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 with 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 our classes at... Read more »

Graduate School Orientation

The Carolina Club, George Watts Hill Alumni Center 150 Stadium Drive, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

This welcome event brings together entering students from a wide range of disciplines to connect with each other and to hear current graduate perspectives on key topics like, communities of support, health and wellness, academic success and professional development, resilience and resources.

Gillings Welcome: Building Community

Armfield Atrium, Michael Hooker Research Center Michael Hooker Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

This cookout connects Gillings School students from various groups (e.g., students of color, international students, transfer students LGBTQ students, students with families or students who have been out of school for more than 10 years) to each other in order to introduce new connections and build community! Attendees will also be welcomed by Gillings School... Read more »

Gillings Welcome and Orientation for New Residential MPH Students

Armfield Atrium, Michael Hooker Research Center Michael Hooker Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

At orientation you will receive information on academic advising and faculty mentoring, course registration, MPH Core courses, practicum requirements, UNC policies, career and global resources, your concentration and your culminating experience. Be sure to join us for a great fun filled start to your MPH! Breakfast and lunch will be provided. View the tentative agenda

OISSS International Graduate Student Orientation

Nelson Mandela Auditorium, FedEx Global Education Center 301 Pittsboro St., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

All international students are required to attend International Student Orientation. This program is specially designed to assist new and transfer international students to succeed at UNC-CH and is mandatory for all F-1 and J-1 students. Visit the website for more information.

New Student Convocation

Put on your Carolina Blue and attend this great induction ceremony for transfer students and first-year students of the Class of 2023. Doors open at 6:00pm. Sponsored by New Student & Family Programs Visit the website for more information.

UNC FallFest

Hooker Fields

Between the entertainment, food, and free swag, Carolina Union's annual FallFest celebration provides a fun welcome to campus for all. New and returning Tar Heels have the opportunity to learn about student organizations, academic departments, and other campus opportunities to enhance their Carolina experience. Learn more  

Gillings School Volunteer Night at IFC Community Kitchen

Old Municipal Building 100 West Rosemary Street, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

On the third Monday of each month, Gillings School students, staff, alumni, and associates get together to cook and serve food from 4-7 pm at the IFC Community Kitchen on the corner of Rosemary and Columbia. Not only is this a way to interact with others in the public health community in a fun and... 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. The leader will find an indoor route! Please contact Penny Slade-Sawyer with any questions. Learn more about our School’s dedication to a culture of health. Schedule one-one-one... Read more »

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 with any questions. Learn more about our School’s dedication to a culture of health. Schedule one-one-one wellness appointments, find health... Read more »

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.

Humanities Happy Hour: Extremism and Social Media

Join Carolina Public Humanities for the first installment of this year's "Humanities Happy Hours" with Dr. Alice Marwick (UNC-CH Communications). Dr. Marwick will shed a light on extremism in social media and lead a public discussion. This event will take place at Top of the Hill's Back Bar; free refreshments will be served.

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.

BIOS Seminar: Methods for Heterogeneous Data

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

Susan Homes, PhD, professor of statistics and member of BioX at Stanford University, will present this week's Biostatistics seminar titled, "Robust methods for heterogeneous data collected in studies of the... Read more »

Environmental Chemicals and Cancer Seminar

1131 Bioinformatics Building 130 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Dr. Gay Devi’s laboratory is interested in elucidating molecular mechanisms of programmed cell death and how this process regulates tumor proliferation and immune response. Dr. Devi serves as the Program Director of the Inflammatory Breast Cancer Consortium at the Duke Cancer Institute and as the Associate Director of Research Education in the Department of Surgery... Read more »