Focus group interviews are commonly used for survey development, content development, and qualitative data collection to capture rich information about attitudes and beliefs that affect behavior. An overview of the basics of focus groups supplemented with real examples and hands-on practice will highlight the most appropriate uses of focus groups, moderating focus groups, developing interview... Read more »

Join Jerold Mande for a discussion on federal nutrition policy. Learn about the main "players" in nutrition policy in Washington DC, updates on major nutrition policy initiatives and tips for how to get a federal job and have an outsized impact on public health. Following his talk, Mande will be available at a reception to... Read more »

Attend a design thinking workshop targeting the issues women face in entrepreneurship and the workplace, complete with a panel of 6 young UNC alumnae who will share their personal stories and experiences as females in entrepreneurship. The first half of the workshop will focus on discussing issues women face in entrepreneurship with the alumnae panel.... Read more »

Jennie Brand will present “Uncovering Treatment Effect Heterogeneity using Machine Learning” as part of the Carolina Population Series 2019-2010 Interdisciplinary Research Seminar Series. Jennie E. Brand is Professor of Sociology and Statistics. She is also Director of the California Center for Population Research and Co-Director of the Center for Social Statistics (CSS). Prof. Brand studies... Read more »

Join Gillings School alumni and gather with friends and family, students, faculty and staff for brunch during UNC's alumni homecoming weekend. Bring the whole family and enjoy a casual event with food, games, activities, music and prizes. Admission is free. Please register online. Contact alumni.sph@unc.edu for more information.

This Odum Institute course covers: Background to Research Questions and Inference in the Social Sciences, Data Capture and Curation, Modelling and Analysis, Information Visualization and Privacy and Ethics. Speaker Frauke Kreuter is Professor in the Joint Program in Survey Methodology at the University of Maryland, Professor of Methods and Statistics at the University of Mannheim,... Read more »

Sharbari Dey, MSW, will present "Discomforting: Rethinking Bias and Equity in the Workplace" as part of the DOCSpeaks Short Talks on Cultural Competence. Sharbari Dey is the Global Diversity, Equity... Read more »