Text Analysis Using R

This course explains how to clean and analyze textual data using R, including both raw and structured texts. It will cover multiple hands-on approaches to getting data into R and applying analytical methods to it, with a focus on techniques from the fields of text mining and Natural Language Processing. Registration required.

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 like to join a class.

Carolina Consortium on Human Development – Dr. Clare Harrop

Please join Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute this Fall for their series: “Carolina Consortium on Human Development: New Faces and New Directions.” See their website for the full list of speakers and dates. Dr. Clare Harrop will kick-off the series on Monday, Sept. 20 from 2-3:00 p.m. via zoom with her presentation, “Sex Differences... Read more »

SYNCH 2021: The National Conference for HIV, HCV, STI and LGBT Health

The 8th annual Synchronicity conference offers engaging talks from leaders in HIV, HCV, and STI prevention and care. Group rates are available as are scholarships for students. Continuing education units are available. Registration rates are as follows: Individual $90 Partner Organizations $75 per person Group (Five or more) $65 per person Poster Author $50 per... Read more »

SYNCH 2021: The National Conference for HIV, HCV, STI and LGBT Health

The 8th annual Synchronicity conference offers engaging talks from leaders in HIV, HCV, and STI prevention and care. Group rates are available as are scholarships for students. Continuing education units are available. Registration rates are as follows: Individual $90 Partner Organizations $75 per person Group (Five or more) $65 per person Poster Author $50 per... Read more »

Wellness Wednesday: Unconscious Bias

We all hold biases we aren’t aware of. Many of these biases are necessary to make quick decisions as we go about our day—which street to avoid when driving or walking, what to do when we see an animal on a hike, what financial institution to bank with. While these biases aid us in making... Read more »

Eating for Two: Mother’s Diet as an Intervention for Inorganic Arsenic-Associated Lower Birth Weight

All are invited to the weekly ESE In-House Seminar Series on Sept. 22, 2021, at 12:20 p.m. with doctoral student Jeliyah Clark presenting “Eating for Two: Mother’s Diet as an Intervention for Inorganic Arsenic-Associated Lower Birth Weight.” The series asks speakers to tailor their presentations for a general audience so that all participants benefit. For... Read more »

Introduction to Structural Equation Modeling

Structural equation modeling (SEM) is a general statistical method that can be employed to test theoretically derived models. In this introductory short course, we cover the fundamental concepts and skills... Read more »

Clear communication of race and ethnicity for public health: Best practices & common failings

Interested in improving the precision of communicating about race/ethnicity in publication? Join a team of interdisciplinary student researchers presenting a pre-conference workshop before the annual International Association of Population Health Science meeting. The workshop is open to non-conference members or attendees. Gillings students and faculty are encouraged to attend so that collectively we can improve... Read more »