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Department of Health Sciences April Research Forum: Research Excellence Award Presentations

Join the Department of Health Sciences Office of Research and Scholarship for its April Research Forum. This hybrid event will be held in MacNider 321 and on Zoom. Lunch will be served at the in-person event. Please RSVP for both in-person and to access the Zoom link. Register: https://unc.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_71blHLN60jVCDQO The forum will involve presentations from … Read more

Relational Leadership @ Carolina Spring 2024

Relational Leadership @ Carolina is excited to offer Relational Leadership training for Spring 2024, only two months away!  You are invited to join us from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm at the Friday Center on the following dates: March 18, 19 April 11, 12 Each session builds on the next, making attendance at all 4 dates a requirement to participate. The program … Read more

RENCI PRESENTS: Accelerating Collaborative Team Science

We invite UNC faculty and staff to join us for the inaugural Accelerating Collaborative Team Science (ACTS) webinar on April 11 at 12 PM ET. This month's topic is Team Science and the Academic Research Enterprise. ACTS functions as a connector, bridging the gap between researchers, coordinating centers, and other parties involved in practicing and promoting … Read more

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and Life Enhancement Course

The UNC Mindfulness-based Program for Stress and Pain Management offers meditation and mind-body awareness training that will teach you to slow down, set priorities, and stay calm, focused, and relaxed during a busy life. These practices will enhance your body’s natural adaptive healing ability and cultivate the mind’s clarity and insight. This evidence-based program is … Read more

2024 UNC Eye Symposium

The UNC Eye Symposium is designed for Ophthalmologists, Optometrists, Ophthalmic Technicians, and Photographers. provides the latest updates and insights in the diagnosis and treatment of eye disorders including anterior segment, glaucoma, neuro-ophthalmology, ocular oncology, oculoplastic, retina, and pediatric ophthalmology. This daylong symposium at the William and Ida Friday Center in Chapel Hill features both guest … Read more

10th Biennial Conference of the Society for Humanities, Social Sciences, and Medicine

The National Conference for Physician-Scholars in the Social Sciences and Humanities was founded in 2005 by a group of MD-PhD trainees in medical anthropology. These students imagined the biennial conference as an opportunity to revisit and reinvigorate our mission: to explore how the fields of anthropology, economics, epidemiology, ethics, health policy, history, sociology, and literature can advance … Read more

10th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Social Sciences, Humanities, and Medicine

For the 10th biennial meeting, the conference theme is Advocacy and Accountability: Navigating the Boundaries of Modern Medicine. Our nation is currently reckoning with what some might call a “polycrisis.” A diverse set of emerging issues – including the overturning of Roe v. Wade, the criminalization of gender-affirming care, global trauma and displacement, and an … Read more

Clear Health Communication

The Health Sciences Library is offering a Clear Health Communication workshop on April 15th! This free, virtual workshop will provide an introduction to health literacy and plain language for written communication. We will cover tips and tools for clear communication and practice writing with plain language. This workshop is intended for anyone creating patient education … Read more

NC TraCS: Introduction to Qualitative Data Analysis

This online training will provide an introduction to qualitative data analysis, focusing on content/thematic analysis. The session will cover the basics of qualitative data analysis and steps in the analysis process, including transcribing, memoing, codebook development and coding, exploring content areas or themes, and interpreting and communicating findings. Participants will have the opportunity to practice … Read more

NC TraCS Data Science Seminar Series: ChatGPT as your research assistant

Please join the NC TraCS Institute as members of the TraCS Data Science Lab discuss ways that common generative AI models have been particularly helpful in their research. This seminar will focus on using accessible, off-the-shelf models in ways that are applicable to diverse research domains. ----- Seminars in the NC TraCS Data Science Seminar Series will … Read more

8-Week Mindfulness Foundational Course for Stress Management and Life Enhancement, with Paula Huffman, BS, RN, ERYT

8-Week Mindfulness Foundational Course for Stress Management & Life Enhancement, with Paula Huffman, BS, RN, ERYT Hosted by the UNC Program on Integrative Medicine TUESDAY EVENING OR FRIDAY MORNING CLASSES ARE AVAILABLE, VIA ZOOM. Friday Mornings, April 12 through May 31, 2024, from 9:30-11:30 AM EST To Register: http://tinyurl.com/2dfad8d8 Tuesday Evenings, April 16 through June 4, 2024, … Read more

MHI Seminar Series presents Jonathan Brown, MD, Riven Family Director of Experimental Biology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Summary of Seminar:  Combinatorial signaling by proinflammatory cytokines synergizes to exacerbate toxicity to cells and tissue injury in both acute and chronic cardiovascular disease. To explore synergism at the gene regulatory level, we investigated the dynamics of transcription and chromatin signaling in response to dual cytokines by integrating nascent RNA imaging mass spectrometry, RNA-sequencing, amplification-independent … Read more