Week of Events
Carolina Family Weekend
Carolina Family Weekend is full of tradition and excitement. It is a wonderful time for families to reconnect with their student(s), meet other Carolina families, and connect with faculty and staff. There are exciting programs and events to explore and enjoy all within the vibrant, Carolina community. Register now Schedule of events
Activity: Just Walk!
Activity: Just Walk!
Join colleagues for a quick walk around the neighborhood. Meet at the Pittsboro Street entrance of McGavran-Greenberg Hall for this fun Culture of Health exercise opportunity. Bad weather? No problem. The leader will find an indoor route! Please contact Penny Slade-Sawyer with any questions. Learn more about our School’s dedication to a culture of health. Schedule one-one-one... Read more »
Student Organizations and Activities Fair
Student Organizations and Activities Fair
Every year, the Gillings School of Global Public Health hosts a Student Organizations and Activities Fair for UNC offices and organizations from around campus to meet Gillings students and inform them about available services and activities they will be able to participate in throughout the school year.
Activity: Yoga
Activity: Yoga
Students, faculty and staff are invited to join the Culture of Health team for free yoga classes. Beginners are welcome and mats are provided! Please contact Penny Slade-Sawyer, mps3@email.unc.edu, if you have any questions.
Skill in Action: The intersection of yoga and social justice
Skill in Action: The intersection of yoga and social justice
Join the School of Social Work for their first lunchtime Clinical Lecture Series workshop "Skill in Action: The intersection of yoga and social justice". Come learn tools for self-care, psychotherapeutic work, and collective action by understanding the relationship between yoga and creating change. This event is sponsored by the UNC School of Social Work. Contact... Read more »
Elder Care: Advance Health Care Planning
Elder Care: Advance Health Care Planning
"Elder Care: A Series" provides a broad overview of several of the issues and resources related to caring for an elder loved one. Each session focuses on a separate topic, and participants may attend all or some sessions. Is your parent (or other older person for whom you care) nearing the end of their life?... Read more »
Activity: Mindful Relaxation
Activity: Mindful Relaxation
All Gillings School students, faculty and staff are invited to join this Culture of Health activity for a half-hour of calm breathing and mind decluttering. Come when you can and as you are. Please contact Penny Slade-Sawyer with any questions. Learn more about our School’s dedication to a culture of health. Schedule one-one-one wellness appointments, find health... Read more »
Activity: Yoga
Activity: Yoga
Students, faculty and staff are invited to join the Culture of Health team for free yoga classes. Beginners are welcome and mats are provided! Please contact Penny Slade-Sawyer, mps3@email.unc.edu, if you have any questions.
Digital Accessibility Awareness Training
Digital Accessibility Awareness Training
This training explains the foundations and the basics for digital accessibility. Register now.
Activity: Just Walk!
Activity: Just Walk!
Join colleagues for a quick walk around the neighborhood. Meet at the Pittsboro Street entrance of McGavran-Greenberg Hall for this fun Culture of Health exercise opportunity. Bad weather? No problem. The leader will find an indoor route! Please contact Penny Slade-Sawyer with any questions. Learn more about our School’s dedication to a culture of health. Schedule one-one-one... Read more »
Activity: Mindful Relaxation
Activity: Mindful Relaxation
All Gillings School students, faculty and staff are invited to join this Culture of Health activity for a half-hour of calm breathing and mind decluttering. Come when you can and as you are. Please contact Penny Slade-Sawyer with any questions. Learn more about our School’s dedication to a culture of health. Schedule one-one-one wellness appointments, find health... Read more »
Grad School Admissions Decisions Panel
Grad School Admissions Decisions Panel
Ever wanted to ask someone who works in graduate school admissions how they make their decisions? UNC’s Pre-Grad Advising program has assembled faculty and staff from a variety of fields who do admissions to take questions regarding applications and how decisions are made. Research Programs, 3-4pm: PhD programs and research masters Professional Programs, 4-5pm.: Professional... Read more »
Designing and Conducting Surveys Course
Designing and Conducting Surveys Course
This course titled, "Designing and Conducting Surveys of Businesses and Organizations," is directed towards students and individuals interested in, or who have responsibility for, obtaining information from businesses/organizations that is organizational or business-related in nature. This includes data that are typically based on or may be extracted from records, such as financial or production data,... Read more »
Classroom to Community Interest Meeting
Classroom to Community Interest Meeting
Want to learn more about volunteering with Classroom to Community? Attend an interest meeting to learn more about the Classroom to Community partnership with a charter school in Durham where you will have an opportunity to practice adapting and communicating evidence-informed, accurate, and inclusive puberty and sexual health education to students in grades 4-8. Please... Read more »
Here for a Good Time Not a Long Time: ENVR 400 In-house Seminar
Here for a Good Time Not a Long Time: ENVR 400 In-house Seminar
Cassandra Meakin, a doctoral student in the Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, will present this week’s seminar in the department’s Fall 2019 series. Meakin’s talk is titled, "Here for a Good Time Not a Long Time: The Placenta, Temporary Organ with a Lasting Effect." Learn more here. Please contact Dr. Howard Weinberg, howard_weinberg@unc.edu, if you have... Read more »
Orientation for New Clinical Research Personnel
Orientation for New Clinical Research Personnel
A great learning opportunity for all clinical research personnel who are new to research or new to UNC. Introduces research personnel to the UNC offices involved in clinical trials, as well as research conduct regulations. Register Now.
Networks in Child Development Lecture
Networks in Child Development Lecture
Laura M. Justice, PhD, will present a lecture titled, "Networks in Child Development: from Biology to Society" as part of the 2019-2020 Frank Porter Graham Distinguished Lecture Series. View more information.
Activity: Yoga
Activity: Yoga
Students, faculty and staff are invited to join the Culture of Health team for free yoga classes. Beginners are welcome and mats are provided! Please contact Penny Slade-Sawyer, mps3@email.unc.edu, if you have any questions.
TriCEM Symposium
TriCEM Symposium
TriCEM Symposium: Pathogens Gone Global - Disease Ecology and Evolution in a Changing World Human activities are impacting environmental processes at an unprecedented scale. These changes also influence the ecology and evolution of infectious diseases. This symposium will engage with the latest findings in this arena, including research on cross-species transmission of parasites, One Health,... Read more »
Activity: Yoga
Activity: Yoga
Students, faculty and staff are invited to join the Culture of Health team for free yoga classes. Beginners are welcome and mats are provided! Please contact Penny Slade-Sawyer, mps3@email.unc.edu, if you have any questions.
Lunch with Venture for America
Lunch with Venture for America
Meet a Venture for America Representative and learn how to pitch yourself to startups. Join the lunch to hear their tips and tricks to land a startup job that can propel your career forward and to hear the stories of successful UNC alum who went through the program! Register now.
Agrobusiness Seminar with Erlinda Quesada
Agrobusiness Seminar with Erlinda Quesada
Please join UNC Biology and Epsilon Eta Environmental Honors Fraternity in welcoming Erlinda Quesada to speak regarding her work focused in the impact of agro-business on water sources in rural communities—particularly the pineapple industry. Her trip to UNC is part of an International Peacemaker Tour. Erlinda Quesada has been an activist since her early twenties.... Read more »
BIOS Seminar: Data Monitoring Committees
BIOS Seminar: Data Monitoring Committees
With more than 10 years of experience in the design and conduct of phase I to III clinical trials, Dr. Barry has provided biostatistical leadership working for both contract research organizations and academic institutions. Dr. Barry is currently a co-PI of the NIAID/DAIT-funded Statistical and Clinical Coordinating Center, serving as a Scientific Leader of the... Read more »
Haven: Gillings School Inclusive Excellence Trainings
Haven: Gillings School Inclusive Excellence Trainings
HAVEN skills training is a training that provides students, faculty, staff and Post Doctoral Fellows with tools to be an ally to someone who has experienced sexual or interpersonal violence or stalking. The training emphasizes the importance of listening and connecting survivors to resources on campus and in the community. Register now Please contact Grace... Read more »
UNC Center for Environmental Health and Susceptibility Fall Symposium
UNC Center for Environmental Health and Susceptibility Fall Symposium
The UNC Center for Environmental Health and Susceptibility (CEHS) is pleased to present some of the most new and intriguing environmental exposure research. These projects were developed with support from CEHS pilot funds, CEHS facility cores, and the CEHS campus wide network of scientists. The results from these projects establish the groundwork for additional exploration,... Read more »
Pilot Study Design and Review Seminar
Pilot Study Design and Review Seminar
This seminar is part of the NC TraCS Biostatistics Seminar Series. This seminar is presented by Paul Stewart, PhD, UNC Department of Biostatistics. Register now.
Self-affirmation in Health Communication Lecture
Self-affirmation in Health Communication Lecture
Xiaoquan Zhao, PhD, of George Mason University, will present the Jane Brown Health Communications Lecture titled, "Self-affirmation in health communication: Promises, evidence, and boundary conditions." Register online. This event is sponsored by the Hussman School of Media and Journalism and the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. Please contact Casey Hart with any questions.
CPC Seminar: Live Births and Fertility
CPC Seminar: Live Births and Fertility
Leticia Marteleto will present “Live Births and Fertility amidst the Zika Epidemic” as part of the Carolina Population Series 2019-2010 Interdisciplinary Research Seminar Series. Leticia J. Marteleto (Ph.D., Sociology, University of Michigan) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and a Faculty Research Associate of the Population Research Center at The University of... Read more »