Week of Events
Implementation of a Statewide Child Mental Health Training and Treatment Program: Focus on Clinical Fidelity Monitoring
Implementation of a Statewide Child Mental Health Training and Treatment Program: Focus on Clinical Fidelity Monitoring
MCH Lunch & Learn - November 11 Dana Hagele, MD, MPH is a board-certified child abuse pediatrician and co-founder and co-director of the North Carolina Child Treatment Program. She will be leading a discussion entitled "Implementation of a Statewide Child Mental Health Training and Treatment Program: Focus on Clinical Fidelity Monitoring." Please feel free to... Read more »
Fall Social
Fall Social
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
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 »
Elsevier Contract Town Hall Meeting
Elsevier Contract Town Hall Meeting
Elsevier Town Hall Meeting Dates The University Libraries is now in renewal negotiations with Elsevier, the world’s largest publisher of scholarly journals. The contract expires on December 31. The University seeks an agreement that is affordable and sustainable and that is consistent with both Faculty Council Resolution 2019-8 and the University’s open access policy. You... Read more »
Mental and Financial Freedom for Athletes: The NCAA Ruling on Fair Play
Mental and Financial Freedom for Athletes: The NCAA Ruling on Fair Play
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 »
Fall Passport Drive 2019
Fall Passport Drive 2019
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
Alumni Panel Discussion and Networking Event
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 Global Public Health. Please join the PHLSA in an engaging session to discuss and explore “What is Leadership in Public Health?” Panelists are all Gillings... Read more »
Fall Passport Drive 2019
Fall Passport Drive 2019
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 »
The Influence of Clothing and Other Textiles on Your Exposure to Indoor Air Pollutants
The Influence of Clothing and Other Textiles on Your Exposure to Indoor Air Pollutants
Textiles can have a very large capacity to accumulate indoor pollutants. As such, textiles can act as a major source, but they also can act as a sink that can lower exposure depending on their history. Given clothing’s close proximity to the skin, it can be a particularly influential exposure mediator. Laboratory and human studies... Read more »
Deep Generative Models for Density Estimation and Beyond
Deep Generative Models for Density Estimation and Beyond
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
Medicare for All and the 2020 Presidential Election
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
PhD Dissertation Defense: Juan Carlos Salgado Hernandez
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
MAKING A MARK: The 1619 Project, Investigative Journalism and Raising the Caliber of Reporting Through Diverse Voices
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 »