Week of Events
RTI-UNC Gillings PHield Trip 2024
RTI-UNC Gillings PHield Trip 2024
The UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health and RTI International invites students, faculty and staff to join the annual PHield Trip! Please note: A bus will depart Gillings at 8:30am and return by 2:00pm. This program, held on the RTI campus in the Research Triangle Park, includes:• Fireside chat on Maternal and Child Health... Read more »
Census Data for Urban Studies
Census Data for Urban Studies
This one-day workshop will provide a hands-on, guided introduction to working with US Census data using tidycensus in R. The course will focus on using geographically-referenced demographic and socioeconomic data from the decennial census and American Community Survey. Participants will learn how to acquire data, perform basic data preprocessing tasks, create basic visualizations, and perform... Read more »
Wellbeing Wednesday: Dimensions of Intellectual Wellness Journaling in the Atrium
Wellbeing Wednesday: Dimensions of Intellectual Wellness Journaling in the Atrium
This series will cover the 7 Dimensions of Wellness: emotional, physical, occupational, social, intellectual, environmental and financial. This session is the intellectual session. Reflect on setting and improving your boundaries, plus other mindful activities and journaling prompts. Everyone is welcome. Registration is required for breakout activity rooms. Snacks will be provided. Contact Tiffany Edouard with... Read more »
Community Organizing for Environmental Justice: Toxic Waste Cleanup and Corporate Accountability in West Badin, NC
Community Organizing for Environmental Justice: Toxic Waste Cleanup and Corporate Accountability in West Badin, NC
Come learn about the Alcoa aluminum company’s discriminatory labor and waste management practices in this interactive panel discussion highlighting the Concerned Citizens of West Badin’s advocacy and organizing efforts against environmental racism. Refreshments will be provided. Co-hosted by: UNC Environmental Justice Action Research Clinic, NCEJN, CCWBC, UNC Rural & UNC Engagement Week. Contact Lindsay Savelli... Read more »