Understanding the Association Between Hearing Loss and Falls: Current Perspectives and Future Directions

Please join the Department of Allied Health Sciences research forum (April 14, 11:30-12:30 EST), Understanding the Association Between Hearing Loss and Falls: Current Perspectives and Future Directions. Dr. Riska is an audiologist and clinician-scientist at Duke University. Her research aims to improve diagnosis and management of vestibular disorders as well as, identifying and understanding the mechanisms... Read more »

Machine Learning and Precision Analytics Mini-Symposium

Join the UNC Program for Precision Medicine in Health Care (PPMH) for Machine Learning & Precision Analytics, a free virtual mini-symposium from 1-3 p.m. on April 14. Presenters will explore information sources, data science tools that use the information, and the application of the resulting findings to health care. Another theme will be sources of... Read more »

Event Series Stata Online

Stata Online

This is an online 3-part short course (held over three afternoons – 4/14, 4/15, 4/16). Stata part 1 will offer an introduction to Stata basics. Part 2 will teach entering data in Stata, working with Stata do files, and will show how to append, sort, and merge data sets. Part 3 will cover how to... Read more »

2021 UNC Innovation Showcase

Register now for the 2021 Innovation Showcase hosted by Innovate Carolina. During this annual event, participants will meet the most innovative UNC-Chapel Hill faculty, students and alumni, plus standout entrepreneurs from the local community. The event allows the leaders of startup companies, social ventures and leading-edge research initiatives to make pitch presentations and exchange ideas... Read more »

Defining and addressing dependent observation schemes in life history studies

Dr. Richard Cook's research interests include the development and application of statistical methods for public health research. Specific areas of interest include the analysis of life history data, longitudinal data analysis, statistical methods for incomplete data, sequential methods, multivariate analysis, clinical trial design, and the assessment of diagnostic tests. Dr. Cook's Seminar talk title is:... Read more »

Event Series Gentle Yoga

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 »

Social Intelligence in a Multicultural World: What Is It? Who Needs It? How Does It Develop?

On Monday, April 19, Dr. Richard Shweder (University of Chicago) joins FPG's Carolina Consortium on Human Development to present "Social Intelligence in a Multicultural World: What Is It? Who Needs It? How Does It Develop?" as part of their Spring 2021 series on Culture & Developmental Science: Considering Context, Culture and Intersectional Approaches. Join them... Read more »

MTAP Presents: Maternal Telehealth Forum

With an introduction by Dr. Joia Crear-Perry of the National Birth Equity Collaborative, this event will feature two engaging panel discussions about maternal telehealth: Maternal Telehealth Today and Tomorrow Latching... Read more »

Working with Messy Data

Participants in this course will learn basic and intermediate Python programming and scripting as it pertains to importing and exporting data. This course is intended for data scientists with basic-to-intermediate understanding of one or more of: the Python programming language, data import/export formats, text processing, and some statistical analysis. See course link for recommended installations.

Small Area Estimation in Low-and Middle-Income Countries

Dr. Jonathan Wakefield worked internationally and at University of Washington since 1999 in the Departments of Statistics and Biostatistics; he was Chair of the Dept. of Statistics from 2009-2011. His current work is on methods for modeling health and demographic outcomes in a low- and medium-income (LMIC) context and he is collaborating with the United... Read more »

Event Series Gentle Yoga

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 »

BridgeResearch: A Virtual Informational Event Series

Join a free, virtual discussion with a panel of professionals whose work intersects with clinical & translational (c/t) research. Four panelists with backgrounds in nursing, engineering, public health, business, and other scientific roles will discuss their perspectives on implementing c/t research into their respective roles. Following the panel, there will be a Q&A session to... Read more »

ENRICH Recruitment Webinar

Announcing a unique opportunity for North and South Carolina birthing facilities to receive free technical assistance, coaching and resources to achieve recognition via the prestigious Baby-Friendly designation or a similar state health department recognition program. This opportunity is funded by The Duke Endowment and all resources and services are FREE to the participating hospitals.  Through the ENRICH Carolinas project, the Carolina Global Breastfeeding Institute... Read more »

Robust testing for differential abundance in microbiome data

Please note the changed time of day for this Seminar: 2-3 pm. The Biostatistics Department Awards Day will commence directly after the seminar. Dr. Yijuan Hu is the 2020 J.E Grizzle Distinguished Alumni Awardee. The Department of Biostatistics is excited to welcome back Dr. Hu! She obtained her doctoral degree from UNC in biostatistics in... Read more »

The Double Whammy: The Disproportionate Impact of Systemic Racism and COVID on Children of Color

This lecture qualifies for 1.5 hours of credit toward the annual Gillings School inclusive excellence training requirement for faculty and staff. The series aims to increase awareness about the impact of disparities that contribute to children's ability to keep pace, which have broad dire effects on the neurodevelopmental trajectories of children growing in disadvantaged households... Read more »

Event Series Gentle Yoga

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 »

Lineberger Cancer Survivorship Research Retreat

The UNC Cancer Survivorship Research Retreat will bring together researchers and clinicians from across the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, UNC, and beyond to foster collaboration to expand cancer survivorship research. This half-day retreat will focus on health equity in cancer survivorship and long-term health effects of cancer and its treatment and feature speakers with ongoing... Read more »

Event Series Gentle Yoga

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.

Caring for Myself is Not Self-Indulgence: Navigating Vicarious Trauma and Potential Burnout

This lecture qualifies for 1.5 hours of credit toward the annual Gillings School inclusive excellence training requirement for faculty and staff. The University Office for Diversity and Inclusion, in partnership with the Center for Faculty Excellence and Student Affairs, will host “Culture of Care: Racial Trauma, Healing and Community Resilience,” a three-event series that provides... Read more »

Dissertation Defense: Abby Hoffman

Abby Hoffman, doctoral candidate within the Department of Health Policy and Management, will defend her dissertation research on May 13. The title of her dissertation is "Skilled nursing market dynamics in the era of health reform." Attend online. Contact Valerie Hooker with questions.

Running on E: Adding Energy and Passion to Your Work and Life

Running on E: Adding Energy and Passion to Your Work and Life Thursday, May 13 from Noon - 1 p.m. Presented by ComPsych (sponsored by Culture of Health/Gillings Wellness Champions and the UNC Office of Human Resources) Registration required. Contact Rhoda Cerny with questions.