This on-line course is divided into two sections. The first section will summarize the goals of a literature or systematic review and explore techniques to support the search, organization, and synthesis of peer-reviewed and technical literature. This section will introduce tools to guide your search and delve into the issues around audience, disciplinary styles, and... Read more »
Why Water Action Must Be Part of Climate Action April 9 at noon The keynote lecture for the Environmental Sciences and Engineering Centennial Celebration will be given by Gary White.... Read more »
Featuring: Ingeborg De Kok, DDS, MS Ron Strauss, DMD, PhD Barbara Stephenson, PhD Brittany Seymour, DDS, MPH Evelina Gherghelegiu, MD, PhD Emil Ceban, MD, PhD The Ron Strauss Global Oral Health Conference “Raising the Bar for Global Short-term Health Experiences” will provide an overview on the current guidelines and combined efforts to calibrate Short-Term Experiences... Read more »
The Gillings Student Government Association will put on the Gillings Gives Back event in partnership with Carolina Community Garden. They will host 20 Gillings School students to help build our community and give back. Space is limited to 20 people to ensure the safety of all students. Please RSVP as soon as possible to reserve... Read more »
Featuring: Ingeborg De Kok, DDS, MS Judith Lasker, PhD Austin Harbison, DDS 4-year Tricia Todd, MPH The Ron Strauss Global Oral Health Conference “Raising the Bar for Global Short-term Health Experiences” will provide an overview on the current guidelines and combined efforts to calibrate Short-Term Experiences in Global Health (STEGHs). Registration required.
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 like to join a class.
Michael O’Malley Lecture, sponsored by UNC Lineberger Cancer Control Education Program, Cancer Health Disparities and Social Determinants of Health Scarlett Lin Gomez, MPH, PhD Professor, Epidemiology and Biostatistics The University of California, San Francisco Director, Greater Bay Area Cancer Registry Title: Applying a multi-level social determinants framework to address cancer health disparities Monday, April 12,... Read more »
On Monday, April 12th Dr. Onnie Rogers, Assistant Professor in Psychology at Northwestern University, joins FPG’s Carolina Consortium on Human Development to present Situating Human Development in the Sociopolitical Context... Read more »
This lecture qualifies for one hour of credit toward the annual Gillings School inclusive excellence training requirement for faculty and staff. Co-hosted by the Alumni Inclusive Excellence Committee and the... Read more »
In this session of the NC TraCS Machine Learning seminar series Michele Jonsson-Funk, PhD, will introduce Machine Learning concepts and the potential implications of using Machine Learning for clinical research. Registration required. For questions, contact Patricia Knoepp.
Please join the Department of Allied Health Sciences research forum (April 14, 11:30-12:30 EST), Understanding the Association Between Hearing Loss and Falls: Current Perspectives and Future Directions. Dr. Riska is an audiologist and clinician-scientist at Duke University. Her research aims to improve diagnosis and management of vestibular disorders as well as, identifying and understanding the mechanisms... Read more »
Join the UNC Program for Precision Medicine in Health Care (PPMH) for Machine Learning & Precision Analytics, a free virtual mini-symposium from 1-3 p.m. on April 14. Presenters will explore... Read more »
This is an online 3-part short course (held over three afternoons – 4/14, 4/15, 4/16). Stata part 1 will offer an introduction to Stata basics. Part 2 will teach entering... Read more »
Register now for the 2021 Innovation Showcase hosted by Innovate Carolina. During this annual event, participants will meet the most innovative UNC-Chapel Hill faculty, students and alumni, plus standout entrepreneurs from the local community. The event allows the leaders of startup companies, social ventures and leading-edge research initiatives to make pitch presentations and exchange ideas... 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... Read more »
Join Carolina Health Informatics Program’s (CHIP) virtual Analytics and Machine-Learning in Maternal-Health Intervention (AMMI) conference on April 15-16, 2021. The AMMI conference will provide a unique and much-needed platform for multi-disciplinary researchers from maternal health, machine learning, informatics and medical imaging on topics related to prenatal health. Through this event, CHIP aims to promote health... Read more »
In this seminar, Cathi Propper, PhD, will focus on early predictors of cognitive outcomes in preschool-age children. Specifically, prenatal experiences such as stress, inflammation, and nutrition play a critical role... Read more »
Approximately once a month, Womxn in Healthcare Leadership hosts hourly “Coffee Chat” sessions that bring in guest speakers from around the country to discuss their experiences with pressing issues facing... Read more »
Dr. Richard Cook's research interests include the development and application of statistical methods for public health research. Specific areas of interest include the analysis of life history data, longitudinal data... Read more »
This is an online 3-part short course (held over three afternoons – 4/14, 4/15, 4/16). Stata part 1 will offer an introduction to Stata basics. Part 2 will teach entering data in Stata, working with Stata do files, and will show how to append, sort, and merge data sets. Part 3 will cover how to... Read more »
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... Read more »
This is an online 3-part short course (held over three afternoons – 4/14, 4/15, 4/16). Stata part 1 will offer an introduction to Stata basics. Part 2 will teach entering data in Stata, working with Stata do files, and will show how to append, sort, and merge data sets. Part 3 will cover how to... Read more »
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 like to join a class.
On Monday, April 19, Dr. Richard Shweder (University of Chicago) joins FPG's Carolina Consortium on Human Development to present "Social Intelligence in a Multicultural World: What Is It? Who Needs It? How Does It Develop?" as part of their Spring 2021 series on Culture & Developmental Science: Considering Context, Culture and Intersectional Approaches. Join them... Read more »
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... Read more »
With an introduction by Dr. Joia Crear-Perry of the National Birth Equity Collaborative, this event will feature two engaging panel discussions about maternal telehealth: Maternal Telehealth Today and Tomorrow Latching on to What Works- Providing Breastfeeding Support During Unique Times Speakers include: Dr. Joia Crear-Perry, National Birth Equity Collaborative Nurse Nikke, Bloom Maternal Health Cristina... Read more »
Gillings Game Night Event Series is a virtual social hour hosted by Natiaya Neal, Student Affairs Events Manager. Please register to receive the zoom links. All winners will receive newly... Read more »
Participants in this course will learn basic and intermediate Python programming and scripting as it pertains to importing and exporting data. This course is intended for data scientists with basic-to-intermediate... Read more »
This one-hour event counts toward the Gillings School’s annual inclusive excellence training requirement. All are welcome to join the first-ever, Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH)-sponsored, electronic... Read more »
Dr. Jonathan Wakefield worked internationally and at University of Washington since 1999 in the Departments of Statistics and Biostatistics; he was Chair of the Dept. of Statistics from 2009-2011. His... Read more »
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... Read more »
How do we address extreme environmental events from all perspectives to build resilience in North Carolina? Join Director of the UNC Institute for the Environment Mike Piehler for a conversation... Read more »
Dr. Leora Horwitz will present "Strategies for Health System Transformation: Creating a Learning Health System." Dr. Horwitz is an associate professor in the Departments of Population Health and Medicine at... Read more »
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... Read more »
