Fall Social

Armfield Atrium, Michael Hooker Research Center Michael Hooker Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

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!)

Introduction to Qualtrics

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 open to UNC Students, faculty and staff with active UNC Qualtrics accounts who are registered with DUO through ITS. Please see event website for more... Read more »

Mental and Financial Freedom for Athletes: The NCAA Ruling on Fair Play

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

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 »

Event Series Fall Passport Drive 2019

Fall Passport Drive 2019

FedEx Global Education Center - 4th Floor 301 Pittsboro St, Chapel Hill, NC

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 »

Alumni Panel Discussion and Networking Event

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

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... Read more »

Event Series Fall Passport Drive 2019

Fall Passport Drive 2019

FedEx Global Education Center - 4th Floor 301 Pittsboro St, Chapel Hill, NC

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 »

Deep Generative Models for Density Estimation and Beyond

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

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 »

Medicare for All and the 2020 Presidential Election

G100 Bondurant Hall 321 South Columbia St, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

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 »

PhD Dissertation Defense: Juan Carlos Salgado Hernandez

123 Rosenau Hall 123 Rosenau Hall, Chapel Hill, United States

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."

MAKING A MARK: The 1619 Project, Investigative Journalism and Raising the Caliber of Reporting Through Diverse Voices

111 Carroll Hall Carroll Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

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: How Networks and Governance Shaped Japan’s 3/11 Disasters

4003 FedEx Global Education Center

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 »