BIOS Seminar: The sps3 experience

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

Leslie McClure, PhD, professor and chair of epidemiology and biostatistics at Drexel University's Dornsife School of Public Health, will present "A Post-Hoc Evaluation of a Sample Size Re-estimation: The SPS3 Experience," Methodologically, Dr. McClure is interested in the design and analysis of randomized clinical trials with multiple outcomes, and methodology for re-estimating sample size in... Read more »

Novant Lecture

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

Mandy Cohen, MD, secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), will deliver the Novant Lecture on Thursday, February 21, 2019. More information to follow. This... Read more »

Event Series ComSciCon-Triangle 2019

ComSciCon-Triangle 2019

Applications are open for the 5th annual ComSciCon-Triangle - a two-day science communication workshop organized by and for graduate students. The workshop features expert panels with talented local science communicators and activities for students to practice oral and written science communication skills. Both workshop days are all day events schedule from 8:30am to 3pm. To... Read more »

Event Series ComSciCon-Triangle 2019

ComSciCon-Triangle 2019

Applications are open for the 5th annual ComSciCon-Triangle - a two-day science communication workshop organized by and for graduate students. The workshop features expert panels with talented local science communicators and activities for students to practice oral and written science communication skills. Both workshop days are all day events schedule from 8:30am to 3pm. To... Read more »

Tyroler Distinguished Alumni Seminar: Facing Obesity in Mothers and Their Offspring

2306 McGavran-Greenberg Hall McGavran-Greenberg Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Michele R. Forman, PhD, FACE, is a distinguished professor and the department head in the Department of Nutrition Science at Purdue University — and an accomplished graduate of the UNC Gillings epidemiology department! She will give a talk titled, "Facing obesity and other co-morbidity in mothers and their offspring: a life course approach." This seminar... Read more »

Biostatistics Seminar: Bounds and Estimators for the Risk Function

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

Stephen R. Cole, PhD, professor of epidemiology at the Gillings School, will present a talk on, "Bounds and Estimators for the Risk Function." Dr. Cole works to build accurate and... Read more »

Monitoring Health Progress: From Global Estimates to Local Health Data

Room 2002 Carolina Square 133 West Franklin Street, Suite 100, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

The regular monitoring of key health indicators from mortality and morbidity to universal health coverage (UHC) progress is critical for the assessment of progress and performance, the development of strategies and plans, and the implementation of programs. This presentation will focus on the current balance between global estimates production and local data strengthening, the new... Read more »

Stress and Diet among Latinos Dissertation Presentation

230 Rosenau Hall (Mayes Center) Rosenau Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Deshira Wallace, a doctoral candidate in the health behavior department at the UNC’s Gilling School of Global Public Health, will present her research on the effects of multiple forms of... Read more »

Event Series Activity: Just Walk!

Activity: Just Walk!

Entrance, McGavran-Greenberg Hall (Pittsboro St. side) McGavran-Greenberg Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Join colleagues for a quick walk around the neighborhood. Meet at the Pittsboro Street entrance of McGavran-Greenberg Hall for this fun Culture of Health exercise opportunity. Bad weather? No problem.... Read more »

Event Series Activity: Yoga

Activity: Yoga

0003/0004 Michael Hooker Research Center Michael Hooker Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Students, faculty and staff are invited to join the Culture of Health team for free yoga classes. Beginners are welcome and mats are provided! Please contact Penny Slade-Sawyer with any... Read more »

Event Series Activity: Yoga

Activity: Yoga

0003/0004 Michael Hooker Research Center Michael Hooker Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Students, faculty and staff are invited to join the Culture of Health team for free yoga classes. Beginners are welcome and mats are provided! Please contact Penny Slade-Sawyer with any... Read more »

Pragmatic Clinical Trials: A conversation with leadership at UNC’s Translational and Clinical Sciences program

219 Brinkhous-Bullitt Building Brinkhous-Bullitt Building, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

The Translational and Clinical Sciences Institute (TraCS) at UNC's School of Medicine will host a conversation about how pragmatic trials differ from conventional clinical trials and which option is the right trial design for UNC’s research questions. Join us to learn more about pragmatic trials, and to share and discuss resources on campus for planning... Read more »

Event Series Activity: Just Walk!

Activity: Just Walk!

Entrance, McGavran-Greenberg Hall (Pittsboro St. side) McGavran-Greenberg Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Join colleagues for a quick walk around the neighborhood. Meet at the Pittsboro Street entrance of McGavran-Greenberg Hall for this fun Culture of Health exercise opportunity. Bad weather? No problem.... Read more »