Map the System 2022 Global Final

Registration is now open to the general public for the Map the System 2022 Global Final!  Six finalists - chosen based on their level of insight and application of systems thinking - will advance to the public final round on June 19 from 4am-11am EST (held in London) and compete for cash prizes and audience favorite.... Read more »

Version Control and Collaboration with Git and GitHub

Participants will learn how to keep track of the code they use in their research using the version control system Git and the collaboration platform GitHub. Git and Github are applicable to any text-based programming or analysis language, including R, Python, Stata, Julia, and others. Participants should create a GitHub account at github.com and install... Read more »

Communicating Research and Policy: Learning from Experts at Government and Research Organizations

In this Monthly Connect from the N.C. Office of Strategic Partnerships, university and state agency communications experts will share strategies for successful communication between government and research; insight about the importance of such communication for evidence-informed decision making; and opportunities for partnership in this work. There will be time for Q&A.   Panelists Karl Bates,... Read more »

Dissertation Defense: Hadi Beyhaghi

1101F McGavran-Greenberg Hall 401 Pittsboro Street, Chapel Hill

Doctoral candidate within the Department of Health Policy and Management Hadi Beyhaghi will defend his dissertation on June 30 from 10 a.m. - noon. The title of his dissertation is... Read more »

Canvas Info Session

Join the Gillings Educational Technology Team for a Canvas Info Session. They will host them bimonthly throughout the summer. They will cover the Sakai to Canvas transition timeline, explain how to get started with your first course in Canvas, go over the Canvas interface, and take your questions. Learn more and register.

Using the Twitter API for Research

In this course, participants will learn to use the Twitter Application Programming Interface to retrieve tweets for use in research. We will cover R packages to connect to the Twitter API, retrieve tweets from specific users or based on keywords, and extract follower networks (i.e. who follows who). Participants should register for a Twitter developer... Read more »

Canvas Challenge Summer 2022

The Canvas Challenge is a multi-module, guided-paced course available fully online on Canvas for Gillings’ teaching faculty. The Challenge affords instructors a collaborative space to refine their pedagogical practices with discussion among faculty, facilitation of an instructional designer, and support in course development in Canvas. Register for the summer cohort by COB on Friday, July... Read more »

Third Annual Interdisciplinary Nutrition Sciences Symposium: Diet and Chronic Unresolved Inflammation: Implications for Obesity-Associated Complications

133 Rosenau Hall (Joan Heckler Gillings Auditorium) Rosenau Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

You are invited to the Third Annual Interdisciplinary Nutrition Sciences Symposium, to be held in person on July 21-22 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Registration and travel awards are available for early-stage investigators and trainees. All are welcome to attend. Presenters: Charles Serhan, PhD, Simon Gelman Professor of Anesthesia, Harvard Medical... Read more »

Third Annual Interdisciplinary Nutrition Sciences Symposium: Diet and Chronic Unresolved Inflammation: Implications for Obesity-Associated Complications

133 Rosenau Hall (Joan Heckler Gillings Auditorium) Rosenau Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

You are invited to the Third Annual Interdisciplinary Nutrition Sciences Symposium, to be held in person on July 21-22 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Registration and travel awards are available for early-stage investigators and trainees. All are welcome to attend. Presenters: Charles Serhan, PhD, Simon Gelman Professor of Anesthesia, Harvard Medical... Read more »

2022 Qualitative Research Summer Intensive

ResearchTalk and The Odum Institute at University of North Carolina present: 19th annual Qualitative Research Summer Intensive July 25-29 and August 3-5, 2022 - courses offered exclusively in online format • Join us for up to 8 days of qualitative research professional development courses. • Visit http://www.researchtalk.com/qrsi-2022/ for more information and a link to register.... Read more »

Event Series Gillings Canvas Info Session

Gillings Canvas Info Session

Join the Gillings Educational Technology Team for a Canvas Info Session. They'll cover the Sakai to Canvas transition timeline and explain how to get started with your first course in Canvas, with a focus on the manual migration process for Fall courses moving to Canvas. Upcoming sessions: Canvas Info Session #4: Monday, July 25, from... Read more »

2022 Qualitative Research Summer Intensive

ResearchTalk and The Odum Institute at University of North Carolina present: 19th annual Qualitative Research Summer Intensive July 25-29 and August 3-5, 2022 - courses offered exclusively in online format • Join us for up to 8 days of qualitative research professional development courses. • Visit http://www.researchtalk.com/qrsi-2022/ for more information and a link to register.... Read more »

2022 Qualitative Research Summer Intensive

ResearchTalk and The Odum Institute at University of North Carolina present: 19th annual Qualitative Research Summer Intensive July 25-29 and August 3-5, 2022 - courses offered exclusively in online format • Join us for up to 8 days of qualitative research professional development courses. • Visit http://www.researchtalk.com/qrsi-2022/ for more information and a link to register.... Read more »

Approaches to Ethical Deliberation in Precision Public Health

Future Leaders in Precision Public Health is sponsoring a free virtual webinar on July 27th from 7-8 pm. Dr. Ainsley Newson will present her talk, "Approaches to Ethical Deliberation in Precision Public Health," which will cover the ethical implications as genomics shifts from within the medical paradigm to population-level programs and the role of bioethics... Read more »

2022 Qualitative Research Summer Intensive

ResearchTalk and The Odum Institute at University of North Carolina present: 19th annual Qualitative Research Summer Intensive July 25-29 and August 3-5, 2022 - courses offered exclusively in online format • Join us for up to 8 days of qualitative research professional development courses. • Visit http://www.researchtalk.com/qrsi-2022/ for more information and a link to register.... Read more »

2022 Qualitative Research Summer Intensive

ResearchTalk and The Odum Institute at University of North Carolina present: 19th annual Qualitative Research Summer Intensive July 25-29 and August 3-5, 2022 - courses offered exclusively in online format • Join us for up to 8 days of qualitative research professional development courses. • Visit http://www.researchtalk.com/qrsi-2022/ for more information and a link to register.... Read more »