Week of Events
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.
Implementation of a Statewide Child Mental Health Training and Treatment Program: Focus on Clinical Fidelity Monitoring
Implementation of a Statewide Child Mental Health Training and Treatment Program: Focus on Clinical Fidelity Monitoring
MCH Lunch & Learn - November 11 Dana Hagele, MD, MPH is a board-certified child abuse pediatrician and co-founder and co-director of the North Carolina Child Treatment Program. She will be leading a discussion entitled "Implementation of a Statewide Child Mental Health Training and Treatment Program: Focus on Clinical Fidelity Monitoring." Please feel free to... 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 »
Fall Social
Fall Social
Monday, November 11 3–4 p.m. Armfield Atrium Enjoy local fall favorites and join our community in celebrating the 2019 Staff Excellence Award winners. (There will also be a raffle for delicious North Carolina apples!)
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.
Introduction to Qualtrics
Introduction to Qualtrics
This is a hands-on introductory workshop. Participants will create a basic survey, add display and skip logic, and use content validation, piped text and embedded data. This course is only... Read more »
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 »
Lunch and Learn: Oral Health Prevention
Lunch and Learn: Oral Health Prevention
Join Beau Meyer, DDS, MPH, for a lunch discussion titled, "Science Behind Oral Health Prevention Strategies." This event is sponsored by Research, Innovation and Global Solutions. Please RSVP to leah_devlin@unc.edu by November 11.
Elsevier Contract Town Hall Meeting
Elsevier Contract Town Hall Meeting
Elsevier Town Hall Meeting Dates The University Libraries is now in renewal negotiations with Elsevier, the world’s largest publisher of scholarly journals. The contract expires on December 31. The University... 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 »
Mental and Financial Freedom for Athletes: The NCAA Ruling on Fair Play
Mental and Financial Freedom for Athletes: The NCAA Ruling on Fair Play
Confirmed Panelists: Grace Dickman – Data Analyst, former NCAA Athlete & UNC Sport Administration Graduate Student Rep. Graig Meyer – N.C. House District 50 Dr. Robert Turner II – George... Read more »
Safe Zone: Gillings School Inclusive Excellence Training
Safe Zone: Gillings School Inclusive Excellence Training
Safe 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 sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression. Register now Please contact Grace Croitoru with any questions. This event is part of... Read more »
Fall Passport Drive 2019
Fall Passport Drive 2019
UNC Global will sponsor a Passport Drive on November 13 and 14 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the fourth floor of the FedEx Global Education Center. UNC Global hosts officials from the U.S. Department of State and a photographer to make first-time passport applications and renewals easy. This event is open to students,... Read more »
DOCSpeaks Short Talk on Cultural Competence
DOCSpeaks Short Talk on Cultural Competence
Dinushika Mohottige, MD, MPH, will present as part of the DOCSpeaks Short Talks on Cultural Competence. The talk will be titled, "Microaggressions and Macroaggressions during the Clinical Encounter." Dr. Mohottige is a PGY-7 Nephrology Fellow at Duke University Medical Center.
Alumni Panel Discussion and Networking Event
Alumni Panel Discussion and Networking Event
The Public Health Leadership Student Association (PHLSA) is organizing an Alumni Panel Discussion and Networking Event on Wednesday, November 13 from 5-7 p.m. in Blue Cross Blue Shield Auditorium, Michael Hooker Research Center 001, Gillings School of Global Public Health. Please join the PHLSA in an engaging session to discuss and explore “What is Leadership in Public Health?” Panelists are all Gillings... 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.
Fall Passport Drive 2019
Fall Passport Drive 2019
UNC Global will sponsor a Passport Drive on November 13 and 14 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the fourth floor of the FedEx Global Education Center. UNC Global hosts officials from the U.S. Department of State and a photographer to make first-time passport applications and renewals easy. This event is open to students,... 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.
The Influence of Clothing and Other Textiles on Your Exposure to Indoor Air Pollutants
The Influence of Clothing and Other Textiles on Your Exposure to Indoor Air Pollutants
Textiles can have a very large capacity to accumulate indoor pollutants. As such, textiles can act as a major source, but they also can act as a sink that can lower exposure depending on their history. Given clothing’s close proximity to the skin, it can be a particularly influential exposure mediator. Laboratory and human studies... Read more »
Dean’s Lecture Series: Human Rights in Global Health
Dean’s Lecture Series: Human Rights in Global Health
Please register online. For the first lecture in the Dean's Lecture Series, the Gillings School welcomes Ben Meier, JD, LLM, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Public Policy and the Department of Health Policy and Management. Reception immediately following the lecture. Dr. Meier's interdisciplinary research - at the intersection of global health, international law... Read more »
Deep Generative Models for Density Estimation and Beyond
Deep Generative Models for Density Estimation and Beyond
This Biostatistics seminar will feature Junier Oliva, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science at UNC-Chapel Hill. Dr. Oliva completed his PhD in machine learning at Carnegie Mellon University and worked at Yahoo! before coming to UNC. He is interested in seeing what makes data tick and understanding data at an aggregate, holistic level. By... Read more »
The Expert Witness Training Project
The Expert Witness Training Project
Expert testimony can be critical to the outcome of asylum hearings. Academics and others with knowledge of country conditions, and medical and mental health professionals can harness their expertise to support asylum-seekers fleeing harm. This training is designed to provide members of the academic community, professionals, and others with specialized knowledge with an overview of... Read more »
Medicare for All and the 2020 Presidential Election
Medicare for All and the 2020 Presidential Election
UNC's Health Care for All and the American Medical Student Association (AMSA) are cohosting a lunch-and-learn on November 15 at 12:00 p.m. in Bondurant G100 with Dr. Jon Oberlander, Professor... Read more »
CPC Seminar: Family Migration
CPC Seminar: Family Migration
Jennifer Glick will present “Family Migration and Educational Aspirations: Preliminary results from the first wave of the Family Migration and Early Life Outcomes (FAMELO) Project” as part of the Carolina Population Series 2019-2010 Interdisciplinary Research Seminar Series. Jennifer Glick is a social demographer who focuses primarily on migration and family processes. Her work has been... Read more »
2019 Gillings School Practicum Day
2019 Gillings School Practicum Day
Join us for the annual Gillings School Practicum Day! Hear presentations by second-year MPH students. Students will showcase the breadth, depth and impact of their practica experiences. All students, faculty, staff, alumni and community partners are invited to attend. Schedule of Events 1:30-2:30 - Oral Presentations: Session I 2:30-3:30 - Oral Presentations: Session II 3:30-4:00... Read more »
PhD Dissertation Defense: Juan Carlos Salgado Hernandez
PhD Dissertation Defense: Juan Carlos Salgado Hernandez
Health Policy and Management doctoral candidate, JC Salgado Hernandez will defend his dissertation, "Simulation of alternative tax policies for sugar-sweetened beverages: Consumer and producer outcomes in Mexico."
MAKING A MARK: The 1619 Project, Investigative Journalism and Raising the Caliber of Reporting Through Diverse Voices
MAKING A MARK: The 1619 Project, Investigative Journalism and Raising the Caliber of Reporting Through Diverse Voices
Society co-founders Nikole Hannah-Jones ’03 (M.A.), who spearheaded The 1619 Project for The New York Times magazine; Ron Nixon with The Associate Press; and Topher Sanders with ProPublica will discuss their careers, providing tips on getting the story and forging your own path. Moderated by Calvin Hall ’04 (Ph.D.) from the Department of Mass Communication at N.C. Central University and UNC... Read more »