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
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
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
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
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
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
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 & 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
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
Please join us for the 19th annual Marc J. Mass Memorial Lecture on April 18th at 9:30-10:30am in Bondurant G100. Our invited speaker is Dr. Kara Berstein from the University of Pennsylvania. The talk is titled "Finding Significance: Functional insights into homologous recombination deficient tumors though variant analysis." 321 S Columbia St G100 Chapel Hill, … Read more
Medical and hospital staff often encounter ethical tensions in practice arising from understandings of relevant law, as well as from a variety of other sources such as institutional policy, risk avoidance, financial concerns, professional guidelines, and political influences. This highly interactive conference will examine these constraints using case presentation, small group discussion, lecture, expert panel … Read more
The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCR) invites all members of the research community to a once-per-semester live update session. What to Expect for the April Session: IRB Process Updates: Senior Associate Vice Chancellor Andy Johns and Director of the Office of Human Research Ethics Carley Emerson will provide the latest information and changes … Read more