Event Series 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.

Health Policy and Management Dissertation Defense: Caroleen Quach

PhD candidate in Health Policy and Management, Caroleen Quach, will defend her dissertation titled, "Integrating patient experience data to enhance treatment benefit evaluation in oncology trials: An application of joint models," on Monday, October 12 at 2:30 p.m. EDT. Contact vhooker@email.unc.edu with questions. Zoom link. Passcode: 447017

1789 Community Yoga

Every entrepreneur, big or small, benefits from relaxation techniques and a focus on mental well-being. Yoga provides clarity of mind, promotes creativity and builds confidence through trying something new — all of which are invaluable to entrepreneurs, whether you’re just starting out or already underway. It is also an awesome way to step away from... Read more »

Virtual Panel on Refugee Wellness from Interfaith Perspective

Hear from a panel of scholars, community advocates and practitioners who will discuss the role of interfaith dialogue and collaboration in their work with refugee families. Attendees will: a) increase their interfaith literacy, b) learn how, based on clients’ experiences, religion might function as a protective factor or barrier to adjustment, and c) acquire skills... Read more »

Event Series Text Analysis Using R

Text Analysis Using R

Text Analysis Using R This two-day workshop hosted by the Odum Institute for Research in Social Science will introduce participants to the basics of text analysis in R. Text analysis is a promising new approach that uses machine learning to discover patterns, trends, and other information by using text as data. Participants will develop the... Read more »

Event Series 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.

A Tale of Two Flows: Managing Variable Stream Flows and Cash Flows in the Water-Energy-Food Nexus

All are invited to the weekly Environmental Sciences and Engineering In-House Seminar Series, which continues virtually on Oct.14 at noon with Andrew Hamilton presenting “A Tale of Two Flows: Managing Variable Stream Flows and Cash Flows in the Water-Energy-Food Nexus.” The series asks speakers to tailor their presentation for a general audience so that all... Read more »

Meet the Mentors

Do you know there are 15 mentors at 1789 ready to talk to students about ideas, help them navigate innovative and entrepreneurial opportunities on campus and guide them through building prototypes, completing secondary market research, considering social impact, incorporating, branding, visualizing data, seeking funding? Attend this Meet the Mentor Series to learn a little more... Read more »

Wind Down Wednesdays: Avoiding and/or Eliminating Distractions

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: Shekinah Fashaw... Read more »

Event Series 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.

Event Series Text Analysis Using R

Text Analysis Using R

Text Analysis Using R This two-day workshop hosted by the Odum Institute for Research in Social Science will introduce participants to the basics of text analysis in R. Text analysis is a promising new approach that uses machine learning to discover patterns, trends, and other information by using text as data. Participants will develop the... Read more »

Biostatistics Seminar – Statistical Frameworks for Mapping 3D Shape Variation onto Genotypic and Phenotypic Variation

Dr. Lorin Crawford is a Senior Researcher at Microsoft Research New England and the RGSS Assistant Professor of Biostatistics at Brown University. His most recent work has earned him a place on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list, The Root 100 Most Influential African Americans list, and recognition as an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow.... Read more »

LaShauna Austria on Food Equity

The Food Justice Alliance at UNC would like to invite you to our next event on October 15th at 5 p.m., Discussions in Food Equity with LaShauna Austria. LaShauna is... Read more »

Health Behavior Alumni Trivia Night

Kurt Ribisl, Department of Health Behavior Department chair, will be providing a welcome and department updates then proceed straight into some trivia fun! Teams will be randomly assigned to facilitate... Read more »

Computational Methods for Analyzing Big Data in the Social Sciences

Computational Methods for Analyzing Big Data in the Social Sciences In this workshop hosted by the Odum Institute for Research in Social Science, participants will get an overview of various aspects of computational research methods. Specifically, this session will provide a brief overview of the most frequently-used computational methods in communication and media research, as... Read more »

Coronavirus Conversations COVID in U.S. Prisons and Jails

Congregate living spaces, and especially jails and prisons, have become COVID-19 hotspots due to ease of transmission and a lack of options for social distancing or quarantining.  In our nation’s jails and prisons, inmates have little freedom of movement, often lack access to adequate hygiene and healthcare facilities, and may be unable to isolate if... Read more »