Safe Zone is a program designed to create a network of visible allies to people who identify as part of the diverse LGBTIQA+ community. The four-hour educational session provides information and resources related to... Read more »

National Public Health Week is a celebration of what makes public health great! Join Dean Rimer and the Gillings Student Government Association as we celebrate our school’s impact on public... Read more »

If you have an interest in learning about the advances public health professionals have made in the North Carolina opioid crisis through interprofessional practice and collaboration, join us for this... Read more »

Part of being productive is knowing when to take a break! Come have coffee and cookies, do some crafts and learn about graduate and professional student groups (like Stigma Free Carolina) and campus offices (including ARS, CAPS, Campus Recreation, EOC, ODOS, Student Wellness, Writing Center, The Graduate School) that want to support your health, well-being,... Read more »

Stop by the Atrium to grab some coffee and a bagel and learn about ways to get involved in rural health research and community outreach. Sponsored by the Gillings Student Government... Read more »

Introduction to Multilevel Modeling is a two-day workshop focused on the application and interpretation of multilevel models, also known as hierarchical linear models and mixed models, for the analysis of nested data structures. This workshop will provide an introduction to the application of multilevel models with nested data, including software implementation in SAS, SPSS and... Read more »

Join Dr. Mark Holmes, professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management and Director of the North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center, and Dr. George Pink, professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management and Deputy Director of the NC Rural Health Research Program, to discuss the impact of public health in... Read more »

Please save the date for the 10th anniversary aelebration of the UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases. Special guests: Richard Chaisson, MD, professor of medicine, epidemiology and international health at Johns Hopkins University and director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Tuberculosis Research Paul Farmer, MD, PhD, chair of the Department of Global... Read more »

Are you passionate about reducing your global footprint?: Stop by the Gillings Student Government table in the Atrium to take the Plastic Pledge, answer some climate change trivia and pick up your own reusable straw! Sponsored by the Gillings Student Government Association. This event is part of National Public Health Week.

Melissa Gilkey, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Health Behavior, will be giving a talk titled, "Changing Parent and Provider Behavior to Support HPV Vaccination." About the Speaker: Dr.... Read more »

Join the Gillings School Advancement Office on April 9 for GiveUNC and get in on the excitement in the Atrium with giveaways and treats! GiveUNC is a 24-hour University-wide giving day when we call public health Tar Heels across the world to participate and make a gift of any size, to any area of the... Read more »

Panelists: Helena Hansen, PhD, MD, associate professor, Department of Psychiatry at New York University Jennifer Carroll, PhD, MPH, assistant professor, Department of Anthropology, Elon University Vigil Hayes, Appalachian harm reduction... Read more »

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 »

The Implementation Science Student Group and Consortium for Implementation Science present an opportunity for students to have intimate, in-depth discussions with Dr. Aarons. His implementation science work is applied to... Read more »

Dr. Greg Aarons, professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), will be presenting "Leadership and Organizational Change for Implementation (LOCI) to Improve Care... Read more »

Join Helena Hansen, PhD, MD, associate professor at New York University for an engaging talk titled "White Opioids: Race in the War on Drugs that Wasn't."  

The Health Humanities Journal is a student-run journal that publishes work each semester on the intersection of medicine and the humanities. Come celebrate the work of the journal's authors. Refreshments... Read more »

Before Toshi Reagon and BIGLovely take the stage at Memorial Hall, join Reagon and filmmaker Katina Parker for a screening of this new short film series. These beautiful short films serve as a call for us to recognize the often invisible work carried out by flesh-and-blood humans within institutions of learning. Accompanied by Reagon’s original... Read more »

Join Toshi Reagon and BigLOVELY for a community song circle, featuring the many people with whom Toshi Reagon has collaborated in her time as a Carolina Performing Arts Mellon Foundation DisTIL fellow. This convening will feature music based on Act 1 of Octavia E. Butler’s Parable Of The Sower, as well as new original songs inspired... Read more »

UNC Global will sponsor a Passport Drive, April 17 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on the 4th floor of the FedEx Global Education Center. UNC Global hosts officials from the U.S. Department of State and a photographer to make first-time passport applications and renewals easy. This event is open to students, faculty and staff, as well... Read more »

Gina Chowa, PhD, MSW, associate dean for global engagement and associate professor at the UNC School of Social Work, will be presenting a talk titled "Exploring the Effects of an Integrated Approach to Improving Family Economic Security and Supporting Child Development." Dr. Chowa conducts research on global social development, particularly the intersection of economic security,... Read more »

Join Gillings School EQUITY concentration faculty for an interactive presentation on the nature and impact of structural racism and what it looks like across institutions. The Groundwater Approach teaches how to use data to measure the systemic impact of racism and to track institutional change. This workshop will be offered for faculty and staff. Please register online. This... Read more »

The purpose of this course, "Discussion and Practical Application of Data Visualization Best Practices using Survey Data", is to present best practices for creating graphics from survey data and provide guidance for developing a critical eye that will allow attendees to best evaluate data visualizations for quality and accuracy. This course will demonstrate how good... Read more »

Patricia A. Hunt will present a seminar titled, "Making Error While Making Gametes." Patricia A. Hunt is Meyer Distinguished Professor in the School of Molecular Biosciences at Washington State University. Her primary research interest lies in human aneuploidy, mammalian germ cells and meiosis. She is best known for showing the adversary effect of Bisphenol A... Read more »

Frank R. Baumgartner, Richard J. Richardson Distinguished Professor of Political Science, will present a talk titled, "Suspect Citizens: Driving While Black in North Carolina and the US." Frank R. Baumgartner, of UNC-Chapel Hill, has written extensively on the topics of public policy, lobbying and framing in both US and comparative perspectives. He has published scores... Read more »

Taking advantage of a visit by an experienced Yale University Press (YUP) editor, the event will provide a forum to discuss issues in academic publishing and introduce authors to editors at leading university presses. The two-part event starts with a panel discussion led by anthropologist Peter Redfield and featuring YUP’s Jean Thomson Black, UNC Press’... Read more »

Flourish is partnering with RHA and CDS to bring you a Smart Snacking event. As a college student studying for exams, it’s important to fuel your mind and body with nutritious foods. Our campus Registered Dietician, Kelli Wood will be presenting on ways to make smart snacking choices. Participants will be making yogurt parfaits and... Read more »

Digital Spatial Profiling is a novel digital technology offering multiplexed measurement of protein and nucleic acids with unparalleled levels of precision. Quantify up to 96 targets (RNA or protein) on a formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue section on a microscope slide in a completely non-destructive manner. Collaborators from Nanostring Technologies, Inc. will be giving this seminar.... Read more »

John Groopman, PhD, will be leading a seminar titled "Aflatoxin, HBV and Liver Cancer the 2nd Leading Cause of Global Cancer Mortality." Dr. John Groopman is the Edyth H. Schoenrich Professor of Preventative Medicine at the Johns Hopkins Bloomburg School of Public Health and the Associate Director for Population Sciences at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive... Read more »

Join the Gillings School for a seminar with visiting professor Dr. Roderick McClure to explore how using a Systems Thinking Approach can address critical road safety issues. Before joining the University of New England (Australia), Dr. McClure was based at the CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. He is an accomplished epidemiologist with expertise in engaging community... Read more »

The content of this event will focus on the training, knowledge and mentorship that aspiring population health researchers should pursue, and how such skills and guidance can be acquired both within and beyond students’ departments and institutions. Members of all organizations at any training level (predoctoral, postdoctoral or faculty) are welcome to participate! This event... Read more »

Life as graduate and professional students can be challenging. But who are the people that help you get through those difficult patches? Your parents who call you once a week? Your partner who makes you dinner? Your kids who give you hugs? Your advisor who thanks you for your contribution to a project? The friend... Read more »

Spring Fling is a 2.7 mile fun run or 1.5 mile walk open to all UNC-Chapel Hill faculty and staff. In previous years, over 300 participants have completed the Spring Fling individually or as part of a departmental team. The event promotes physical activity, health and well-being and provides employees with the opportunity to contribute... Read more »