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Health of Our State and Beyond Series – University Research Week

WEBPresented by the Creativity Hubs. The Creativity Hubs initiative was developed by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research to assemble and support teams of researchers from diverse disciplines who collaboratively tackle major societal challenges. The work of these interdisciplinary teams attracts further funding from external sponsors and makes great …

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Spotlighting Equity Approaches and Practices to Health Research

WEBThis panel will spotlight equity-centered health research being conducted by faculty of the UNC Center for Health Equity Research. Diverse projects will be presented, such as rural, youth-engaged community development, environmental health issues in American Indian communities, and healthy food system access for underserved …

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Lunch & Learn: How Climate Change is Affecting NC and What …

WEBHealth and Heat Panel Emcee: Rebecca Fry, Professor. Chair (Interim), and Carol Remmer Angle Distinguished Professor in Children’s Environmental Health, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health; Director, Institute for Environmental Health Solutions, UNC Gillings …

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Health of Our State and Beyond Series: READDI for the Next …

WEBEmploying expertise from UNC’s School of Medicine, the Gillings School of Global Public Health, and the Eshelman School of Pharmacy, the Rapidly Emerging Antiviral Drug Development Initiative (READDI), an open-science, nonprofit drug research and development organization, is creating “self-stable” antiviral therapeutics for each of …

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Lunch & Learn: Climate Change and Global Health

WEBLunch & Learn: Climate Change and Global Health When. October 27, 2023

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The Many Roles of Health Equity Research Staff: Perspectives and

WEBThis panel will highlight research staff from various projects based within the UNC Center for Health Equity Research. Panelists will discuss their perspectives on health equity and community-engaged research, drawing on their experience and lessons learned in supporting such work.

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Health of Our State and Beyond Series: Obesity

WEBLeveraging the strengths of Carolina’s schools of public health and medicine, its affiliated research centers and institutes, and its prowess in big data management, the Heterogeneity in Obesity Creativity Hub: Transdisciplinary Approaches for Precision Research and Treatment, a large, collaborative project with 27 faculty from 16 …

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[Recording Available] Stress and our Mental Health: Research …

WEBThe COVID pandemic has been a severe stress on all of us. We will talk about the impact of pandemic stress on mental health, and how current research at UNC is driving innovations in neuroscience that lead to new treatments and better outcomes.

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2023 UNC Water and Health Conference – University Research Week

WEBThe annual UNC Water and Health Conference reflects Water Institute’s commitment to improving public health by achieving universal access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) services that are safe, affordable and sustainable. The conference provides a curated space where policymakers, practitioners and …

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COVID Symposium – University Research Week

WEBTackling COVID-19: UNC Researchers Collaborate to Deliver Solutions and Bring Hope. Wednesday October 21, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. As one of the first research facilities in the U.S. to receive a COVID-19 sample and begin testing for potential therapies, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s response to the threat of the coronavirus was

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Systematic Reviews from a Researcher Perspective

WEBJoin the Health Sciences Library to hear from a panel of experts about the process of planning, completing, publishing, and teaching systematic reviews.

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Research at Carolina Nursing: Advancing Health for All

WEBClick Here to Learn More About Carolina Nursing. This one-hour seminar will provide an overview of research Carolina nurses are doing to address the world’s most challenging health care problems, with a focus on reducing disparities and …

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Lunch & Learn: Health and Heat – University Research Week

WEBHealth and Heat: The Impact of Rising Temperatures and Environmental Exposures on Public Health Tuesday October 24th. Presented by: UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health

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2022 Hettleman Talks – University Research Week

WEBDanielle Christmas Danielle Christmas studies twentieth- and twenty-first century American literature and is an author of the forthcoming book, “Plantation Predators & Nazi Monsters in American Fiction and Film,” and a book-in-progress titled, “The Literature of Blood and Soil: White Nationalism and a New American Canon.” “Danielle’s …

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Core Facilities Open House Tours – University Research Week

WEBTuesday, October 24 Morning Session (10am – 12pm) Respiratory TRACTS Core – Koury Oral Health Sciences, Room 4405; BioSpecimen Processing Facility – Michael Hooker Research Center, Room 3213

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Advancing Indigenous Health at Carolina: Multi-Disciplinary …

WEBRonny Bell (Lumbee), Jada Brooks (Lumbee), Marc Emerson (Navajo), and Anna Fetter (Mohawk) draw from their respective fields—Pharmacy, Nursing, Epidemiology, and Psychology and Neuroscience—to discuss the importance of multi-disciplinary approaches to advancing Indigenous health. Moderated by the American Indian Center. …

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[Hybrid Event] Discover Global Health Research

WEB[Hybrid Event] Discover Global Health Research When. October 11, 2022

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Renewable Energy Research Symposium – University Research Week

WEBThe 2023 Renewable Energy Research Symposium will be a half-day symposium that features 3 UNC professors who will lead discussions on renewable energy from the perspectives of solar to chemicals research, renewable energy’s impact on human and societal health, and the business and industry of renewable energy.

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