Investigational New Drug Workshop
This workshop will: • Define an investigational drug, including off-label use of FDA approved drugs • Provide guidance on determining when the IND regulations apply to research studies • Discuss... Read more »
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HPM’s Womxn in Healthcare Leadership Coffee Chat: Modern Leadership
Approximately once a month, the Womxn in Healthcare Leadership student group hosts hourly “Coffee Chat” sessions that bring in guest speakers from around the country to discuss their experiences with pressing issues facing womxn in healthcare. This month they will be discussing balancing work, family and other stressors in the lives of healthcare professionals with... Read more »
Farm to School: Early Childhood and Primary Education
Join Gillings MPH/RD students as they host experts from different areas of the food system as part of the inaugural Farm to Institution Speaker Series, held under the Food for... Read more »
Health Policy Day 2021
This year's theme is "Health Policy & Emergency Preparedness: Are We Ready for the Next Crisis?" Dr. Brandy N. Kelly Pryor of the Humana Foundation will deliver the keynote address: “Health Equity, Health Policy and Philanthropy.” The event will also include a panel of professionals at the forefront of pandemic response in various sectors including... Read more »
Dissertation Defense: Hailey James
Health policy and management doctoral candidate Hailey James will defend her dissertation work on Friday, March 5. Her dissertation is titled, "What happens when hospitals no longer have a volume incentive? Examining the Maryland Global Budget Revenue program." Watch online.
Nutrition Seminar: Novel Interleukins Contribute to Lipid and Glucose Dysregulation in African Americans with Type 2 Diabetes
Dr. K. Sean Kimbro, Associate Professor at North Carolina Central University, will give a presentation titled "Novel Interleukins Contribute to Lipid and Glucose Dysregulation in African Americans with Type 2 Diabetes.” Contact john.easterbrook@unc.edu with questions. Registration required.
Expanding Health Care in Rural Central India: Learning from the Leaders of JSS
Interested in healthcare, public health or improving global population health? Join the AID India UNC-CH speaker event on Sunday, March 7 at 10 a.m. JSS is a people's health support group dedicated to providing low-cost and effective healthcare services in rural India. Hear from the current leaders of JSS at the event, all of whom... Read more »
Gentle Yoga
Join the Gillings School's Culture of Health for 30-minute gentle yoga online classes at the following times: Gentle Yoga Mondays - noon (30 minutes) Please contact rcerny@email.unc.edu if you would like to join a class.
Considering Development in Indian Country: A Look with the Cherokee Indians
On Monday, March 8, Dr. Adam Hoffman joins FPG’s Carolina Consortium on Human Development to present "Considering Development in Indian Country: A Look with the Cherokee Indians" as part of their Spring 2021 series on Culture & Developmental Science: Considering Context, Culture, and Intersectional Approaches! Join them Monday afternoons from 2:00 – 3:15 p.m. (EST)... Read more »
Cancer Outcomes Research Program Round Table: Diversity in Mentorship
This lecture qualifies for 1 hour of credit toward the annual Gillings School inclusive excellence training for faculty and staff. Please join the Cancer Outcomes Research Program on Tuesday, March 9 for the Cancer Outcomes Research Program Weekly Virtual Breakfast Seminar. Giselle Corbie-Smith, MD, MSc Kenan Distinguished Professor of Social Medicine Director, Center for Health... Read more »
Pandemics Then, Now & Future: Implications for Public Health Education
This lecture qualifies for 1 hour of credit toward the annual Gillings School inclusive excellence training requirement for faculty and staff. Join the NCCU Department of Public Health Education on Tuesdays a 10:40 a.m. to receive empowering health information. March 9: MiAnna Patterson and Cierra Campbell – “Pandemics Then, Now, & Future: Implications for Public... Read more »
Bringing a Racial Equity Focus to Health Informatics: Panel Discussion
This lecture qualifies for 1 hour of credit toward the annual Gillings School inclusive excellence training requirement for faculty and staff. The Carolina Health Informatics Program along with the Health Sciences Library invites you to participate in a two-part event intended to help health informatics students and researchers at UNC incorporate a racial equity focus... Read more »
Gillings Game Night
Gillings Game Night Event Series is a virtual social hour hosted by Natiaya Neal, Student Affairs Events Manager. Please register to receive the zoom links. All winners will receive newly branded Gillings swag items! In order to ship prizes following game night, please make sure to submit a DELIVERY address when you register. Email Natiaya... Read more »
Machine Learning, Kevin Bacon and Other Things I’ve Found Useful for Filling Chemical Risk Data Gaps
All are invited to the weekly Environmental Science and Engineering In-House Seminar Series which continues virtually on March 10 at 12:20 pm with Dr. John Wambaugh presenting “Machine Learning, Kevin... Read more »
Wind Down Wednesday – Mental Fitness Series
Wind Down Wednesday is a virtual mental fitness series created to help students to maintain a healthy school-life balance. Join professionals in Public Health and Mental Health invited by Associate... Read more »
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From Pilot Data to Federal Funding: Lessons from Pilot and Feasibility Program Award Winners
The UNC Nutrition Obesity Research Center Pilot and Feasibility (P&F) Program presents a virtual symposium featuring keynote speaker and P&F awardee Dr. Penny Gordon-Larsen and presentations from P&F award winners Dr. Kyle S. Burger, Dr. Rachel W. Goode, Dr. Abbie Smith-Ryan and Dr. Maya Styner. Speakers will discuss their current research, their experiences as a... Read more »
Home Environments for Wellness Book Club and Peer Support Pod
Our home environment plays an important role in our overall well-being. Let’s reassess the state of our home environments and create more inspired spaces that support our mental health and... Read more »
Distrustful of Science: How the Tuskegee Study Changed a Durham Resident’s Life and Legacy
This event qualifies for 1 hour of credit toward the annual Gillings School inclusive excellence training requirement for faculty and staff. In the late 1960’s, Bill Jenkins was at his first job at the federal National Center for Health Statistics when he found out about the Tuskegee Syphilis Study. He and a small group of... Read more »
Investigational Device Exemption Workshop
This workshop will: • Discuss FDA’s approach to regulation of devices in clinical studies and for marketing • Provide guidance on when the IDE regulations apply and discuss possible exemptions... Read more »
Gentle Yoga
Join the Gillings School's Culture of Health for 30-minute gentle yoga online classes at the following times: Gentle Yoga Mondays - noon (30 minutes) Please contact rcerny@email.unc.edu if you would... Read more »
Mitigating Misogyny: Theorizing Digital Age Feminist Activism
This event qualifies for 40 minutes of credit toward the annual Gillings School inclusive excellence training requirement for faculty and staff. Mitigating Misogyny: Theorizing Digital Age Feminist Activism with DEB AIKAT, Ph. D. When: 12:05 p.m. – 12:30 p.m., March 15 (Monday) Where: Kirkland Auditorium (limited seating), UNC-CH Adams School of Dentistry & Livestream DOCSpeaks... Read more »
Causes and Consequences of Memory Development: Perspectives Through a Cultural Lens
On March 15, Dr. Qi Wang joins FPG’s Carolina Consortium on Human Development to present Causes and Consequences of Memory Development: Perspectives Through a Cultural Lens as part of our Spring 2021 series on Culture & Developmental Science: Considering Context, Culture, and Intersectional Approaches! Join them Monday afternoons from 2:00 – 3:15 PM (EST) via... Read more »
COVID-19 Vaccines: Making an Informed Decision
This lecture qualifies for 1 hour of credit toward the annual Gillings School inclusive excellence training requirement for faculty and staff. Join the NCCU Department of Public Health Education on... Read more »
Wisdom in the Room: Engaging Youth as Stakeholders
Join NC TraCS for the next Wisdom in the Room, a conference call series providing a forum for those interested in community-engaged research. This month’s focus is on engaging youth... Read more »
Spring Interprofessional Social Event
Come join the Office of Interprofessional Education and Practice's Student Executive Committee for an evening of scavenger hunts and storytelling on Tuesday, March 16 from 6-7 p.m. on Zoom. This... Read more »
Introduction to Survey Weighting
This course is an introduction to the basic concepts for weighting. It begins by discussing the goals of survey weighting – correcting for differential selection probabilities, compensating for non-response and non-coverage and reducing the variance of the estimates. The course covers the process of developing weights for stratified two-stage sampling including computing design weights and... Read more »
Improving Health and Education Through Community-Based Research and Evaluation
The Department of Allied Health Sciences will host a research forum on March 17 from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. EST titled Improving Health and Education through Community-Based Research and Evaluation. Dr. Howell Wechsler leads FHI 360’s work to improve lives in communities across the United States that face the greatest barriers and have the... Read more »