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4th Annual Chromatin and Epigenetics Symposium

This year's Chromatin and Epigenetics Symposium will feature keynote speaker Martin Hirst, PhD, Associate Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Associate Director of the Michael Smith Laboratories at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and Head of Epigenomics at Canada’s Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre. The abstract submission deadline is Monday, Nov. 16. Several abstracts will be selected for talks, and all others will participate in a poster session.

Equity in Teaching Institute

Interested in making your courses more equitable, inclusive, and accessible? All UNC-CH instructors are invited and encouraged to apply to the Equity in Teaching (EqT) Institute. This two-day workshop will be held December 8-9, 2020. Along with time for individual work and reflection in small groups, we will offer practical tips for implementing more equitable course … Read more

Mental Health First Aid for students

Mental Health First Aid for students. Mental Health First Aid will be offered for faculty and staff in the Spring 2021. More information to come. Please email Tina Craven for more information about either event. One great way to learn more about the wellness events is to sign up for our Wellness Listserv in the … Read more

Equity in Teaching Institute

Interested in making your courses more equitable, inclusive, and accessible? All UNC-CH instructors are invited and encouraged to apply to the Equity in Teaching (EqT) Institute. This two-day workshop will be held December 8-9, 2020. Along with time for individual work and reflection in small groups, we will offer practical tips for implementing more equitable course … Read more

Touchpoint 20 Zoom Series | Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

The Touchpoint 20 Zoom series is a new 20-minute series of work and wellness topics to provide timely information to SOM staff in a condensed format. This is one of several efforts being launched to better support our staff, engage with our SOM leaders, and build community. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Dr. Nate Thomas will … Read more

Unconscious Bias Workshop

This monthly offering of the Unconscious Bias Awareness workshop is for employees of the UNC School of Medicine and meets the core requirement of the SOM DEI Certificate Program for SOM faculty and staff. The Office of Inclusive Excellence has launched the DEI Certificate Program which program is designed for SOM faculty and staff to broaden their … Read more

Event Series Green Zone training

Green Zone training

Zoom online meeting

Green Zone is for faculty, staff, and students who wish to learn more about the military-affiliated student experience. The purpose of Green Zone is to train members of the Carolina community to know more about the issues and concerns faced by military-affiliated students and to identify individuals who are available to assist this population. Fall … Read more

BCBP Student Seminar Series (by students for students only)

Zoom online meeting

We are excited to resume our department student seminar series this semester! Details: All student seminars are scheduled on the third Thursday of each month from October to April and begin at 12:00 PM, see the following table. Seminars will also be scheduled on the Outlook Calendar app which have built-in 1-week and 1-day reminders for the seminar. … Read more

WinSPIRE mentor interest meeting

ATTENTION women-identifying and non-binary STEMinists at UNC: There is an interest meeting NEXT THURSDAY, December 17th, at 1pm for prospective mentors for the 2021 program. There will be a panel of previous mentors there to answer all your questions. Hope to see you there! Contact R. Dumex for more information. WinSPIRE website