Week of Events
Gentle Yoga
Gentle Yoga
Join the Gillings School's Culture of Health for three 30-minute gentle yoga online classes at the following times: Gentle Yoga Mondays - noon (30 minutes) Wednesdays - noon (30 minutes)... Read more »
Leveling Up: A New Civil Discourse in American Politics with Dr. Andrew Perrin
Leveling Up: A New Civil Discourse in American Politics with Dr. Andrew Perrin
Andrew Perrin is a professor of sociology and has been a member of the Carolina faculty since 2001. An accomplished and interdisciplinary scholar, he has conducted research on the cultural sociology of democracy, health messages in children’s movies and translations of postwar Frankfurt School theory, among other work. Perrin serves as the director of Carolina... Read more »
Mindfulness Self-Compassion Sessions
Mindfulness Self-Compassion Sessions
In this time that is so challenging for all of us, take a few moments to nurture yourself. UNC's Well-Being Program, in partnership with the Department of Psychiatry, is offering... Read more »
Money Talk Monday – Prioritizing Debt During COVID
Money Talk Monday – Prioritizing Debt During COVID
Gillings Culture of Health and Student Affairs present Money Talk Monday - Prioritizing Debt During COVID with guest Joann Gomez - Harm Reduction Coalition. Join us Monday, October 26, 5:00... Read more »
Pumpkin Carving Social hosted by Gillings Student Government Association
Pumpkin Carving Social hosted by Gillings Student Government Association
The Student Government Association at the Gillings School is hosting a pumpkin carving event on October 26 at 7 p.m. RSVP online by October 22. Link to event.
Mindfulness Self-Compassion Sessions
Mindfulness Self-Compassion Sessions
In this time that is so challenging for all of us, take a few moments to nurture yourself. UNC's Well-Being Program, in partnership with the Department of Psychiatry, is offering free virtual 20-minute mindfulness sessions to reduce stress and foster strength and resilience. 8:00 a.m. – Tuesday, Thursday 12:15 p.m. – Monday, Wednesday, Friday 4:00... Read more »
Odum Institute Short Course: Introduction to Survey Management
Odum Institute Short Course: Introduction to Survey Management
The Odum Institute will host an online 2-day (10/27 and 10/28) course focused on the application of project management principles and techniques to the management of survey research projects. At... Read more »
FHI 360-UNC Gillings Graduate Public Health Research Fellowship Info Sessions
FHI 360-UNC Gillings Graduate Public Health Research Fellowship Info Sessions
FHI 360, in partnership with Gillings Global Health Solutions, offers a year-long funded research fellowship program for first-year master's students and 1st- and 2nd-year doctoral students. The fellowship covers in-state... Read more »
Mindfulness Self-Compassion Sessions
Mindfulness Self-Compassion Sessions
In this time that is so challenging for all of us, take a few moments to nurture yourself. UNC's Well-Being Program, in partnership with the Department of Psychiatry, is offering... Read more »
FHI 360-UNC Gillings Graduate Public Health Research Fellowship Info Sessions
FHI 360-UNC Gillings Graduate Public Health Research Fellowship Info Sessions
FHI 360, in partnership with Gillings Global Health Solutions, offers a year-long funded research fellowship program for first-year master's students and 1st- and 2nd-year doctoral students. The fellowship covers in-state tuition, fees, health insurance, and provides a stipend. Fellows receive mentoring from an FHI 360 representative, along with working on various research projects. Come learn... Read more »
Deliberating Across Difference: Ground Rules for Public Dialogue in the Classroom
Deliberating Across Difference: Ground Rules for Public Dialogue in the Classroom
Finding it hard to speak your mind in class about politics, policy and the upcoming election? Staying civil when others aren’t? Want some tools for navigating these discussions and debates? This session is for students. Speakers: Kevin Marinelli, PhD Executive Director, UNC Program for Public Discourse; Sarah Treul, PhD, Distinguished Associate Professor, Political Science Date... Read more »
Odum Institute Short Course: Introduction to Survey Management
Odum Institute Short Course: Introduction to Survey Management
The Odum Institute will host an online 2-day (10/27 and 10/28) course focused on the application of project management principles and techniques to the management of survey research projects. At... Read more »
Thrive: Revisiting (and Revising) Your 2020 Goals with Dr. Bahby Banks
Thrive: Revisiting (and Revising) Your 2020 Goals with Dr. Bahby Banks
Gillings Virtual Fall Student Success Seminar - Thrive: Revisiting (and Revising) Your 2020 Goals with Dr. Bahby Banks UNC Gillings Student Success Seminars focus on empowering all of our students to succeed in navigating the university environment. We plan the seminars with the overall goal of equipping students to achieve their academic and personal goals... Read more »
UNC-IntraHealth Summer Fellows Program Info Session
UNC-IntraHealth Summer Fellows Program Info Session
UNC-IntraHealth Summer Fellows Program will be holding two virtual information sessions at noon and 5 p.m. on Oct. 28 for Gillings first-year master's students and current doctoral students to learn... Read more »
Combating Racial Stressors Workshop for BIPOC Grad Students
Combating Racial Stressors Workshop for BIPOC Grad Students
The UNC Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) Multicultural Health Program (MCHP) will be hosting a workshop for BIPOC graduate students on Combating Racial Stressors. Please register online.
Gentle Yoga
Gentle Yoga
Join the Gillings School's Culture of Health for three 30-minute gentle yoga online classes at the following times: Gentle Yoga Mondays - noon (30 minutes) Wednesdays - noon (30 minutes)... Read more »
Mindfulness Self-Compassion Sessions
Mindfulness Self-Compassion Sessions
In this time that is so challenging for all of us, take a few moments to nurture yourself. UNC's Well-Being Program, in partnership with the Department of Psychiatry, is offering... Read more »
The Promise of Adolescence: Realizing Opportunity for All Youth
The Promise of Adolescence: Realizing Opportunity for All Youth
Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute is pleased to welcome Dr. Joanna Lee Williams as the second speaker in their 2020-2021 distinguished lecture series Fostering Resilience for Our Children: From Birth Through Adolescence. The Promise of Adolescence: Realizing Opportunity for All Youth Joanna Lee Williams, PhD, is an associate professor in the Graduate School of Applied... Read more »
Finding Your Zone of Genius
Finding Your Zone of Genius
Melissa Carrier, Director of UNC Social Innovation, will facilitate an activity around the four different zones of function that Gay Hendricks identified in his book, The Big Leap. Dr. Tierney Bates, Interim Executive Director of University Career Services and sought-after speaker and facilitator in the areas of diversity, equity and inclusion, fundraising and career coaching... Read more »
Wind Down Wednesdays: Making Healthy Food Choices
Wind Down Wednesdays: Making Healthy Food Choices
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 your stress and anxiety low during the Fall semester. Speaker: Jonathan Earnest... Read more »
UNC-IntraHealth Summer Fellows Program Info Session
UNC-IntraHealth Summer Fellows Program Info Session
UNC-IntraHealth Summer Fellows Program will be holding two virtual information sessions at noon and 5 p.m. on Oct. 28 for Gillings first-year master's students and current doctoral students to learn more about the Fellows program. This is a funded 10-week fellowship during the summer. A representative from IntraHealth and previous fellows will be in attendance... Read more »
Gentle Yoga
Gentle Yoga
Join the Gillings School's Culture of Health for three 30-minute gentle yoga online classes at the following times: Gentle Yoga Mondays - noon (30 minutes) Wednesdays - noon (30 minutes) Wednesdays - 5:15 p.m. (45 minutes) Please contact rcerny@email.unc.edu if you would like to join a class.
How to Be an Antiracist: A Conversation with Ibram X. Kendi
How to Be an Antiracist: A Conversation with Ibram X. Kendi
Ibram X. Kendi will join an audience live on Zoom for a moderated discussion of antiracism with UNC School of Social Work faculty members Travis Albritton and Tonya Van Deinse, followed by a Q&A session with questions submitted by audience members via Zoom chat. Note: The host is not permitted to record this event for... Read more »
Mindfulness Self-Compassion Sessions
Mindfulness Self-Compassion Sessions
In this time that is so challenging for all of us, take a few moments to nurture yourself. UNC's Well-Being Program, in partnership with the Department of Psychiatry, is offering free virtual 20-minute mindfulness sessions to reduce stress and foster strength and resilience. 8:00 a.m. – Tuesday, Thursday 12:15 p.m. – Monday, Wednesday, Friday 4:00... Read more »
COVID-19 and Beyond: Cities on the Front Lines of a Healthier Future
COVID-19 and Beyond: Cities on the Front Lines of a Healthier Future
On Thursday, October 29, the Partnership for Healthy Cities—supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies, the World Health Organization and Vital Strategies—is holding its first discussion to feature the voices of global health leaders and leading mayors on the urban response to COVID-19. The conversation will highlight how city leaders are innovating locally and collaborating globally to guide us through the pandemic toward... Read more »
Discovering how complex traits are regulated using unsupervised learning
Discovering how complex traits are regulated using unsupervised learning
Barbara E. Engelhardt, an associate professor, joined the Princeton Computer Science Department in 2014 from Duke University, where she had been an assistant professor in Biostatistics and Bioinformatics and Statistical... Read more »
Gillings Pet Lovers Pod – Halloween Party
Gillings Pet Lovers Pod – Halloween Party
Please come to the Gillings School Pet Lovers Halloween party. People and pets are invited to dress up and have fun. Everyone is welcome! You don't need a pet or a costume to enjoy the event. Join the fun.
Mindfulness Self-Compassion Sessions
Mindfulness Self-Compassion Sessions
In this time that is so challenging for all of us, take a few moments to nurture yourself. UNC's Well-Being Program, in partnership with the Department of Psychiatry, is offering free virtual 20-minute mindfulness sessions to reduce stress and foster strength and resilience. 8:00 a.m. – Tuesday, Thursday 12:15 p.m. – Monday, Wednesday, Friday 4:00... Read more »
The UNC COVID-19 Household Transmission Study (Co-HOST)
The UNC COVID-19 Household Transmission Study (Co-HOST)
Jessica Lin, MD, MSCR, is an assistant professor of medicine in UNC's Division of Infectious Diseases. She trained in UNC's ID fellowship at UNC and joined the faculty in 2013. Before COVID, she was pursuing clinical and translational studies on drug-resistant malaria and malaria transmission in Cambodia and Tanzania. In April 2020 she launched Co-HOST,... Read more »
Mindfulness Self-Compassion Sessions
Mindfulness Self-Compassion Sessions
In this time that is so challenging for all of us, take a few moments to nurture yourself. UNC's Well-Being Program, in partnership with the Department of Psychiatry, is offering free virtual 20-minute mindfulness sessions to reduce stress and foster strength and resilience. 8:00 a.m. – Tuesday, Thursday 12:15 p.m. – Monday, Wednesday, Friday 4:00... Read more »
Nutrition Seminar: What Are My Biases? Implicit Bias Inventory and Dialogue
Nutrition Seminar: What Are My Biases? Implicit Bias Inventory and Dialogue
This Department of Nutrition seminar, "What Are My Biases? Implicit Bias Inventory and Dialogue," will feature Vickie Suggs-Jones, PhD, diversity and inclusion strategist/consultant from Diversity & HR Solutions, LLC. Registration... Read more »