EMERSE Training

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

EMERSE (Electronic Medical Record Search Engine) allows users to search free text (unstructured) clinical notes from the electronic health record (EHR). It can be thought of like “Google” for clinical... Read more »

Trans-NIH Strategic Plan for Nutrition Research Webinar

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

The Trans-NIH Strategic Plan for Nutrition Research webinar will provide an overview of the plan and opportunities for nutrition-related projects. Find out where NIH is headed and how your research can incorporate nutrition. Presenter: Dr. Christopher Lunch, director of the Office of Nutrition Research at the National Institue of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases... Read more »

PrEP in 2019 Talk

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

Christopher Hurt, MD, associate profession in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the UNC School of Medicine, will present a talk titled "PrEP in 2019: State of the Science and Challenges Ahead." Refreshments will be served. Christopher Hurt, MD, is an associate professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the UNC School of Medicine... 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.... 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... 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!

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.... Read more »

Seminar with Paula Barreto

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

Join the EQUITY Concentration of Gillings MPH for a discussion with Dr. Paula Barreto, Professor of Sociology from Univ Federal da Bahia. Dr. Barreto will present a seminar titled "An... Read more »

3rd Annual Cancer Prevention and Control Debate

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

Please save the date for the 3rd Annual Cancer Prevention and Control Debate, “The Role of Precision Prevention in Reducing Breast Cancer Mortality.” This debate is hosted by Melissa Troester... Read more »

Water-Soluble Organic Gases: ENVR 400 In-house Seminar

2301 McGavran-Greenberg Hall McGavran-Greenberg Hall, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Barbara Turpin, professor and chair of the Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, will present this week’s seminar in the department’s Spring 2019 series. Turpin’s talk is titled, “Water-Soluble Organic Gases... 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 »

Voices from the Archives: The 1969 UNC Food Workers’ Strike

Pleasants Family Assembly Room, Wilson Library 200 South Rd, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Actors from PlayMakers Repertory Company, under the direction of Kathy Williams, will tell the story of a one-month strike by food service workers at UNC-Chapel Hill that began February 23, 1969. The strike, which drew the support of the Black Student Movement and other allies, was a key moment in the history of labor and... 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... Read more »

Working with Professional Interpreters Seminar

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

Myriam Peereboom, UNC Health Care, MBA/MHA, CMI, CHITM, is the Education Specialist for UNC Hospitals’ Interpreter Services department where she has worked in different roles over 20 years. She has earned both of the National Medical Interpreter certifications in the U.S. (CMI - Certified Medical Interpreter and CHI - Certified Healthcare Interpreter) and now guides... Read more »

Pre-clinical and Clinical Models in Breast Cancer Trials

00-002 Pagano Conference Room, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center 101 Manning Dr, Chapel Hill, United States

Please join the UNC Lineberger Cancer Control Education Program for the Michael O'Malley Lecture, "Use of Integrated Pre-clinical and Clinical Models in Early Phase Breast Cancer Prevention Trials", given by Carol Fabian, MD. Carol Fabian, MD, is director of the Breast Cancer Prevention Center and university distinguished professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at The University of... Read more »

BIOS Seminar: Transfer Learning

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

Nancy Zhang, PhD, professor of statistics at the University of Pennsylvania, will present this week's biostatistics seminar titled "Transfer Learning in Single Cell Transcriptomics." Abstract: Cells are the basic biological units of multicellular organisms. The development of single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) technologies have enabled us to study the diversity of cell types in tissue and to elucidate the... Read more »

Film Screening: Pollution – A Global Public Health Crisis

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

Join the Student Global Health Committee for a screening of Pollution - A Global Public Health Crisis. Following the film, speakers will include Elena Rue of Storymine Media, Dr. Jason Surratt,... Read more »