Offered during the fall each year, the PHield Trip experience provides a way for students, faculty and staff to engage with public health partners throughout the community. Join the Orange County Health Department on this year's scavenger hunt and discover public health in action! Learn more
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 »
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!)
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 »
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 »
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 Washington University School of Medicine and Health Science Author, Not for Long: The Life and Career of the NFL Athlete For more information, contact Dr.... Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 in the Department of Social Medicine and the UNC Department of Health Policy and Management. “Medicare for All and the 2020 Presidential Election” will discuss... Read more »
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."
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 »
Black Wave illuminates two critical factors that had a direct influence on why survival rates varied so much across the Tōhoku region following the 3/11 disasters and why the rebuilding process has also not moved in lockstep across the region. This lecture will be presented by Dr. Daniel Aldrich from the UNC Department of Asian... Read more »
Evan Askin, MD, will present "I am a Racist, I am an Anti-Racist" as part of the DOCSpeaks Short Talks on Cultural Competence. Dr. Askin is a professor of Family Medicine at the UNC School of Medicine and is a co-winner of the 2019 UNC Diversity Award.
Pre-Med? Looking to learn more about what it takes to get into MD or DO programs? Carolina Pre-Med Association and Alpha Epsilon Delta are hosting Deans from UNC, ECU, Campbell, and Wake Forest (to name a few!) medical schools to come talk to undergraduates and answer our questions! Come join us on November 19th 7:30... Read more »
Susan Kitchen, owner of Race Smart, is a Sports Certified Registered Dietitian, USA Triathlon Certified Level II Endurance Coach, IRONMAN Certified Coach, accomplished endurance athlete, and published author—dedicated to helping... Read more »
Bring your lunch and join us for an overview of the campus' Zoom remote conferencing tool! Participants will have an opportunity to learn basic meeting functions through more advanced features. DATES: Wednesdays - November 6, November 20 and December 4 TIME: Noon - 1:30 p.m. PLACE: Mayes Center, Rosenau 230 To sign up, please access... Read more »
The Insight Into Diversity Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award recognizes colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion. UNC Gillings was one... Read more »
This Biostatistics Seminar features Susan A. Murphy, PhD, Professor at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Professor of Statistics and of Computer Science, Harvard University. Dr. Murphy is a UNC alumna with an extensive previous research experience as Professor in both Statistics, Social Research and Psychiatry, and a 2013 recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship. Her... Read more »
World Aids Day Events and Activities: Free HIV Testing Services: 10am- 3pm Union 3rd Floor: 3206 A/B * HIV Testing is a 20 minute test with no needles provided by... Read more »
Public Health Thank You Day is happening Monday, November 25! This is a great chance to thank the professionals who work to protect, promote and ensure the health of our communities. The day also offers an opportunity to educate our... Read more »
