Introduction to Focus Groups

Focus groups are commonly used to capture rich information about attitudes and beliefs. This class will prepare prospective students to organize and moderate focus groups. Students will learn the most appropriate uses of focus groups, how to segment and recruit audiences, how to develop a moderator’s guide, and how to moderate focus groups. The class... Read more »

Introduction to Atlas.ti Part 1

This short course will demonstrate the capabilities of the PC version of ATLAS.ti (v 23), a qualitative analysis software program for coding and interpreting qualitative data. ATLAS.ti also provides numerous options for attaching memos and comments to text segments, documents, and codes. We will demonstrate how to import textual data, create and apply codes, write... Read more »

Active Shooter and Critical Incident Response Emergency Training

The Gillings School is hosting a Zoom training for Active Shooter and Critical Incident Response this Wednesday, from 2:30-3:30pm.  This training is lead by Sgt. James David of the UNC-CH Police Department.  Please register at https://unc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAsceiorz0vGdZxdVyCycfV7ACsWLXPuJAH. We will also host an in-person training on Wednesday, October 11, from 10:00-11:00am in the Joan H. Gillings Auditorium,... Read more »

Introduction to MAXQDA

This course will cover the features of MAXQDA (version 2022), a software program that supports qualitative data analysis and helps users systematically code, evaluate, and interpret textual data. Its capabilities include coding, memo writing, matrix building, and diagramming. We will demonstrate importing data, applying codes, using demographic variables, running reports, generating analytic matrices and using... Read more »

Inclusive Excellence Open House

207 Rosenau Hall 135 Dauer Drive, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Come meet the Inclusive Excellence team! Join us for light refreshments, enter to win prizes and discuss new Inclusive Excellence initiatives with the team. Learn about upcoming events and ways... Read more »

Alumni Coffee Chat

230 Rosenau Hall (Mayes Center) Rosenau Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

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Student Activities Fair

Armfield Atrium, Michael Hooker Research Center Michael Hooker Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Join us for the Student Activities Fair. Meet all of the Gillings Student Organizations and find out how to get involved! Snacks will be available in the Atrium. Loco Pops will be provided by Gillings Advancement.

Places, Environments and Health Symposium

Carolina Inn University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

This event will bring together speakers from across the country and distinguished researchers within North Carolina for interdisciplinary discussions to explore the nexus of data, methods and applications of geospatial information that inform biology and social context for health. In-person and virtual options are available, with lunch provided for in-person attendees. This is a co-sponsored... Read more »

Wellbeing Wednesday: Dimensions of Wellness Fall Social

Armfield Atrium, Michael Hooker Research Center Michael Hooker Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Come join the Office of Student Affairs for drinks, snacks, games, prizes and fun!

UNC IPRC Visiting Speaker Seminar

133 Rosenau Hall (Joan Heckler Gillings Auditorium) Rosenau Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

UNC Injury Prevention Research Center will be hosting a Visiting Speaker Seminar on Wednesday, September 27 at 2:30pm in Rosenau Hall 133. The seminar will feature a presentation from Dr. Renee Johnson of Johns Hopkins University, who will present on "Post Mortem Toxicology Results of Drug Overdose Decedents in Maryland". Contact Siarra Scott with questions

Literature, Medicine, and Culture Colloquium monthly meeting

HHIVE Lab, Greenlaw 524

The Literature, Medicine, and Culture Colloquium (LMCC) at UNC is an informal reading and working group of graduate and professional students (but open to the entire UNC community) who meet monthly to talk about all things related to the intersections of literature, medicine, and culture. In the past, we’ve met to workshop conference papers or... Read more »

Mental Health First Aid at Gillings

If someone is suffering a heart attack or other medical emergency, you offer first aid (and call 911!). What do you do if someone is experiencing a mental health crisis... Read more »

Student-Led Town Hall Meeting

230 Rosenau Hall (Mayes Center) Rosenau Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Gillings Student Government and Minority Student Caucus are hosting a Town Hall for the Gillings Student body to express their concerns and thoughts about the events that unfolded earlier this semester. This town hall will also serve as a safe space for students to let us know the types of support and action they would... Read more »

Precision Microbiome Engineering (PreMiEr) Fall Seminar Series

PreMiEr is an Engineering Research Center funded by the NSF, comprised of five North Carolina universities (Duke, NCA&T, NC State, UNC-CH, UNC-Charlotte) with the mission to improve the health of people occupying the built environment (e.g., homes, schools, workplaces) through manipulation of the microbiomes of those environments. Microbiome or not? Measuring low biomass environments in... Read more »

Influenza (flu) Vaccination Clinic

Armfield Atrium, Michael Hooker Research Center Michael Hooker Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

An opportunity for UNC-Chapel Hill community members to obtain a flu vaccination on campus on Thursday, Sept. 28 in the Michael Hooker Research Center, Lower Level Atrium. Additional opportunities will... Read more »

Resumes and Cover Letters 101

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

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Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Cassandra Caldwell

307 Dey Hall University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Dr. Cassandra Caldwell What Can I do with a PhD? Dr. Cassandra Caldwell returns to Chapel Hill to answer. The Department of Communication welcomes thought leader and scholar Dr. Cassandra Caldwell back to Chapel Hill as the guest speaker for the fall 2023 Alumni Spotlight Series event to share alternative and non-academic career paths available... Read more »

Cognitive Interviewing in Survey Research

Room 219 Davis Library 208 Raleigh St., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

This short course is designed to provide participants with fundamentals on how to design, conduct and analyze cognitive interviews. Participants will have the opportunity to practice specific cognitive interviewing techniques,... Read more »

Green Zone Training

Green Zone training is for faculty, staff, and students who wish to learn more about the military connected student experience. The goals are to train members of the Carolina community... Read more »

Influenza (flu) Vaccination Clinic

Koury Oral Health Sciences Building, Atrium Lobby

An opportunity for UNC-Chapel Hill community members to obtain a flu vaccination on campus on Thursday, Oct. 5 in the Koury Oral Health Sciences Building, Atrium Lobby. Additional opportunities will... Read more »

Open Houses (MPH Degree)

Learn more about our degree programs through departmental sessions, connect with faculty, staff, students, and community resources, tour the School of Public Health, and hear from our admissions team about tips for navigating the master of public health degree, our various concentrations, and the application process. This event will be in-person.

Resume Quick Chats

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Introduction to Stata

Ruy Manrique is a PhD student at UNC’s Department of Sociology and a predoctoral trainee at the Carolina Population Center. He is also part of the team of graduate student... Read more »

MCH presents Iheoma U. Iruka, PhD talk

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

The Department of Maternal and Child Health presents a guest lecture by Iheoma U. Iruka, PhD, entitled "Attending to the Role of Racism and Cultural Wealth on Child and Family Wellbeing: Advancing Anti-Racist Developmental Science." A Research Professor in the Department of Public Policy and the Founding Director of the Equity Research Action Coalition at the Frank Porter... Read more »

Health of Women Networking Event for UNC Researchers

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

Join UNC's Office of Research Development (ORD) for an in-person interdisciplinary networking event focusing on Women's Health. Connect with fellow researchers, discuss projects, future directions, and funding opportunities. Share one-slide... Read more »

Active Shooter and Critical Incident Response Emergency Training

133 Rosenau Hall (Joan Heckler Gillings Auditorium) Rosenau Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

The Gillings School is hosting an in-person training on Wednesday, October 11, from 10:00-11:00am in the Joan H. Gillings Auditorium, 133 Rosenau. This training is lead by Sgt. James David... Read more »

Influenza (flu) Vaccination Clinic

Genetic Medicine Research Building, Atrium Lobby

An opportunity for UNC-Chapel Hill community members to obtain a flu vaccination on campus on Thursday, Oct. 12 in the Genetic Medicine Research Building, Atrium Lobby Additional opportunities will be... Read more »