Wind Down Wednesday – Mental Fitness Series

Wind Down Wednesday is a virtual mental fitness series created to help students to maintain a healthy school-life balance. Join professionals in Public Health and Mental Health invited by Associate Dean for Student Affairs Charletta Sims Evans to coach current students on keeping stress and anxiety low during the semester. Jan. 27: Radical Self Care... Read more »

Event Series Introduction to Focus Groups

Introduction to Focus Groups

Focus groups are commonly used to capture rich information about attitudes and beliefs. This class will prepare prospective students to organize and moderate focus groups. Students will learn the most appropriate uses of focus groups, how to segment and recruit audiences, how to develop a moderator’s guide, and how to moderate focus groups. The class... Read more »

Population genetics inference using segments of identity by descent

Dr. Sharon Browning's expertise is population genetics methods for large scale genetic data. In this lecture, she will discuss "Population genetics inference using segments of identity by descent." Segments of identity by descent (IBD) are long tracts of DNA shared by pairs of individuals due to inheritance from a recent common ancestor. These segments are... Read more »

Home Environments for Wellness Book Club and Peer Support Pod

Our home environment plays an important role in our overall well-being. Let’s reassess the state of our home environments and create more inspired spaces that support our mental health and wellness. We’ll learn about some common themes in design and wellness, read a book that will guide us through our individual home assessments and share... Read more »

Creating a Space for Black Student Entrepreneurs

The UNC Entrepreneurship Center will be hosting their event Creating a Space for Black Student Entrepreneurs on Jan. 28 at 6 p.m. This session will focus on discussing the various journeys of Black student entrepreneurs. The panelists include Nehemiah Stewart, Caitlyn Kumi, Sherrod Crum and Chi Nwogu as the moderator. This event is FREE and... Read more »

Gillings International Student Support Pod

Hosted by Student Services at the Gillings School, this support pod is for international students. Jan. 29 at noon Registration is required.

Uncovering Metabolic T cell Activation in Obesity Associated Diseases

Department of Nutrition Seminar: Uncovering Metabolic T cell Activation in Obesity Associated Diseases Speaker: Arion Kennedy, PhD, assistant professor of molecular and structural biochemistry at NC State University Registration required. Contact John Easterbrook with questions.

Saving the House We Built: African Americans, Democracy and the Attack on the U.S. Capitol

This lecture qualifies for 2 hours of credit toward the Gillings School inclusive excellence training requirements for faculty and staff. “Saving the House We Built: African Americans, Democracy, and the Attack on the U.S. Capitol” A critical conversation about African Americans, democracy and the attack on the U.S. Capitol. This event will feature presentations by... Read more »

Event Series Gentle Yoga

Gentle Yoga

Join the Gillings School's Culture of Health for 30-minute gentle yoga online classes at the following times: Gentle Yoga Mondays - noon (30 minutes) Please contact rcerny@email.unc.edu if you would... Read more »