read more »

2020 AMWHO Virtual Summit

UNC AMWHO will be hosting the 2020 AMWHO COVID-19 Virtual Summit on Apr. 18 from 12-3:30 p.m. EST as an alternative platform to engage in conversations about global health with... Read more »

Changing your shoes while riding a bicycle during a hurricane: developing COVID-19 models on a policy timeline

Building COVID-19 Research Collaborations Webinar Changing your shoes while riding a bicycle during a hurricane: developing COVID-19 models on a policy timeline April 23 from 11 a.m. to noon Presenters: Mark Holmes, Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management Kim Powers, Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology Drs. Holmes and Powers will... Read more »

PhD Dissertation Defense: Juan Carlos Caro Seguel

Health policy and management doctoral candidate Juan Carlos Caro Seguel will defend his dissertation research titled, "Parental investments, socioemotional development and nutritional health in Chile." This event will be broadcast... Read more »

Virtual Safe Zone Training

The Standard Safe Zone is designed to introduce concepts, terminology and resources related to sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression. Safe Zone trainees develop: A deeper awareness of personal... Read more »

Global Grads: Applying for Optional Practical Training (OPT) Information Session

**Global Grads workshops focus on support for international graduate and professional students.** Are you graduating and applying for Optional Practical Training (OPT)? Please join Amanda Mills, assistant director for student and support services in International Student and Scholar Services, for an overview of the OPT program and a Q&A session. You must register for this... Read more »

Global Grads: Post-Graduate Career Planning During COVID-19

For international graduate and professional students. You must REGISTER for this event in advance; the Zoom link will be sent to you 15 minutes prior to the start of the session. In this session, participants will: Hear about the ways in which UCS continues to respond to the ever-changing needs of students. Receive updates on... Read more »