Week of Events
UNC Autism Fathers Conference
Registration is open for the UNC Autism Fathers Conference. This is an important event for families across the state who are impacted by autism. For more information and online registration visit the event website. Questions? Contact Allison Zoller.
Activity: Just Walk!
Activity: Just Walk!
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 »
Activity: Yoga
Activity: Yoga
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.
LGBTQ Health Disparities Research Collaborative Kickoff
LGBTQ Health Disparities Research Collaborative Kickoff
The purpose of the LGBTQ Health Disparities Research Collaborative is to provide graduate students and faculty members at UNC-CH with a space to engage in critical conversations related to issues... Read more »
Activity: Mindful Relaxation
Activity: Mindful Relaxation
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 »
Activity: Yoga
Activity: Yoga
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.
Global to Local: CDC’s Global Health Work
Global to Local: CDC’s Global Health Work
Rebecca Martin, PhD, director of the Center for Global Health will present a talk titled, "Global to Local: CDC's Global Health Work." This event is sponsored by the UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases.
Activity: Just Walk!
Activity: Just Walk!
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 »
Oral Health Epidemiology Lunch and Learn
Oral Health Epidemiology Lunch and Learn
Join Rhonda Stephens, DDS, MPH for a lunch and learn titled, "Oral Health: Epidemiology and Equity." Speaker: Rhonda Stephens, DDS, MPH Public Health Dentist Supervisor Dental Public Health Residency and Grants Administrator Division of Public Health, Oral Health Section NC Department of Health and Human Services Please RSVP to leah_devlin@unc.edu by September 9. This events... Read more »
Activity: Mindful Relaxation
Activity: Mindful Relaxation
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 »
The Conversation Training Session
The Conversation Training Session
Representatives from The Conversation are coming to UNC's campus on Tuesday, September 10 and Wednesday, September 11. As you likely know by now, The Conversation is a media platform that works with experts to write articles on specific newsworthy topics that are then posted on The Conversation’s site (which has 2 million unique visitors a... Read more »
Point-of-use Water Treatment: ENVR 400 In-house Seminar
Point-of-use Water Treatment: ENVR 400 In-house Seminar
Knox Coleman, a doctoral student in the Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, will present this week’s seminar in the department’s Fall 2019 series. Coleman's talk is titled, “Point-of-use Water... Read more »
Activity: Yoga
Activity: Yoga
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.
Activity: Yoga
Activity: Yoga
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.
BIOS Seminar: Bayesian Analysis
BIOS Seminar: Bayesian Analysis
This week, the Department of Biostatistics is welcoming back a UNC Alumnus, Dr. Suprateek Kundu. His current research focuses on developing flexible tools for Bayesian analysis of high dimensional data motivated by cancer genomics and neuroimaging applications. Some of his recent key focus areas include high dimensional graphical models and variable selection. For further details,... Read more »
Film Screening: “Life and Debt”
Film Screening: “Life and Debt”
The Department of Maternal and Child Health welcomes all Gillings students, faculty, and staff to join us for a film screening and discussion. This documentary explores the impacts of the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, InterAmerican Development Bank, and globalization policies on low-and middle-income countries through the voices of Jamaican farmers, workers, and government officials.... Read more »
Digital Therapeutics: Software as Treatment
Digital Therapeutics: Software as Treatment
Learn from industry leaders about how software is changing the treatment paradigm. Sarah Jackson, chief of staff of Click Therapeutics, and Carly Levin, strategic development, will discuss the rapidly evolving... Read more »
Minority Health Conference Interest Meeting
Minority Health Conference Interest Meeting
MHC is the largest & longest running student-led health conference in the country, attracting more than 500 attendees each year. Come attend a general interest meeting to learn how you can volunteer to be a part of the upcoming 42nd annual Minority Health Conference (MHC). Please contact the Minority Health Conference email with any questions.
Undergraduate Business Symposium
Undergraduate Business Symposium
The Undergraduate Business Symposium is one of the oldest and largest student-run career development events in the nation. Symposium has evolved into a program of events across the month of September culminating in the main event on Friday, September 13, 2019. Friday’s extensive activities center around a networking luncheon with company representatives on the Dean Dome... Read more »
Innovate Carolina Network Forum: Innovation by Design
Innovate Carolina Network Forum: Innovation by Design
Kick off the 2019-2020 Innovate Carolina Network Forum Series. Interim Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz will be attending to launch the first of six events that will engage your help in designing the next ways forward for innovation and entrepreneurship at UNC. Bring your ideas, your challenges and your creative energy, and experts in design thinking will... Read more »
Experience Gillings Diversity Preview Day
Experience Gillings Diversity Preview Day
The Experience Gillings: Diversity Preview Day is an opportunity for prospective students to spend a day immersed in our Gillings community. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage with current students to learn more about our unique student culture and explore information on our graduate programs. Academic representatives will also be present to help participants... Read more »
CPC Interdisciplinary Research Seminar
CPC Interdisciplinary Research Seminar
Jessica Faul will present “TBD” as part of the Carolina Population Series 2019-2010 Interdisciplinary Research Seminar Series. Dr. Faul studies health and cognitive functioning, health disparities, and the integration of genetic and social science data in health research. She has worked with HRS core and restricted data files, examining genetic, gene-environment, and socioeconomic determinants of... Read more »
Lunch with Startup Founders
Lunch with Startup Founders
What’s it like to work at a startup company? Find out by hearing from the people who actually do. This interactive lunch series gives you a chance to learn about the different professional roles at startups. Through casual conversation and Q&A, you’ll get direct insights from experienced pros about living the startup life and building... Read more »
25th National Health Equity Research Webcast: Structural Racism
25th National Health Equity Research Webcast: Structural Racism
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill invites you to the 25th National Health Equity Research Webcast. This interactive session will be broadcast with a live audience at UNC... Read more »