Designing Web Surveys

The focus of this course is on the design of web survey instruments, appropriate choice and design of input tools, address layout and formatting of the instrument, including alignment of questions and response options, typeface, background color, the design of grids or matrix questions, as well as the design implications of browser-based mobile web surveys.... Read more »

HAVEN Training

3005 Michael Hooker Research Center (Carmen Hooker Odom Conference Room) 135 Dauer Drive, Chapel Hill

HAVEN (Helping Advocates for Violence Ending Now) provides students, faculty, staff and postdoctoral fellows with tools to be an ally to someone who has experienced sexual or interpersonal (relationship) violence... Read more »

Development of Bayesian Software in SAS

Blue Cross and Blue Shield Auditorium (0001 Michael Hooker Research Center) Michael Hooker Research Center, Chapel Hill

Dr. Chen of the SAS Institute in Raleigh will talk about the "Development of Bayesian Software in SAS." Dr. Chen manages the Advanced Statistical Methods group in SAS and is overseeing software development in mixed models, generalized linear mixed models, nonlinear random-effects models, causal inferences, survival analysis, Bayesian hierarchical models and discrete choice models.

Microbial Nutrition in the Mammalian Gut

2004 Marsico Hall

Dr. Lawrence David has expertise in ecology, genomics, human diet, and fecal biomarkers. He received a bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering from Columbia and a graduate degree in Computational & Systems Biology at MIT. At MIT he became familiar with concepts in microbial genomics, ecology, and evolution: After his doctoral work, he was chosen to... Read more »

Global Health Happy Hour

Armfield Atrium, Michael Hooker Research Center Michael Hooker Research Center, Chapel Hill

Hosted once a month on a Thursday from 5:00-7:00 pm, the goal of Global Health Happy Hour is to continue building strong connections and promote idea-sharing across the Triangle’s diverse global health community. Locations will change monthly – rotating between Chapel Hill, Raleigh and Durham. All are welcome. If you are interested in global health, please... Read more »