Wind Down Wednesday – Mental Fitness Series

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 stress and anxiety low during the semester. Jan. 27: Radical Self Care... Read more »

Statistical methods for single-cell and spatial RNA-seq

Dr. Christina Kendziorski's research concerns statistical methods and software for computational biology and genomics. Her group develops statistical methods and software for the analysis of data from high-throughput genomics experiments and have considerable expertise in the experimental design and analysis of bulk RNA-seq studies and in single-cell RNA-seq. The group also uses high-throughput data from... Read more »

Logistic Regression

This online short course provides an introduction to logistic regression. Model specification, identification, estimation, hypothesis-testing, and interpretation of results are covered. Software to estimate these models is discussed, but not... Read more »

Home Environments for Wellness Book Club and Peer Support Pod

Our home environment plays an important role in our overall well-being. Let’s reassess the state of our home environments and create more inspired spaces that support our mental health and wellness. We’ll learn about some common themes in design and wellness, read a book that will guide us through our individual home assessments and share... Read more »

A Road Trip Extended: Fingerprinting Chemicals in the Air From the UNC Smog Chamber to Chinese Megacities

Environmental Sciences and Engineering Centennial Seminar Series Speaker: Jian Zhen Yu (PhD, 1996) Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering 2020 Distinguished Alumna Dr. Yu is a professor in the Department of Chemistry and the Division of Environment at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and is director of HKUST’s Environmental Central Facility and... Read more »

Investigational New Drug Workshop

This workshop will: • Define an investigational drug, including off-label use of FDA approved drugs • Provide guidance on determining when the IND regulations apply to research studies • Discuss the preparation and submission of IND applications to FDA • Review maintenance and safety reporting requirements • Encourage participant discussion of case scenarios Registration required.

HPM’s Womxn in Healthcare Leadership Coffee Chat: Modern Leadership

Approximately once a month, the Womxn in Healthcare Leadership student group hosts hourly “Coffee Chat” sessions that bring in guest speakers from around the country to discuss their experiences with pressing issues facing womxn in healthcare. This month they will be discussing balancing work, family and other stressors in the lives of healthcare professionals with... Read more »

Farm to School: Early Childhood and Primary Education

Join Gillings MPH/RD students as they host experts from different areas of the food system as part of the inaugural Farm to Institution Speaker Series, held under the Food for All Initiative at UNC-Chapel Hill. Whether you're interested in food production, preparation, access and equity, or education, this series is for you. Many organizations will... Read more »

Health Policy Day 2021

This year's theme is "Health Policy & Emergency Preparedness: Are We Ready for the Next Crisis?" Dr. Brandy N. Kelly Pryor of the Humana Foundation will deliver the keynote address: “Health Equity, Health Policy and Philanthropy.” The event will also include a panel of professionals at the forefront of pandemic response in various sectors including... Read more »

Dissertation Defense: Hailey James

Health policy and management doctoral candidate Hailey James will defend her dissertation work on Friday, March 5. Her dissertation is titled, "What happens when hospitals no longer have a volume incentive? Examining the Maryland Global Budget Revenue program." Watch online.

Event Series Gentle Yoga

Gentle Yoga

Join the Gillings School's Culture of Health for 30-minute gentle yoga online classes at the following times: Gentle Yoga Mondays - noon (30 minutes) Please contact rcerny@email.unc.edu if you would... Read more »

Pandemics Then, Now & Future: Implications for Public Health Education

This lecture qualifies for 1 hour of credit toward the annual Gillings School inclusive excellence training requirement for faculty and staff. Join the NCCU Department of Public Health Education on Tuesdays a 10:40 a.m. to receive empowering health information. March 9: MiAnna Patterson and Cierra Campbell – “Pandemics Then, Now, & Future: Implications for Public... Read more »

Machine Learning, Kevin Bacon and Other Things I’ve Found Useful for Filling Chemical Risk Data Gaps

All are invited to the weekly Environmental Science and Engineering In-House Seminar Series which continues virtually on March 10 at 12:20 pm with Dr. John Wambaugh presenting “Machine Learning, Kevin Bacon and Other Things I’ve Found Useful for Filling Chemical Risk Data Gaps.” The series asks speakers to tailor their presentation for a general audience... Read more »

Investigational Device Exemption Workshop

This workshop will: • Discuss FDA’s approach to regulation of devices in clinical studies and for marketing • Provide guidance on when the IDE regulations apply and discuss possible exemptions... Read more »

Event Series Gentle Yoga

Gentle Yoga

Join the Gillings School's Culture of Health for 30-minute gentle yoga online classes at the following times: Gentle Yoga Mondays - noon (30 minutes) Please contact rcerny@email.unc.edu if you would... Read more »

Mitigating Misogyny: Theorizing Digital Age Feminist Activism

This event qualifies for 40 minutes of credit toward the annual Gillings School inclusive excellence training requirement for faculty and staff. Mitigating Misogyny: Theorizing Digital Age Feminist Activism with DEB AIKAT, Ph. D. When: 12:05 p.m. – 12:30 p.m., March 15 (Monday) Where: Kirkland Auditorium (limited seating), UNC-CH Adams School of Dentistry & Livestream DOCSpeaks... Read more »

Causes and Consequences of Memory Development: Perspectives Through a Cultural Lens

On March 15, Dr. Qi Wang joins FPG’s Carolina Consortium on Human Development to present Causes and Consequences of Memory Development: Perspectives Through a Cultural Lens as part of our Spring 2021 series on Culture & Developmental Science: Considering Context, Culture, and Intersectional Approaches! Join them Monday afternoons from 2:00 – 3:15 PM (EST) via... Read more »

Wisdom in the Room: Engaging Youth as Stakeholders

Join NC TraCS for the next Wisdom in the Room, a conference call series providing a forum for those interested in community-engaged research. This month’s focus is on engaging youth as stakeholders. Tania Connaughton-Espino and Meredith Burns of SHIFT NC will lead a discussion about the development of SHIFT NC’s new Youth Advisory Council, share... Read more »

Spring Interprofessional Social Event

Come join the Office of Interprofessional Education and Practice's Student Executive Committee for an evening of scavenger hunts and storytelling on Tuesday, March 16 from 6-7 p.m. on Zoom. This is a great opportunity to meet students from various professions as you work together to win a scavenger hunt & as you learn from each... Read more »