We Are!
Anne Queen Lounge, Campus YDr. Ronda Bullock the founder and director of We Are will share her story on Feb. 5th from 5-6 p.m. at the Campus Y Anne Queen Lounge. We Are is... Read more »
Dr. Ronda Bullock the founder and director of We Are will share her story on Feb. 5th from 5-6 p.m. at the Campus Y Anne Queen Lounge. We Are is... Read more »
The Department of Biostatistics welcomes Dr. Emery Brown, Professor in Institute for Medical Engineering and Science at MIT. Professor Brown is an anesthesiologist-statistician whose experimental research has made important contributions to understanding how anesthetics act in the brain to create the states of general anesthesia. In his statistics research, he has developed signal processing algorithms... Read more »
This 3-day (2/3, 2/5, and 2/6) course will offer an introduction to SPSS and will demonstrate how to work with data saved in SPSS format. It will demonstrate how to work with SPSS syntax, how to create your own SPSS data files, and how to convert data in other formats to SPSS. It will also... Read more »
The Healthcare Executives Student Association will be holding a live and silent auction at the Carolina Brewery on Feb. 6 from 7-9 p.m. There will be a cash bar and... Read more »
Usability testing allows in-depth evaluation of how respondents and interviewers interact with questionnaires, particularly web and mobile surveys. Not all design guidelines work equally well for all surveys and all survey populations. Capabilities of computerized surveys are constantly emerging. It is critical for researchers to have the necessary tools to evaluate, test, and modify surveys... Read more »
Register now to attend the fifth annual Triangle Global Health Career Day on Friday, February 7th to explore a wide range of health careers, cultivate your network with local health... Read more »
Til Stürmer, the Nancy A. Dreyer Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Epidemiology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will present as part of the Carolina... Read more »
Dr. Cairo We’ve all heard that a picture is worth a thousand words, but what if we don’t understand what we’re looking at? Alberto Cairo, PhD, is the Knight Chair... Read more »
An illustration from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals the basic form of the virus blamed for the outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China. (Illustration/Alissa... Read more »
Dr. Charles Johnson, Associate Professor of History and Director of the Public History Program at North Carolina Central University, will be a guest speaker at the Chatham Community Library at... Read more »
Do you have an idea that can make a social, economic or environmental impact? Now is your chance to share it with the UNC innovation and entrepreneurial community. Apply by... Read more »
Come see students display their research and entrepreneurship endeavors! The event will feature online and residential student posters. Two $100 gift cards will be presented! There will be free food and coffee! If you're interested in participating, RSVP by Feb. 1. RSVP information Online students can send the link to their poster to David Gaviria.
North Carolina has one of the worst records in the nation for the deaths of babies a year or younger. The rate of Black babies’ deaths is driving that statistic. Statewide, the gap between Black and white infant deaths was wider in 2018 than it was in 1999. Black infants born in North Carolina are... Read more »
A conversation with Nandita Mani and Sarah Wright about the cost of scholarly information and the implications for UNC-Chapel Hill. In February, the University of California canceled its contract with Elsevier... Read more »
Culture of Health at the Gillings School of Global Public Health invites you to celebrate National Heart Health Month at the Love Your Heart event. Free heart-healthy information and snacks... Read more »
Dr. Balbus is a world leader on the effects of climate change on human health and leads NIEHS efforts on this topic. His background combines training and experience in clinical... Read more »
Calvin Arter, doctoral student in environmental sciences and engineering, will present on "Strategies for Cleaner Air: Quantifying the Impact of Transportation Sector Emissions on Regional Air Quality." This talk is... Read more »
The Implementation Science Student Group (ISSG) leadership team would like to invite you to join our Spring ISSG field trip with the National Implementation Research Network (NIRN) and Frank Porter... Read more »
Plants are good for the body and spirit and make great Valentine's Day gifts! Bring plants, clipping, pots, watering cans and other plant supplies to share. Label your plants if... Read more »
Join UNC for an upcoming discussion with the authors of the newly released book, Sexual Citizens: A Landmark Study of Sex, Power, and Assault on Campus. The event is Thursday, February 13 at 3 p.m. in the Carolina Union Auditorium. Authors Jennifer S. Hirsch and Shamus Khan, both faculty at Columbia University, will share details... Read more »
Single-cell RNA-Seq(scRNA-seq) is the most widely used high-throughput technology to measure genome-wide gene expression at the single-cell level. However, single-cell data present unique challenges that have required the development of specialized methods and software infrastructure to successfully derive biological insights. Compared to bulk RNA-seq, there is an increased scale of the number of observations (or... Read more »
Dr. Pandolfino is the Hans Popper Professor of Medicine and Chief of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University. His career has focused primarily on studying the biomechanics of bolus transport and gastrointestinal motility as it pertains to gastroesophageal reflux and swallowing disorders. He currently is funded by the NIH... Read more »
Oscar Gonzalez, an Assistant Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will present “On Learning Machine Learning” as part of the Carolina Population Center’s... Read more »
The 2020 Health Policy Day will consist of Danielle Gray's keynote address, a panel of NC health care leaders and closing remarks by Jon Oberlander and Pam Silberman. Danielle Gray... Read more »