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Cajas y conversaciones: Challenges and Opportunities in Engaging Farmworkers with Type II Diabetes

219 Brinkhous-Bullitt Building Brinkhous-Bullitt Building, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Join Laura Villa Torres, PhD, MSPH, from the UNC School of Medicine and two medical students as they discuss community-based research and engaging specific populations and stakeholders using their work with farmworkers with diabetes. Learn from their experience in carrying out a research project with a unique modality and population. Part of the Multilingual Research... Read more »

Gillings Games

Hooker Field 2 203 South Rd, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

The Gillings Student Government Association will be holding our annual Gillings Games on Tuesday, October 29 from 3:15 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. They will have fun outdoor games like tug-o-war, flag football, and kickball. Food will be available. In an effort to make this a "green" event, please bring your own reusable water bottles to... Read more »

What’s Wrong With Slurs?

105 Caldwell Hall Caldwell Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Please join the Parr Center for their third headliner of the 2019-2020 series, Robin Jeshion, professor of philosophy at the University of Southern California. She specializes in the philosophy of language and mind. Recently she has been writing about slurring terms, attempting to understand to what extent audiences and social structures are incorporated in their... Read more »

Dr. Joel Mubiligi Lecture on Infectious Disease and Global Public Health

Coker Hall

The Department of Biology is hosting host Dr. Joel Mubiligi, Executive director of Inshuti Mu Buzima, PIH’s affiliate in Rwanda, to talk about infectious disease and global public health. This event is sponsored by the UNC Department of Biology. Please contact Mark Peifer with any questions.

Inequality, Poverty and Sustainable Development: A Conversation with Aaron Williams

1301 McGavran-Greenberg Hall (Michel A. Ibrahim Seminar Room) McGavran-Greenberg Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

The Department of Health Policy and Management will be hosting Aaron Williams for a talk on "Inequality, Poverty and Sustainable Development" on October 30, 2019 from 9-10:30 a.m. in the Michel A. Ibrahim Seminar Room (1301 McGavran-Greenberg Hall).

Project OBOT in North Carolina featuring Franklin Walker, MBA

G030 Bondurant Hall Bondurant Hall, Chapel Hill, United States

Join the Opioid Student Research Group on Wednesday, 10/30 at 12pm to learn more about Project Office Based Opioid Treatment (OBOT) and how it can increase patient access to opioid treatment and recovery. This session will feature a talk from Franklin Walker, MBA. Lunch will be provided. Register to save your spot.

What to Expect When You’re Expecting

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

What should you expect when you're expecting? Whether you're pregnant, adopting or fostering, the only thing you know you can expect is lots of change! Join us for the CWC's overview of resources on and off campus, lactation rooms and other accommodations, finding and paying for child care, and work/life balance. *Please feel free to arrive... Read more »

Solar-powered Water Systems: ENVR 400 In-house Seminar

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

Meghan Miller, a PhD Candidate in the Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, will present this week’s seminar in the department’s Fall 2019 series. Miller's talk is titled, "Energizing communities through solar-powered piped water systems." Learn more here. Please contact Dr. Howard Weinberg, howard_weinberg@unc.edu, if you have any questions.

Neural Networks as a Function of Social Context

136 Tate-Turner-Kuralt Bldg. (Auditorium, School of Social Work) Tate-Turner-Kuralt Bldg, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

The Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (FPG) is pleased to host Eva Telzer, PhD, for a distinguished lecture on Wednesday, October 30 at 3 p.m. at the School of Social Work, Tate-Turner-Kuralt Auditorium. The Lecture will be titled "Neural Networks as a Function of Social Context."

Gillings Undergraduate Pre-Med Information Session

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

You’re invited to join us at the Gillings Undergraduate Pre-Med Information Session. We will have representatives from the UNC School of Medicine covering information on new Pre-Med requirements. Register now.

Event Series FHI 360-UNC Gillings Graduate Public Health Research Fellowship Info Session

FHI 360-UNC Gillings Graduate Public Health Research Fellowship Info Session

2005 Michael Hooker Research Center (William L. Roper Conference Room) Michael Hooker Research Center, Chapel Hill, United States

Come hear about the FHI 360-UNC Gillings Graduate Public Health Research Fellowship. A representative from FHI 360 and current and former fellows will be present to answer questions! Don't mist the opportunity to learn about this yearlong paid fellowship and get your questions answered! Program description and applications are now available.

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.

Latinx families in health research: Measuring demographics and cultural processes

219 Brinkhous-Bullitt Building Brinkhous-Bullitt Building, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

UNC-Greensboro’s Gabriela Livas Stein, PhD, discusses her approach to demographic and familial methodological considerations in doing health research with Latinx children and their families. Dr. Livas Stein’s research uses developmental psychopathology and cultural-ecological frameworks to investigate the impact of culturally relevant factors on the development of psychopathology for ethnic minorities. Part of the Multilingual Research... 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.

Biostatistics Seminar: Difficulties with p-values in Diverse Data Settings

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

Dr. Betensky was prior to NYU Professor of Biostatistics at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Her research focuses on methods for the analysis of censored and truncated outcomes and covariates, which frequently arise from the subsampling of cohort studies. She has a long-time interest in clinical trials, and has written on the... Read more »