On Learning Machine Learning

Room 2002 Carolina Square 133 West Franklin Street, Suite 100, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Oscar Gonzalez, an Assistant Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will present “On Learning Machine Learning” as part of the Carolina Population Center’s 2019-2020 Interdisciplinary Research Seminar Series. Dr. Gonzalez studies statistical mediation, machine learning/data mining, and psychometrics and how these statistical methods can help identify, evaluate, and... Read more »

Interdisciplinary Research Seminars: Til Stürmer

Room 2002 Carolina Square 133 West Franklin Street, Suite 100, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Til Stürmer, the Nancy A. Dreyer Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Epidemiology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will present as part of the Carolina Population Center’s 2019-2020 Interdisciplinary Research Seminar Series. Dr. Stürmer is an internist and epidemiologist with expertise in state of the art methods for nonexperimental treatment... Read more »

The Effects of Gender Equality-Focused Parental Benefits on Union Stability

Room 2002 Carolina Square 133 West Franklin Street, Suite 100, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Rachel Margolis will present “The Effects of Gender Equality-Focused Parental Benefits on Union Stability” as part of the Carolina Population Center’s 2019-2020 Interdisciplinary Research Seminar Series. Rachel Margolis is an associate professor in the sociology department at the University of Western Ontario, where she has worked since her PhD in Demography and Sociology from the University... Read more »

Interdisciplinary Research Seminars: Myron Cohen

Room 2002 Carolina Square 133 West Franklin Street, Suite 100, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Myron Cohen, the Associate Vice Chancellor for Global Health and Medical Affairs; the Yeargan-Bate Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology, and Epidemiology; and the Director of the Institute for Global Health & Infectious Diseases, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will present as part of the Carolina Population Center’s 2019-2020 Interdisciplinary Research Seminar Series.... Read more »

Add Health Wave V: New Directions, New Data

Room 2002 Carolina Square 133 West Franklin Street, Suite 100, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

On Friday, January 10, the Add Health Team will present “Add Health Wave V: New Directions, New Data” as part of the Carolina Population Center’s 2019-2020 Interdisciplinary Research Seminar Series. The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) is a longitudinal study of a nationally representative sample of adolescents in grades 7-12 in... Read more »

Symposium on Biosocial Approaches to Population Health Across the Life Course

Room 2002 Carolina Square 133 West Franklin Street, Suite 100, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

The Carolina Population Center is pleased to announce the first annual Symposium on Biosocial Approaches to Population Health across the Life Course. The symposium will stimulate novel opportunities for biosocial health research by developing a scientific forum that provides emerging scholars a chance to present research, while facilitating the integration of social and biological approaches... Read more »

Monitoring Health Progress: From Global Estimates to Local Health Data

Room 2002 Carolina Square 133 West Franklin Street, Suite 100, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

The regular monitoring of key health indicators from mortality and morbidity to universal health coverage (UHC) progress is critical for the assessment of progress and performance, the development of strategies and plans, and the implementation of programs. This presentation will focus on the current balance between global estimates production and local data strengthening, the new... Read more »