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 like to join a class.
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.
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 2: Dr. Wanda Boone - "Racism, Chronic Disease and the Social Determinants of Health" Registration... Read more »
Presenter Sam Cykert, MD, professor UNC School of Medicine Sam Cykert, MD, will describe how implementation of the Heart Health Now study affected cardiovascular risk when applied to high-risk patients in 219 practices across North Carolina. Half of these practices were in rural areas and a quarter of high-risk patients were Black. The discussion will... Read more »
All are invited to the weekly Environmental Sciences and Engineering In-House Seminar Series, which continues on Zoom on March 3 at 12:20 p.m. with Dr. Jason West presenting “Feeding Two Birds with One Scone: Connecting Air Pollution, Climate Change, Energy and Health.” The series asks speakers to tailor their presentation to a general audience so... Read more »
Online surveys now represent a large segment of the research on public attitudes and behaviors. In this workshop, participants will cover metrics for evaluating common data quality issues and strategies for maximizing data quality in a variety of online survey designs, including convenience samples, nonprobability samples with quotas and probability-based online panels. Registration required.
In this info session, participants will learn about the Mary Rose Tully Training Initiative through the Carolina Global Breastfeeding Institute (CGBI). This program is a Pathway 2 Lactation Consultant training program that offers the educational hours and practical training to become an internationally recognized, board-certified lactation consultant (IBCLC). The director of training for the program... 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 stress and anxiety low during the semester. Jan. 27: Radical Self Care... Read more »
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 »
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 demonstrated. This is not a course on software, but rather a course on the concepts and uses of logistic regression. Registration required.
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 »
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... Read more »
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... Read more »
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... Read more »
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... Read more »
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:... Read more »
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... Read more »
Dr. K. Sean Kimbro, Associate Professor at North Carolina Central University, will give a presentation titled "Novel Interleukins Contribute to Lipid and Glucose Dysregulation in African Americans with Type 2 Diabetes.” Contact john.easterbrook@unc.edu with questions. Registration required.
Interested in healthcare, public health or improving global population health? Join the AID India UNC-CH speaker event on Sunday, March 7 at 10 a.m. JSS is a people's health support... 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... Read more »
On Monday, March 8, Dr. Adam Hoffman joins FPG’s Carolina Consortium on Human Development to present "Considering Development in Indian Country: A Look with the Cherokee Indians" as part of... Read more »
This lecture qualifies for 1 hour of credit toward the annual Gillings School inclusive excellence training for faculty and staff. Please join the Cancer Outcomes Research Program on Tuesday, March... 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 »
This lecture qualifies for 1 hour of credit toward the annual Gillings School inclusive excellence training requirement for faculty and staff. The Carolina Health Informatics Program along with the Health... 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 »
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... 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 »
The UNC Nutrition Obesity Research Center Pilot and Feasibility (P&F) Program presents a virtual symposium featuring keynote speaker and P&F awardee Dr. Penny Gordon-Larsen and presentations from P&F award winners Dr. Kyle S. Burger, Dr. Rachel W. Goode, Dr. Abbie Smith-Ryan and Dr. Maya Styner. Speakers will discuss their current research, their experiences as a... 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 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 »
This event qualifies for 1 hour of credit toward the annual Gillings School inclusive excellence training requirement for faculty and staff. In the late 1960’s, Bill Jenkins was at his first job at the federal National Center for Health Statistics when he found out about the Tuskegee Syphilis Study. He and a small group of... Read more »
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 • Review significant risk and non-significant risk device studies • Discuss the preparation, submission, and maintenance of IDE applications • Encourage participant discussion of case... 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.
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 »
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 »
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 16: Dr. Lisa Paulin and Dr. Tianduo Zhang - "COVID-19 Vaccines: Making an Informed Decision"... Read more »
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 »
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 »