The April 2024 issue of Health Affairs focuses on the topic: “Perinatal Mental Health & Well-Being.” Building on the success of our October 2021 issue on perinatal mental health, the new issue expands the focus on equity, justice, and wellbeing. You are invited to join us on Wednesday, April 3, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Eastern), for a virtual... Read more »
Are you interested in careers in governmental public health? The Minority Student Caucus invites students, faculty and staff to participate in a panel discussion on the career opportunities within the... Read more »
This is a seminar sponsored by the NSF-funded Engineering Research Center for Precision Microbiome Engineering (PreMiEr), comprising five North Carolina institutions including Duke, N.C. A&T, NC State, UNC-Chapel Hill, and UNC-Charlotte. PreMiEr’s mission is to improve the health of people within the built environment through manipulation of indoor microbiomes.
This event will provide Gillings students the opportunity to network with Gillings alumni & employers. We hope Gillings students will put into practice networking skills & make meaningful connections at... Read more »
Gillings PUBH 784 class will provide six booths at this year’s Expo. One booth will be featured in the Small Science Tent engaging young community members about the importance of... Read more »
The teaching and Learning Community of care presents their last two sessions, April 9-10 from Noon – 12:45 p.m. on Zoom. The topic will focus on the intersection of human values, ethical AI integration and innovative pedagogical approaches by discussing how to enhance student learning experiences while maintaining human-centric teaching methodologies. Contact Jessica Vargas with... Read more »
Join the Sheps Center for the Grand Book Launch of Equal Care: Health Equity, Social Democracy, and the Egalitarian State! In Equal Care, Seth A. Berkowitz, MD, MPH, delves into the social mechanisms that connect injustice to poor health. He presents practical policies designed to create a system of social relations that ensures equal care... Read more »
Grab your lunch and join us for an exciting webinar on double machine learning, presented by Philipp Bach, PhD, MSc & Sven Klaaßen, PhD, MSc. Drs. Bach and Klaaßen are... Read more »
"Innovating for health equity: human centered design, artificial intelligence and the future of public health" by Alessandra Bazzano MPH, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Social, Behavioral and Population Sciences and Director of Tulane Center of Excellence in Maternal Child Health (CEMCH) This combined speaker series features high-profile speakers that will inspire, educate and build community... Read more »
The Black Maternal Health Week Coordinating Committee is excited to announce an inaugural student-led week of events sponsored by the MCH department in recognition of Black Maternal Health Week 2024.... Read more »
This seminar will focus on strategies to reimagine and decolonize global health training in the U.S and internationally. Dr. Deshira Wallace will discuss how MPH training and classroom-based learning in... Read more »
UNC-Women in Science and our co-sponsors are honored to invite you to our 9th Annual Spring Symposium, April 12 with our distinguished keynote speaker Dr. Shirley Paddock, a Senior VP... Read more »
This year’s lecture will feature Dr. Ashley Gripper who is active in food and land justice movements and works with urban and rural growers around the country, she will be giving a talk titled Community Solutions to Food Apartheid: Bridging activism, advocacy and academia. Contact Kristen Cowan with questions.
Join the UNC Nutrition Research Institute or a virtual Appetite for Life with guest speaker Dr. Alice Ammerman. She'll discuss Good Bowls, providing nutritious food to lower-income consumers, while creating economic opportunities for local farmers and food entrepreneurs. These bowls offer healthful, locally sourced ingredients, aiming to improve environmental, economic and social well-being in communities... Read more »
Join UNC Gillings Inclusive Excellence for a discussion about the Inclusive Excellence Action Plan. To register for the in-person session, visit https://tinyurl.com/26ubz4cn. The link for theo nline session is: https://unc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5MV4-dO2TW6X3owUdA6oVA Contact Brandon Tweedy with questions.
