Survey Design Course
This Odum Institue course focuses on best practices for writing questions and visual design for surveys, with a focus on holistic designs in which question wording and visual design work... Read more »
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School Events
Seminar with Dr. Alex Rowe of the CDC
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Auditorium (0001 Michael Hooker Research Center) Michael Hooker Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesDr. Alex Rowe, medical epidemiologist and chief of the Strategic & Applied Science Unit in the Malaria Branch of the CDC will present a talk entitled "Effectiveness of strategies to... Read more »
BIOS Seminar: L0-Based Sparse Regression Method
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Auditorium (0001 Michael Hooker Research Center) Michael Hooker Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesGang Li, PhD, professor of biostatistics and biomathematics at UCLA, will present this week's biostatistics seminar titled "A Scalable L0-Based Sparse Regression Method for Large-Scale Competing Risks Data." Abstract: This paper develops a scalable L0-based simultaneous variable selection and parameter estimation method for the popular Fine-Gray (1999) proportional subdistribution hazards (PSH) model for large competing risks time-to-event data via the... Read more »
Achieving Health Equity with Dr. Cara V. James
133 Rosenau Hall (Joan Heckler Gillings Auditorium) Rosenau Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesCara V. James, PhD, director of the Office of Minority Health at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, will present a talk titled "Achieving Health Equity through Increased Understanding, Sustainable Solutions and Collective Action." James, who earned a doctorate in health policy from Harvard University, is a nationally recognized expert in health disparities, health... Read more »
National Public Health Week
Celebrate National Public Health Week with UNC Gillings! Check out our website to discover all the ways we are celebrating. gillingsNPHW.web.unc.edu
Inclusive Excellence Training: Safe Zone
2301 McGavran-Greenberg Hall McGavran-Greenberg Hall, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesSafe Zone is a program designed to create a network of visible allies to people who identify as part of the diverse LGBTIQA+ community. The four-hour educational session provides information and resources related to... Read more »
Activity: Just Walk!
Entrance, McGavran-Greenberg Hall (Pittsboro St. side) McGavran-Greenberg Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin 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.... Read more »
Activity: Yoga
0003/0004 Michael Hooker Research Center Michael Hooker Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesStudents, 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... Read more »
National Public Health Week Kickoff
Armfield Atrium, Michael Hooker Research Center Michael Hooker Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesNational Public Health Week is a celebration of what makes public health great! Join Dean Rimer and the Gillings Student Government Association as we celebrate our school’s impact on public... Read more »
Activity: Mindful Relaxation
0003/0004 Michael Hooker Research Center Michael Hooker Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesAll 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... Read more »
Activity: Yoga
0003/0004 Michael Hooker Research Center Michael Hooker Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesStudents, faculty and staff are invited to join the Culture of Health team for free yoga classes. Beginners are welcome and mats are provided!
Interprofessional Education and Practice Opioid Discussion
Lower Atrium, Michael Hooker Research Center 135 Dauer Drive, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesIf you have an interest in learning about the advances public health professionals have made in the North Carolina opioid crisis through interprofessional practice and collaboration, join us for this... Read more »
Activity: Mindful Relaxation
0003/0004 Michael Hooker Research Center Michael Hooker Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesAll 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... Read more »
Activity: Just Walk!
Entrance, McGavran-Greenberg Hall (Pittsboro St. side) McGavran-Greenberg Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin 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.... Read more »
Crafting Resilience
3203 Frank Porter Graham Student Union 3103 South Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesPart of being productive is knowing when to take a break! Come have coffee and cookies, do some crafts and learn about graduate and professional student groups (like Stigma Free... Read more »