This course will introduce participants to extracting structured data from web pages, also known as “scraping” the pages, using the R programming language. The first portion of the course will introduce basic HTML, CSS selectors, Developer Tools in Google Chrome and the R packages used for web scraping. The second portion will consist of a... Read more »
This three-day (4/4, 4/6, and 4/8) course introduces Structural equation modeling (SEM) with Stata software. This statistical method tests theoretically derived models with observed and unobserved variables. Students must know how to model and interpret correlations and ordinary least square (OLS) regressions and know how to use the basic Stata functions, i.e., enter and save... Read more »
Register for a co-sponsored event with the global health units at the Gillings School and Schools of Medicine and Social Work in hosting Marguerite Barankitse, founder of Maison Shalom. She... Read more »
Workshop Objectives: At the end of this workshop, you will be able to: • Understand the importance of having realistic financial goals clearly defined • Recognize the importance of managing your finances to address these goals • Develop achievable steps to stay on track • Take appropriate action to monitor progress toward the goals and... Read more »
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 semester. Please register and select... Read more »
Join the Gillings School’s Culture of Health for gentle yoga online classes at the following times: Gentle Yoga Mondays – noon (30 minutes) Starting 2/02/2022: Mondays and Wednesdays – 5:15-6 p.m. (45 minutes-currently virtual) Please contact rcerny@email.unc.edu if you would like to join a class.
Come present your research or entrepreneurship project for a chance to win two$ 100 prizes! April 7th9 a.m. to 12p.m. Presentations will be in the Armfield Atrium in Michael Hooker... Read more »
Join the next virtual PHield trip with RTI International on Thursday, April 7, from 2-4 p.m. The event will feature a keynote presented by Dr. Hala AlMossawi, vice president of global health at RTI. Following the keynote, participants will have the opportunity to talk with RTI staff in breakouts focusing on internships in global health... Read more »
This event, hosted by the Office of Student Affairs, will be led by Camille Mason, MEd. Register on Handshake.
This three-day (4/4, 4/6, and 4/8) course introduces Structural equation modeling (SEM) with Stata software. This statistical method tests theoretically derived models with observed and unobserved variables. Students must know... Read more »
Join Minority Student Caucus (MSC) and Gillings Student Government Association (SGA) to volunteer at UNC's own Edible Campus. About Edible Campus: Edible Campus UNC is a program of the North... Read more »
Join the Gillings School’s Culture of Health for gentle yoga online classes at the following times: Gentle Yoga Mondays – noon (30 minutes) Starting 2/02/2022: Mondays and Wednesdays – 5:15-6 p.m. (45 minutes-currently virtual) Please contact rcerny@email.unc.edu if you would like to join a class.
FPG's Carolina Consortium on Human Development is pleased to welcome Dr. Sandra Soliday Hong as the next presenter in their Spring 2022 Series. Dr. Soliday Hong will present "Early Care... Read more »
Join the Gillings School’s Culture of Health for gentle yoga online classes at the following times: Gentle Yoga Mondays – noon (30 minutes) Starting 2/02/2022: Mondays and Wednesdays – 5:15-6 p.m. (45 minutes-currently virtual) Please contact rcerny@email.unc.edu if you would like to join a class.
Please join NC TraCS and Maria Fernandez, PhD, for a seminar – Planning implementation strategies using Implementation Mapping – on April 12 at 8 a.m. EDT. Implementation Mapping (IM) provides a systematic process for developing strategies to improve the adoption, implementation, and maintenance of evidence-based interventions in real-world settings. In this seminar, learn how IM... Read more »
Unpacking Global Period Policies Featuring presentations from Arundati Muralidharan, Diana Nalunga and Meggie Dumas Registration required. Contact Lara Veldman with questions.
The Gillings Black Student Support Pod was created to support the success of current, matriculated black students in the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. This support pod is ONLY for students... Read more »
Join the Gillings School’s Culture of Health for gentle yoga online classes at the following times: Gentle Yoga Mondays – noon (30 minutes) Starting 2/02/2022: Mondays and Wednesdays – 5:15-6 p.m. (45 minutes-currently virtual) Please contact rcerny@email.unc.edu if you would like to join a class.
An Exploration of Contraceptive-Induced Menstrual Changes Featuring presentations from Emily Hoppes and Amelia Mackenzie Registration required. Contact Lara Veldman with questions.
Join the Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities (CIDD) for a panel discussion featuring families and professionals to learn about opportunities in the triangle area for children with I/DD and related neurodevelopmental challenges. Learn from families and caregivers of children who have disabilities as they share their lived experience in social and recreational environments. Plus, learn... Read more »
Agency and Dignity: Populations with Specific Menstrual Health Needs Featuring presentations from: Chloe Morrison, Alison Hoover and Aishwarya Nagar Registration required. Contact Lara Veldman with questions.
The UNC Nutrition Obesity Research Center invites submission of abstracts from undergraduate and graduate students currently working in the lab or research group of a current UNC NORC member. Four prizes will be awarded. The best undergraduate student poster will receive a $250 prize, and the best undergraduate student oral presentation will receive a $250... Read more »
Join the Gillings School’s Culture of Health for gentle yoga online classes at the following times: Gentle Yoga Mondays – noon (30 minutes) Starting 2/02/2022: Mondays and Wednesdays – 5:15-6 p.m. (45 minutes-currently virtual) Please contact rcerny@email.unc.edu if you would like to join a class.
The UNC Nutrition Obesity Research Center (NORC) Pilot and Feasibility (P&F) Program will hold an in-person symposium on Monday, April 18 from 1 – 3 p.m. in the Blue Cross & Blue Shield Auditorium of the Michael Hooker Research Center. The symposium will feature a keynote from Dr. Stephen D. Hursting, Co-Director of the UNC... Read more »
FPG's Carolina Consortium on Human Development is pleased to welcome Dr. Phillip W. Graham as the next presenter in their Spring 2022 Series. On Monday, April 18, Dr. Phillip W. Graham will present "Conducting Applied Research from an Equity Perspective." Dr. Graham directs the Center for Behavioral Health Epidemiology, Implementation and Evaluation Research in the... Read more »
Join the Gillings School’s Culture of Health for gentle yoga online classes at the following times: Gentle Yoga Mondays – noon (30 minutes) Starting 2/02/2022: Mondays and Wednesdays – 5:15-6 p.m. (45 minutes-currently virtual) Please contact rcerny@email.unc.edu if you would like to join a class.
Rachel R. Hardeman, PhD, tenured Associate Professor of Health Policy & Management at the University of Minnesota’s School of Public Health and Blue Cross Endowed Professor in Health and Racial... Read more »
The Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities Presents - A Special Webinar on Children and COVID-19: “Children with IDD and COVID-19: What’s Next?” TOPICS INCLUDE: • Current Status of COVID-19 in NC • Ongoing concerns for children with I/DD and other special healthcare needs • Experiences of parents with children with I/DD • How to support... Read more »
This course introduces the workflow from mission planning to create maps to importing those maps into a GIS environment. Attendees will be introduced to: mission planning, including safety and FAA compliance; creating automated flights for data capture; spending time working with software to process and analyze images collected from drones; and creating maps. Commonly used... Read more »
Interested in systems thinking and social change? Come watch student teams compete in the final round of Map the System, a global competition focused on exploring the wider context of social and environmental issues. The teams will explain the roots of pressing social and environmental issues, where existing solutions fall short, and propose routes to... Read more »
Join the Gillings School’s Culture of Health for gentle yoga online classes at the following times: Gentle Yoga Mondays – noon (30 minutes) Starting 2/02/2022: Mondays and Wednesdays – 5:15-6 p.m. (45 minutes-currently virtual) Please contact rcerny@email.unc.edu if you would like to join a class.
Managing a State Response to a Global Pandemic: A conversation between Drs. Mandy Cohen and John Wiesman Registration required. Moderator: Jason deBruyn, WUNC health reporter Dr. Mandy Cohen was secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services during the coronavirus pandemic. Dr. John Wiesman was secretary of the Washington State Department of... Read more »
