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Tyroler Distinguished Alumni Seminar: Facing Obesity in Mothers and Their Offspring

2306 McGavran-Greenberg Hall McGavran-Greenberg Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Michele R. Forman, PhD, FACE, is a distinguished professor and the department head in the Department of Nutrition Science at Purdue University — and an accomplished graduate of the UNC Gillings epidemiology department! She will give a talk titled, "Facing obesity and other co-morbidity in mothers and their offspring: a life course approach." This seminar... Read more »

Event Series Activity: Yoga

Activity: Yoga

0003/0004 Michael Hooker Research Center Michael Hooker Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Students, faculty and staff are invited to join the Culture of Health team for free yoga classes. Beginners are welcome and mats are provided! Please contact Penny Slade-Sawyer, mps3@email.unc.edu, if you have any questions. Learn more about our School’s dedication to a culture of health. Schedule one-one-one wellness appointments, find health recipes and see all... Read more »

International Medical Education Discussion

133 Rosenau Hall (Joan Heckler Gillings Auditorium) Rosenau Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Phillips Ambassador and Gillings School undergraduate, Will Blanks, will be joined by the deans of admission from National University of Singapore (NUS) and Duke-NUS Medical School to discuss the benefits of international medical education. Will will also speak about his experience working in a lab at NUS as a Phillips Ambassador. Light refreshments will be... Read more »

Groundwater Approach to Racial Equity

Join Gillings School EQUITY concentration faculty for an interactive presentation on the nature and impact of structural racism and what it looks like across institutions. The Groundwater Approach teaches how to use data to measure the systemic impact of racism and to track institutional change. This workshop will be offered for faculty and staff. Please register online. This... Read more »

Data Visualization Course

Room 219 Davis Library 208 Raleigh St., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

The purpose of this course, "Discussion and Practical Application of Data Visualization Best Practices using Survey Data", is to present best practices for creating graphics from survey data and provide guidance for developing a critical eye that will allow attendees to best evaluate data visualizations for quality and accuracy. This course will demonstrate how good... Read more »

CEHS Seminar: Making Error While Making Gametes

235 Rosenau Hall Rosenau Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Patricia A. Hunt will present a seminar titled, "Making Error While Making Gametes." Patricia A. Hunt is Meyer Distinguished Professor in the School of Molecular Biosciences at Washington State University. Her primary research interest lies in human aneuploidy, mammalian germ cells and meiosis. She is best known for showing the adversary effect of Bisphenol A... Read more »

Biostatistics Seminar: Bounds and Estimators for the Risk Function

Blue Cross and Blue Shield Auditorium (0001 Michael Hooker Research Center) Michael Hooker Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Stephen R. Cole, PhD, professor of epidemiology at the Gillings School, will present a talk on, "Bounds and Estimators for the Risk Function." Dr. Cole works to build accurate and impactful knowledge, particularly population-health (epidemiologic) knowledge. He is interested in study designs and analyses that accurately estimate parameters of central interest to population-health scientists, such... Read more »

UNC Tobacco Treatment and Weight Management Programs Fundraiser

Namu Restaurant

Save the date for the UNC Tobacco Treatment and Weight Management Programs' 4th Annual Fundraiser. The event will be held at NAMU Restaurant in Durham. Dan Ariely, a renowned speaker and behavioral economist, will speak about “Harnessing Motivation to Improve Health”. Please attend to help people across North Carolina achieve a healthy weight and become... Read more »

Event Series Activity: Just Walk!

Activity: Just Walk!

Entrance, McGavran-Greenberg Hall (Pittsboro St. side) McGavran-Greenberg Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Join colleagues for a quick walk around the neighborhood. Meet at the Pittsboro Street entrance of McGavran-Greenberg Hall for this fun Culture of Health exercise opportunity. Bad weather? No problem. Leader Penny Slade-Sawyer will find an indoor route! Contact Penny with any questions at mps3@email.unc.edu. Learn more about our School’s dedication to a culture of health.... Read more »

Suspect Citizens: Driving While Black in the US Seminar

Toy Lounge, Dey Hall University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, United States

Frank R. Baumgartner, Richard J. Richardson Distinguished Professor of Political Science, will present a talk titled, "Suspect Citizens: Driving While Black in North Carolina and the US." Frank R. Baumgartner, of UNC-Chapel Hill, has written extensively on the topics of public policy, lobbying and framing in both US and comparative perspectives. He has published scores... Read more »

Event Series Activity: Yoga

Activity: Yoga

0003/0004 Michael Hooker Research Center Michael Hooker Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Students, faculty and staff are invited to join the Culture of Health team for free yoga classes. Beginners are welcome and mats are provided! Please contact Penny Slade-Sawyer, mps3@email.unc.edu, if you have any questions. Learn more about our School’s dedication to a culture of health. Schedule one-one-one wellness appointments, find health recipes and see all... Read more »

Trends in Academic Publishing Workshop

Institute for Arts and Humanities

Taking advantage of a visit by an experienced Yale University Press (YUP) editor, the event will provide a forum to discuss issues in academic publishing and introduce authors to editors at leading university presses. The two-part event starts with a panel discussion led by anthropologist Peter Redfield and featuring YUP’s Jean Thomson Black, UNC Press’... Read more »

Event Series Activity: Mindful Relaxation

Activity: Mindful Relaxation

0003/0004 Michael Hooker Research Center Michael Hooker Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

All Gillings School students, faculty and staff are invited to join this Culture of Health activity for a half-hour of calm breathing and mind decluttering. Come when you can and as you are. Please contact Penny Slade-Sawyer, mps3@email.unc.edu, if you have any questions. Learn more about our School’s dedication to a culture of health. Schedule... Read more »

Event Series Activity: Yoga

Activity: Yoga

0003/0004 Michael Hooker Research Center Michael Hooker Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Students, faculty and staff are invited to join the Culture of Health team for free yoga classes. Beginners are welcome and mats are provided!

Race, Waste, and Place

Hitchcock Room, Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History 150 South Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Since the birthplace of the environmental justice movement in Warren County, North Carolina has positioned itself as a champion for environmental rights. However, we still see glaring examples of environmental malpractice disproportionately affecting low income communities in North Carolina, specifically communities of color. Join us for a panel discussion on the connection between your waste... Read more »

Pre-Health and Wellness Panel

Carolina Union 2422

As part of an effort to inspire students to pursue studies and/or research in the field of nutrition and wellness, Flourish is hosting a Pre-Health and Wellness Panel. The goal of the panel is to help students explore different careers within the field of human wellness. Register here.