Week of Events
Mental Health First Aid Training
Mental Health First Aid Training
Mental Health First Aid is an 8-hour training that will give students, staff and faculty the skills to help someone who is developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. Just as CPR training helps a layperson without medical training assist an individual following a heart attack, Mental Health First Aid training... Read more »
Gentle Yoga
Gentle Yoga
Join the Culture of Health for a gentle yoga session. Mondays – Noon – Contact rhoda_cerny@unc.edu (30 minutes - virtual) Wednesdays – 5:15 PM – Contact rhoda_cerny@unc.edu (45 minutes - virtual) Thursdays – 11 AM – In-person (30 minutes) – 0003 Michael Hooker Research Center Thursdays – 5:15 PM – In-person (45 minutes) – 0003... Read more »
Dissertation Defense: Tyler Malone
Dissertation Defense: Tyler Malone
Health policy and management doctoral candidate Tyler Malone will present his dissertation research, "The effects of the Affordable Care Act Provisions on harmful substance use among young adults." This dissertation defense will take place via Zoom only. Contact Valerie Hooker with questions.
Mental Health First Aid Training
Mental Health First Aid Training
Mental Health First Aid is an 8-hour training that will give students, staff and faculty the skills to help someone who is developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. Just as CPR training helps a layperson without medical training assist an individual following a heart attack, Mental Health First Aid training... Read more »
Version Control and Collaboration with Git and GitHub
Version Control and Collaboration with Git and GitHub
In this two-part (3/21, 3/23) course, participants will learn how to keep track of the code they use in their research using the version control system Git and the collaboration platform GitHub. This course will be a soft pre-requisite for the upcoming “Modular Design and Automated Testing in R” on 4/18 and 4/20. Please visit... Read more »
Mindful Meditation
Mindful Meditation
Mindfulness and self-compassion meditations assist with stress reduction, mental flexibility and resilience. Dedicate time to self-nurture with a 15-minute mindfulness meditation and self-compassion session. Tuesdays – 10 AM in 0003 Michael Hooker Research Center
Walking Groups
Walking Groups
Tuesdays – 10:30 AM Meet at the Pittsboro St. entrance to McGavran-Greenberg Hall for a 30-minute walk on campus or the neighborhood nearby.
Housing Insecurity, Life Course Health and Policy Implications
Housing Insecurity, Life Course Health and Policy Implications
Join NC TraCS Institute for a CTSA Visiting Trainee Program seminar with Aarti Bhat, MS. Housing insecurity is a prevalent public health concern associated with a multitude of adverse health outcomes. Bhat, a doctoral candidate in the Demography Dual Degree Program within the Penn State College of Human Development & Family Studies, will discuss the... Read more »
HPM Chair Candidate: Dr. Sarah Hawley
HPM Chair Candidate: Dr. Sarah Hawley
The Department of Health Policy and Management presents a chair candidate talk with Dr. Sarah Hawley titled "Building Health Policy and Management for the Future." Tuesday, March 21st 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Joan Heckler Gillings Auditorium/ 133 Rosenau Hall Join in person or via zoom. Contact Sarah Villa Arreguin with questions.
Visual Inquiry in Qualitative Research
Visual Inquiry in Qualitative Research
Visual imagery has an expanding role in social science research methods. Keeping in mind the needs of a researcher who has little or no formal training in the visual arts, this course will offer criteria for the use of visual methods in qualitative inquiry that will help researchers sharpen their analytical skills. Analyzing images requires... Read more »
2023 Gordon H. DeFriese Distinguished Lecture on Health Services Research and Health Policy
2023 Gordon H. DeFriese Distinguished Lecture on Health Services Research and Health Policy
The 2023 Gordon H. DeFriese Lecture will take place on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at 1 p.m. at the NC Botanical Garden. Dr. Julia Adler-Milstein's presentation is titled “Turning Digital Fumes into a Breath of Fresh Air”. This event is free and open to UNC community and the public. A zoom option will be available... Read more »
Precision Nutrition: Connections Between Food, Environment and Health Virtual Mini-symposium
Precision Nutrition: Connections Between Food, Environment and Health Virtual Mini-symposium
Join the UNC Program for Precision Medicine in Health Care (PPMH) for Precision Nutrition: Connections Between Food, Environment, & Health, a free virtual mini-symposium from 2-4 p.m. on Wednesday, March 22. Precision nutrition is an emerging personalized approach to nutrition that takes into account an individual’s unique dietary needs, lifestyle factors, and genetic makeup. This... Read more »
Gentle Yoga
Gentle Yoga
Join the Culture of Health for a gentle yoga session. Mondays – Noon – Contact rhoda_cerny@unc.edu (30 minutes - virtual) Wednesdays – 5:15 PM – Contact rhoda_cerny@unc.edu (45 minutes - virtual) Thursdays – 11 AM – In-person (30 minutes) – 0003 Michael Hooker Research Center Thursdays – 5:15 PM – In-person (45 minutes) – 0003... Read more »
Version Control and Collaboration with Git and GitHub
Version Control and Collaboration with Git and GitHub
In this two-part (3/21, 3/23) course, participants will learn how to keep track of the code they use in their research using the version control system Git and the collaboration platform GitHub. This course will be a soft pre-requisite for the upcoming “Modular Design and Automated Testing in R” on 4/18 and 4/20. Please visit... Read more »
Gentle Yoga
Gentle Yoga
Join the Culture of Health for a gentle yoga session. Mondays – Noon – Contact rhoda_cerny@unc.edu (30 minutes - virtual) Wednesdays – 5:15 PM – Contact rhoda_cerny@unc.edu (45 minutes - virtual) Thursdays – 11 AM – In-person (30 minutes) – 0003 Michael Hooker Research Center Thursdays – 5:15 PM – In-person (45 minutes) – 0003... Read more »
Walking Groups
Walking Groups
Tuesdays – 10:30 AM Meet at the Pittsboro St. entrance to McGavran-Greenberg Hall for a 30-minute walk on campus or the neighborhood nearby.
The 2023 Environmental Justice Lecture with Corban Addison
The 2023 Environmental Justice Lecture with Corban Addison
The Epidemiology and Justice Student Group and the UNC Gillings School's Department of Epidemiology present: The 2023 Environmental Justice Lecture Featuring Corban Addison, human rights advocate and international bestselling author of Wastelands. Thursday, March 23 3-4 P.M. 136 Tate-Turner-Kuralt Auditorium and via Zoom This lecture honors the late Dr. Steven B. Wing, also known as... Read more »
Gentle Yoga
Gentle Yoga
Join the Culture of Health for a gentle yoga session. Mondays – Noon – Contact rhoda_cerny@unc.edu (30 minutes - virtual) Wednesdays – 5:15 PM – Contact rhoda_cerny@unc.edu (45 minutes - virtual) Thursdays – 11 AM – In-person (30 minutes) – 0003 Michael Hooker Research Center Thursdays – 5:15 PM – In-person (45 minutes) – 0003... Read more »
UNC Biostatistics Alumni Panel
UNC Biostatistics Alumni Panel
Join the Department of Biostatistics to hear from a panel of UNC biostatistics alumni about their experiences interviewing for employment opportunities. These alums can answer your questions about what it's... Read more »