Digital Accessibility Awareness Training
This training explains the foundations and the basics for digital accessibility. Register now.
This training explains the foundations and the basics for digital accessibility. Register now.
The Center is facing increasing requests to provide Safe Zones for Medical audiences. In response to this need, we have created a Medical Safe Zone, with a curriculum that covers... 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 »
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 »
Dr. Carol Runyan, a leader in injury control, will be delivering a lecture on preventing suicide through lethal means counseling. Named one of the most influential leaders in injury control by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Runyan has done research on injury and violence for more than 35 years. Dr. Runyan is... Read more »
Factors such as race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status should not play a role in how healthy we are or the services we receive; yet social determinants of health – where people live, work, play and worship do influence health. This seminar series will share research aimed at understanding and addressing health inequities. Students, post-docs/fellows, faculty,... Read more »
Join the Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering for a breakfast social in the Atrium.
Felix Dodds, an adjunct professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, will present this week’s seminar in the department’s Fall 2019 series. Dodds’s talk is titled, "Everything You Wanted to Know About Sustainable Development Goals But Had No-One to Ask." Learn more here. Please contact Dr. Howard Weinberg, howard_weinberg@unc.edu, if you have any questions.
"I am Not My Disease": Visual Storytelling in South Africa and Eswatini The medium of visual storytelling has always been a powerful catalyst for change. In this talk, Paul Blom will discuss his work from this past summer (and previous summers) co-teaching a Yale University study-abroad course in South Africa and Swaziland (now Eswatini). The... 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.
Last year, the North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) debuted its new conference, designed to inspire and engage the health care community. The NCMS brought together over 30 compelling speakers and offered over 10 hours of CME on a wide range of issues. Building on the success of last year’s innovative event, the NCMS presents the... Read more »
Want to learn to caption your online videos? Come get hands-on practice and a solid background. Register now.
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.
Edward Kennedy, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Statistics and Data Science at Carnegie Mellon University, will present this week's biostatistics seminar titled, "Nonparametric Causal Effects Based on Incremental Propensity Score Interventions." Dr. Kennedy joined Carnegie Mellon as Assistant Professor in 2016. His research interests include causal inference, missing data, functional estimation, machine learning,... Read more »
Join the Student Global Health Committee for their general interest meeting. Presenters will be Kay Schaffer and Ishani Patel. Please contact Kay Schaffer with any questions.
Learn more about the Classroom to Community partnership with a charter school in Durham where you will have an opportunity to practice adapting and communicating evidence-informed, accurate and inclusive puberty and sexual health information to students. Please contact Jessica Bousquette with any questions.
Program description Attend a one-day conference focused on you! Calling all partners in public health. The 15th Annual Clinical Lab Day highlights the many collaborations that are key for disease monitoring and response in North Carolina and beyond. This event is co-sponsored by the NC State Laboratory of Public Health and the NC Public Health... Read more »
The purpose of this mini-symposium/networking event is to advance collaborations between the Schools of Medicine, Pharmacy and Public Health by encouraging new and cross-discipline research endeavors. To take advantage of the complementary strengths of the faculty, sessions during the event will focus on three high-priority topics during three consecutive sessions: 9:00 am - 11:30 am... Read more »
William Pan will present “TBD” as part of the Carolina Population Series 2019-2010 Interdisciplinary Research Seminar Series. William Pan is an Associate Professor of Global Environmental Health at Duke University with appointments in the Duke Global Health Institute (DGHI) and Nicholas School of Environment. He has over 15 years of experience studying the impact of... Read more »
Bringing together research with policy, practice and networking events. The 2019 Water and Health Conference: Where Science Meets Policy, organized by the Water Institute at UNC, will explore drinking water supply,... 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 you have any questions.
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 »
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.
Attend the first meeting of the Implementation Science Student Group. This meet-and-greet coffee hour is a chance for students interested in learning more about implementation science to get to know others in the field and hear about implementation science projects underway at UNC. Students who are interested sharing about their work can sign up for... 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. The leader will find an indoor route! Please contact Penny Slade-Sawyer with any questions. Learn more about our School’s dedication to a culture of health. Schedule one-one-one... 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 with any questions. Learn more about our School’s dedication to a culture of health. Schedule one-one-one wellness appointments, find health... Read more »
What’s it like to work at a startup company? Find out by hearing from the people who actually do. This interactive lunch series gives you a chance to learn about... Read more »
Dr. Jennifer Ho will present "Let's Talk About Race: The Culture, Significance and Intersectionality of Identity" as part of the DOCSpeaks Short Talks on Cultural Competence. Dr. Ho is a... Read more »
This training explains the foundations and the basics for digital accessibility. Register now.
Join Tolu Olubanmi for a discussion titled, "Relentless: Making the Impossible Inevitable." Tolu Olubunmi is chief executive officer of Lions Write. She is also a global advocate for migrants, refugees and internally displaced people and is the campaign manager for #ActNow, a United Nations climate action campaign. Visit the website for more information. This event... Read more »
Meghan Miller, a doctoral student 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.
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.
The Modern Indian Studies Initiative at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will host a conference entitled Driving Innovation: Technology and India’s Rise as a Global Power on... 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.
Kauline Cipriani, PhD Assistant Dean for Inclusive Excellence will lead a discussion of our Inclusive Excellence Action Plan, including recent accomplishments, immediate priorities and next steps. Please bring any comments or concerns you have about the plan. All are welcome! View latest version of the Action Plan. Can’t attend in person? Feel free to share... Read more »
Susan Shortreed, PhD, will present "Improving the design of pragmatic clinical trials with real-world data" as part of the Biostatistics seminar series. Dr. Shortreed is a senior investigator at the Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute. Abstract Clinical trials embedded in health systems can randomize large populations by using automated data sources to determine trial... Read more »
Sara Bleich will present “The Philadelphia beverage tax: Changes in prices and sales” as part of the Carolina Population Series 2019-2010 Interdisciplinary Research Seminar Series. Sara Bleich is a Professor... Read more »
University Day is an occasion to remember the University’s past and celebrate its future. The date, October 12, marks the laying of the cornerstone of Old East, the institution’s first building and the oldest state university building in the nation. This year’s theme is service to the state of North Carolina. The program will highlight... Read more »