Dr. Emanuel Robinson of Westat will be the keynote speaker for the 2019 Patricia F. Waller Lecture, an annual lecture honoring the legacy of Dr. Patricia Waller, the founding Director of the UNC Injury Prevention Research Center. Dr. Robinson will present a lecture entitled, "Information Systems in Motor Vehicles: How Much Tech is Too Much?”... Read more »
Andrew Gordon Wilson, PhD, assistant professor at Cornell University, will present a seminar titled "Uncertainty, Loss Valleys, and Generalization in Deep Learning." Abstract: In this talk, we approach model construction from a probabilistic perspective. First, we introduce a scalable Gaussian process framework capable of learning expressive kernel functions on large datasets, implemented in our new... Read more »
Does your image match your professional goals? Join us to learn how to make an impact with your style in interviews, internships, careers and networking events. This workshop is for men and women to visually show you how to make the right statement for your career. Co-facilitated by Dustin Byrd, entrepreneur and personal stylist with Knot... Read more »
Registration is underway for the 2019 AMWHO at UNC Regional Conference hosted by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill! During the weekend of January 25-27, 2019, delegates will... Read more »
Join the Department of Health Policy and Management for the 5th Annual Women in Healthcare Leadership Symposium: Partners in Progress. The keynote speaker, Gina Cronin, a Gillings School of Global... Read more »
The Gillings AV Services office would like to invite you or your department to the remaining Zoom training opportunities for the semester. Feel free to bring your lunch and your... Read more »
Joe Brown, PhD PE, will present a seminar entitled "The Maputo Sanitation (MapSan) Trial: Measuring Health Impacts of Urban Sanitation Improvements." Joe Brown, PhD PE, is an environmental engineer who... Read more »
The UNC Center for Environmental Health and Susceptibility and the Cancer Epidemiology Seminar Series will offer a seminar titled "Trace Metals, Epigenomics and Susceptibility to Liver Cancer." The seminar will... Read more »
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. Leader Penny Slade-Sawyer will find an indoor route! Contact Penny with any questions at mps3@email.unc.edu. Learn more about our School’s dedication to a culture of health.... Read more »
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 »
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 »
Rosalind Wright, PhD, will present a seminar titled, "Complexities of Elucidating Prenatal Stress Effects on Child Health." This seminar will (1) Review the general stress-health paradigm; (2) Consider independent stress effects in a lifecourse framework; (3) Review epidemiologic evidence linking early life stress to respiratory and neurodevelopmental disease programming; (4) Examine chemical x social stress... Read more »
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... Read more »
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 »
Alex Gorzalski, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, will present this week's seminar in the department’s Spring 2019 series. Gorzalski’s talk is titled, “Improving Accuracy of Contaminant Degradation Models in Water Treatment.” Abstract: The disinfection of drinking water was one of the greatest public health achievements of the 20th century. The inactivation of... Read more »
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 »
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 »
This week, the Biostatistics department is welcoming Dr. Jonathan Berg, a UNC physician and researcher in the Department of Genetics interested in the development and application of genetic tests in patients and their families. The recent revolution in genetic sequencing technology has led to an unprecedented opportunity to investigate the underlying etiology in families with... Read more »
***This is a hands-on workshop held in a room equipped for multiple laptops. Laptop required *** Learn the value of LinkedIn as an online networking tool and the basics of building a professional profile that represents your online brand. After building your profile, we will also discuss and demonstrate making connections to build your network, joining... Read more »
NORA Interdisciplinary Seminar Series provides an overview of research in human systems engineering. Karen Mastroianni, principal and consultant with Dimensions, Inc., a consulting firm in Raleigh, NC, will present, “Redesigning Workplace Wellness: The Next Generation.” This seminar will be webcast. Continuing education credit (1.5 contact hours) has been approved. This event is sponsored by N.C. Occupational... Read more »
Got a penny? A dime? A nickel? We want it all! Donate your spare change in the Atrium from February 4-8, 2019. The department who donates the most money will... Read more »
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 »
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 »
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... Read more »
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... Read more »
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 »
Hongtu Zhu, PhD, professor in the Department of Biostatistics, will present this "Modern Statistical Methods in Ride-sharing Platforms and other IT companies." Dr. Hongtu Zhu, has a broad background in... Read more »
Dr. Carmen Anthonj, a postdoctoral research associate at the Water Institute in the Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, will present this week’s seminar in the department’s Spring 2019 series. Anthonj’s... Read more »
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 »
