Diversity Job Fair
Ram's Head Recreation Center 340 Ridge Road , Chapel HillMeet employers from for-profit, non-profit and government sectors that are interested in fostering workforce diversity.
Meet employers from for-profit, non-profit and government sectors that are interested in fostering workforce diversity.
Yufei Su, doctoral student in environmental sciences and engineering, will present on "Power System’s Evolving Risks And Challenges: Shocking Tales of Electricity Grid Transition and a Hunted Utility." This talk is part of the ENVR 400 In-House Seminar Series.
A conversation with Nandita Mani and Sarah Wright about the cost of scholarly information and the implications for UNC-Chapel Hill. In February, the University of California canceled its contract with Elsevier due to unacceptable license terms and subscription costs. Elsevier is the world's largest publisher of scholarly journals. The terms by which it sells content to... Read more »
The Student Global Health Committee will be hosting its second Data Visualization Lunch and Learn with Lorin Bruckner from the UNC Research Hub. Come learn more about best practices in this emerging topic in public health and how you can incorporate data visualization into your own work! Contact Kay Schaffer with any questions.
Meet employers hiring for full-time positions and internships.
A conversation with Nandita Mani and Sarah Wright about the cost of scholarly information and the implications for UNC-Chapel Hill. In February, the University of California canceled its contract with Elsevier due to unacceptable license terms and subscription costs. Elsevier is the world's largest publisher of scholarly journals. The terms by which it sells content to... Read more »
The Department of Biostatistics welcomes Dr. David Page for his talk "Probably Approximately Correct Causal Discovery." Dr. Page works on algorithms for data mining and machine learning, and their applications to biomedical data, especially de-identified electronic health records and high-throughput genetic and other molecular data.
Dr. Nathan Crook’s research focuses on developing new methods for engineering microbes, and applying these methods to improve human health. As a graduate student at UT Austin, he developed several new methods to genetically engineer baker’s yeast, including RNAi screens and continuous directed evolution approaches using retrotransposons. Dr. Crook also developed model-based approaches for yeast... Read more »
The Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering (ESE) is hosting an admitted student day for Graduate Students (PhD ,MS, MSPH, MSEE and dual degree) on Friday, Feb. 21. This is an all-day event focused on research and time for students to meet with faculty and get to know the department. Please contact Jennifer Joyce Moore... Read more »
Alterations in epigenetic processes have been implicated in breast cancer development. One such epigenetic process — DNA methylation — might provide important insights into breast cancer. In this seminar, Dr. Jacob Kresovich will describe how changes in breast tissue DNA methylation may steer development towards specific tumor subtypes. He will also demonstrate novel ways that... Read more »
The typical graph in a presentation often leads our audience wondering... so what? When that question isn’t succinctly answered through effective visuals and story, it can lead our audience asking for more data, more data and more data. In shifting from exploring data to explaining data, we have to take intentional steps to enable our... Read more »
The UNC Allied Health Ambassadors are planning the 5th Annual “Showcase for a Cause” fundraiser for February 21, 2020, from 6-8 p.m. in Bondurant Hall G100 (auditorium). This fundraising event is a combined talent show and silent auction, where all proceeds from the event will benefit a local charity organization. Last year, this event raised... Read more »
Ever wanted to make an app, game, or website? Come #DiveIntoPearlHacks! Pearl Hacks is a beginner-friendly hackathon Feb 21-23 focused on empowering female and non-binary identifying students. "Hackathon" may sound a little intimidating, but it's really just an "invention marathon" - where you can collaborate with others to make an amazing project in just 24... Read more »
Ever wanted to make an app, game, or website? Come #DiveIntoPearlHacks! Pearl Hacks is a beginner-friendly hackathon Feb 21-23 focused on empowering female and non-binary identifying students. "Hackathon" may sound a little intimidating, but it's really just an "invention marathon" - where you can collaborate with others to make an amazing project in just 24... Read more »
Ever wanted to make an app, game, or website? Come #DiveIntoPearlHacks! Pearl Hacks is a beginner-friendly hackathon Feb 21-23 focused on empowering female and non-binary identifying students. "Hackathon" may sound a little intimidating, but it's really just an "invention marathon" - where you can collaborate with others to make an amazing project in just 24... Read more »