Walking Groups
Tuesdays - 1 p.m. Wednesdays - (time TBD) Meet at the Pittsboro St. entrance to McGavran-Greenberg Hall for a 30-minute walk on campus or the neighborhood nearby.
Tuesdays - 1 p.m. Wednesdays - (time TBD) Meet at the Pittsboro St. entrance to McGavran-Greenberg Hall for a 30-minute walk on campus or the neighborhood nearby.
Staff, faculty and students in the Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering are invited to have afternoon coffee, tea and cookies on the Upper Patio of Michael Hooker Research Center.
All MPH students are welcome! Please bring a laptop to the workshop. Please register in advance. Contact Naya Villarreal with questions.
In this Critical Conversation with doctoral student Alice Cartwright, MPH, we’ll review the public health evidence on abortion in the U.S. and discuss topics that are likely to become increasingly... Read more »
Cardno ChemRisk will be holding an in-person recruitment information session on Tuesday, Nov. 1, from 4-5 p.m. in McGavran-Greenberg 2306, with on-campus interviews to follow on the next day. Cardno ChemRisk is seeking full-time and intern applicants with undergraduate and graduate degrees/training in Environmental Sciences, Public Health, Toxicology, Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Occupational Exposure Sciences. Register... Read more »
Join the Culture of Health for a gentle yoga session. Mondays – Noon – Virtual (30 minutes) – contact rhoda_cerny@unc.edu Mondays – 5:15 PM – Virtual (45 minutes) – contact... Read more »
In July, the US Supreme Court overturned 50 years of precedent set in Roe v. Wade to decide that there was no constitutional right to legal abortion, dramatically changing access to abortion. Today, more than 1 in 3 Americans lives in a state where abortion is nearly prohibited. Despite abortion being a defining characteristic of... Read more »
All are invited in ESE In-House Seminar Series, which ends on Nov. 2 at 12:20 p.m. with Dr. Havala Pye presenting “Clearing the air: examining the role of atmospheric chemistry on public health” The series asks speakers to tailor their presentation for a general audience so that all participants benefit. For more details, including how... Read more »
Wednesday, November 2, 3 - 5:30 p.m. SisterSong Workshop: “What is Reproductive Justice: An interactive workshop presented by SisterSong about the history, practice, and advocacy of reproductive justice for Black,... Read more »
This course will provide an introduction to effectively designing web surveys to avoid common pitfalls that impact data quality and introduce measurement error. The course will focus on the following elements of web survey design. Special considerations for designing web surveys to accommodate mobile response will also be covered. This course will also provide an... Read more »
Join us for a Gillings Canvas Info Session! We’ll cover the Sakai to Canvas transition timeline, explain how to use the automatically migrated content from Sakai for the upcoming Spring 2023 semester, and provide a general intro to Canvas. Learn more and register. Contact Andrew Ochs with questions.
Thursday, November 3, noon -1 P.M. Seminar on Reproductive Justice Work at UNC This is part of the monthly Women's Health Research Seminar Hot Topic Series presented by the Women's Health Multidisciplinary Consortium. All are welcome to attend! Speakers and Talk Titles: Dr. Kavita Arora: "Equitable Postpartum Permanent Contraception." Dr. Abigail English: “Reproductive Health, Rights,... Read more »
The Race, Racism, and Racial Equity (R3) Symposium is a series of virtual events hosted by the University Office for Diversity and Inclusion, Jordan Institute for Families, and Office of Diversity, Equity,... Read more »
Mindfulness and self-compassion meditations assist with stress reduction, mental flexibility and resilience. Dedicate time to self-nurture with 15-20 minute mindfulness meditation and self-compassion sessions. Thursdays - 2 P.M. in 2304 McGavran-Greenberg Hall
Rod Jenkins, health director for Durham County Public Health, will speak about current challenges surrounding youth mental health as a public health issue, and what his department is doing to address this issue in Durham County. Register to attend in person or via Zoom.