Alumni and Employer Panel: Public Health Research
1301 McGavran-Greenberg Hall (Michel A. Ibrahim Seminar Room) McGavran-Greenberg Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesResearch on handshake: https://unc.joinhandshake.com/login
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Modular Design and Automated Testing with Python
This course will introduce participants to some of the best practices of professional software development. Participants will learn to structure their Python code into reusable functions and store those functions as separate scripts and/or packages. Participants will learn to write automated tests for their functions, to help confirm that results are as expected and to... Read more »
Multi-Item Scale Development Part 2
This course is the second in a two-part scale development course series on scale development. Part one of the series focused on the general theories and methods used in the scale development process. This second portion focuses on the analytic methods used to statistically test, refine, and validate scale data. These methods include Cronbach’s alpha,... Read more »
Faculty Development – Better Together: From Theory to Practice
Blue Zone, Kenan Memorial Stadium 104 Stadium Drive, Chapel Hill, NCThe evening will start at 5:00 with a toast to celebrate UNC receiving the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) and the PHS Commissioned Officers Foundation for the Advancement of Public Health... Read more »
Linkedin 101
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Career Planning in a Crunch
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APHA Alumni & Friends Reception
National Center for Human Rights 100 Ivan Allen Jr. Blvd, Atlanta, GA, United StatesPlease join Gillings Advancement at the 2023 APHA Alumni and Friends Reception on November 13, 2023 from 6-8PM at the National Center for Human and Civil Rights. Reconnect with alumni,... Read more »
Gillings Faculty Seminar – Honor Code Answers
1301 McGavran-Greenberg Hall (Michel A. Ibrahim Seminar Room) McGavran-Greenberg Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesHow can Gillings faculty help students understand and follow the Honor Code? Join Jennifer Spangenberg, Director of Student Conduct, as she shares what’s new in the UNC-CH Honor Code. She... Read more »
2023 Entrepreneurship Panel: A Discussion with Faculty & Student Founders
133 Rosenau Hall (Joan Heckler Gillings Auditorium) Rosenau Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin us for an exciting evening focused on innovation and entrepreneurship! Hear about the journeys of Gillings Entrepreneurs and connect with them during a brief reception with refreshments afterward. Meet... Read more »
Dataverse API
This is a full-day, intensive, interactive course focused on using the Dataverse Application Programming Interface (API) to interact with data archived in a Dataverse-based repository. The session will be broken... Read more »
2nd Annual Student Health Action Coalition 5K Walk and Run
180 E Cameron Ave, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 180 E Cameron Ave, Chapel Hill, NCUNC’s SHAC Clinic is the oldest student-run free clinic in the US. Join us in celebrating the SHAC’s 56th anniversary at the SHAC 5K Walk and Run on Saturday, November... Read more »
Literature, Medicine, and Culture Colloquium monthly meeting
HHIVE Lab, Greenlaw 524The Literature, Medicine, and Culture Colloquium (LMCC) at UNC is an informal reading and working group of graduate and professional students (but open to the entire UNC community) who meet... Read more »
Big Data, Big Deal? Exploring the Potential & Peril of Modern Data Sources
Registration open for Odum Institute short course, "Big Data, Bigger Deal?" Dr. Trent D. Buskirk is the Novak Family Professor of Data Science and the Chair of the Applied Statistics and Operations... Read more »
Modern Civic Life and Public Health Across the Americas
Rizzo Conference Center 150 DuBose Home Lane, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesThis seminar will explore complex issues at the intersection of civic and physical health by focusing on the crucial roles women and migrants are playing in two populations—among displaced people... Read more »
UNC Holiday Carolina Blood Drive
Fetzer HallThe Holiday Carolina Blood Drive is celebrating 25 years! Show you bleed Carolina Blue and donate blood with the American Red Cross at the Holiday Carolina Blood Drive. As a... Read more »
Gillings School Final Exam Week Events
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Community Engagement in Research at Carolina: Updates and Moving Forward
G010 BondurantJoin the Department of Health Sciences to learn about community engagement in research at Carolina with Dr. Essie Torres from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research. Lunch will... Read more »
Exploring LGBTQ+ and Disaster Data within the US Census Bureau Household Pulse Survey
The fifth National Climate Assessment named sexual and gender minorities suscpetible to climate-related disasters for the first time. To build on these findings, please join us in a conversation exploring... Read more »
Collective Resiliency: The Six Pillars of Lifestyle Medicine
The six pillars of lifestyle medicine can significantly reduce chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension and heart disease. Join guest speaker, Gregory Stewart, for an interactive discussion on how you can incorporate these pillars into your daily life. Contact Caroline Carter with questions.
The Promise of AI in STEM Applications: Technology, Policy, and Ethical Implications
Artificial intelligence (AI) has broken into the popular discourse and has the potential to impact many different fields. Science and technology are constantly evolving and stand to benefit significantly from... Read more »
Introduction to Atlas.ti Part 1
This short course will demonstrate the capabilities of the PC version of ATLAS.ti (version 23), a qualitative analysis software program for coding and interpreting qualitative data. ATLAS.ti also provides numerous options for attaching memos and comments to text segments, documents, and codes. We will demonstrate how to import textual data, create and apply codes, write... Read more »
Usability Testing in Survey Research
Usability testing allows in-depth evaluation of how respondents & interviewers interact with questionnaires, particularly web & mobile surveys. A respondent may understand the survey question & response options, but may be unable to select their answer accurately on the small screen of a smartphone. It is critical for researchers to have the necessary tools to... Read more »
Introduction to Stata
This 5-hour (1/23/24 and 1/25/24; 1pm – 3:30pm each day) course will be offered online only. Attendance is required – this course will not be recorded. This course introduces students... Read more »
Integrated Mixed Methods
Mixed methods research (MMR) refers to research design & implementation that combines qualitative & quantitative data collection and/or analysis strategies. This course discusses best practices, through the review of exemplars... Read more »
Optimizing Data Collection and Creating Maps with Drones
This course is being offered in collaboration between the Odum Institute and the Center for Urban & Regional Studies. This course, led by the Carolina Drone Lab, will cover drone data collection, planning, and analysis. Attendees will be introduced to: mission planning, creating automated flights for data capture, processing software for drone imagery (Pix4dMapper), and... Read more »
Vicarious Trauma and Compassion Fatigue in Higher Education: The Cost of Caring
1301 McGavran-Greenberg Hall (Michel A. Ibrahim Seminar Room) McGavran-Greenberg Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesThis session provides interactive dialogue about the transference of trauma, and subsequent compassion fatigue that is common in higher education settings. Join us to discuss resilience skills to over come vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue in Higher Education. Contact Tiffany Edouard with questions.
Monthly Meeting of UNC’s Literature, Medicine, and Culture Colloquium (LMCC)
HHIVE Lab, Greenlaw 524Meetings moderated by LMCC Co-Directors Paul Blom and Mindy Buchanan-King, both of whom are PhD students and Teaching Fellows in UNC's Department of English and Comparative LiteratureThe Literature, Medicine, and Culture Colloquium (LMCC) at Carolina is an informal reading and working group of graduate and professional students (but open to the entire Carolina community) who... Read more »
Introduction to Qualtrics
This course will be offered ONLINE. It will not be recorded as there are in-class activities. This is a 4 hour course. Description: Qualtrics is a powerful browser-based web-survey tool. It is available to UNC Chapel Hill faculty, staff, and students, for UNC-related projects. Qualtrics allows users to build complex surveys, distribute them, and analyze the... Read more »
Methods for Cross Cultural Research
This course will be offered online only. Attendance is required – this course will not be recorded. Methods for Cross-Cultural Research is a 2.5 hour short-course focused on designing and implementing social science research cross-culturally, with a particular emphasis on collecting interview data. In the face of increasing globalization, concerns for external validity, and the... Read more »