Introduction to Focus Groups

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

Focus group interviews are commonly used for survey development, content development, and qualitative data collection to capture rich information about attitudes and beliefs that affect behavior. An overview of the... Read more »

Smaller p-values and shorter confidence intervals via information sharing

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

Dr. Peter D. Hoff is a Professor of Statistical Science at Duke University and is visiting Biostatistics to talk about "Smaller p-values and shorter confidence intervals via information sharing." Learn more: https://pdhoff.github.io/

Event Series Mental Health First Aid Training

Mental Health First Aid Training

3100 Michael Hooker Research Center Michael Hooker Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Mental Health First Aid is an 8-hour training course designed to give members of the public key skills to help someone who is developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. This is a two-part training and takes place Friday, January 17th for the first part and Friday, January 24th for the... Read more »

Connect, Engage, Transform: Rural Community Partnerships

William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education, 100 Friday Center Dr, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

The Carolina Center for Public Service and other partners are hosting the Connect, Engage, Transform: Rural Community Partnerships conference to bring together stakeholders from North Carolina’s rural communities and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to highlight and encourage authentic, effective and sustainable collaborations for the public good. The conference will feature keynote... Read more »

Environmental Regulation of the Estrogen Response in Single Living Cells

1131 Bioinformatics Building 130 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Joseph Rodriguez, PhD Investigator, NIEHS Epigenetics and Stem Cell Biology Laboratory / Single Cell Dynamics Group Gene regulation is complex, involving the coordination of hundreds of proteins, including chromatin remodelers, enhancer RNA and chromosome looping. The estrogen response has served as a model of gene regulation due in part to its rapid and extensive induction.... Read more »

The Effects of Gender Equality-Focused Parental Benefits on Union Stability

Room 2002 Carolina Square 133 West Franklin Street, Suite 100, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Rachel Margolis will present “The Effects of Gender Equality-Focused Parental Benefits on Union Stability” as part of the Carolina Population Center’s 2019-2020 Interdisciplinary Research Seminar Series. Rachel Margolis is an associate professor in the sociology department at the University of Western Ontario, where she has worked since her PhD in Demography and Sociology from the University... Read more »

Event Series Stata Course

Stata Course

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

This is a 3-part short course (held over three afternoons – 1/27, 1/28, 1/30). Stata part 1 will offer an introduction to Stata basics. Part 2 will teach entering data... Read more »

Hearts 4 the Homeless Carolina

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

Hearts for the Homeless International is a student-led organization looking for interested students to join the cause. Its mission is to contribute to the health and well-being of the homeless... Read more »

Event Series Stata Course

Stata Course

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

This is a 3-part short course (held over three afternoons – 1/27, 1/28, 1/30). Stata part 1 will offer an introduction to Stata basics. Part 2 will teach entering data... Read more »

Summit on Safety and Belonging

G100 Auditorium, Genome Sciences Building 250 Belltower Rd., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Chancellor Guskiewicz is pleased to invite students, faculty and staff to gather on Tuesday, January 28, at the Summit on Safety and Belonging, organized in collaboration with the Campus Safety... Read more »

Event Series Mixed Methods Workshop

Mixed Methods Workshop

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

This 2-day (1/29 & 1/31) course equips students to design, conduct, and critique mixed-method research. From a pragmatic perspective, we will explore the strengths and weaknesses of a variety of... Read more »

The Challenge of Moving from Health Research to Healthcare Delivery: Assumptions, Limitations, and Emerging Opportunities

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

As part of Health Policy & Management's PhD Visiting Scholar Program, David Chambers, DPhil, Deputy Director for Implementation Science in the Office of the Director in the Division of Cancer... Read more »

Studying the Impacts of Stormwater-Driven Fecal Contamination Dynamics in a Complex, Tidally-Influenced Recreational Receiving Water system

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

Matthew Price, doctoral student in environmental sciences and engineering, will present on "Studying the Impacts of Stormwater-Driven Fecal Contamination Dynamics in a Complex, Tidally-Influenced Recreational Receiving Water system." This talk... Read more »

Event Series Stata Course

Stata Course

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

This is a 3-part short course (held over three afternoons – 1/27, 1/28, 1/30). Stata part 1 will offer an introduction to Stata basics. Part 2 will teach entering data... Read more »