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Using AI in Survey Research: Practices and Pitfalls

Discover how artificial intelligence can streamline workflows, uncover hidden patterns, and empower breakthroughs in your field. Learn practical applications of AI through Odum Institute AI in Research series that can revolutionize your research process.

This course offers an overview of how AI tools such as large language models (LLMS) can enhance early stages of the survey pro...

Integrated Mixed Methods

Mixed methods research (MMR) refers to research design and implementation that combines qualitative and quantitative data collection and/or analysis strategies. This seminar explores strategies for effectively designing, implementing, and integrating MMR. Through discussion of exemplars and theoretical frameworks, we will consider best practices for “mixing” methods and presenting integrated findings. Par...

Preventing Vertical Transmission of HIV: Insights from Simulation Modeling

Join the Children's Research Institute for a seminar with Horacio A. Duarte, MD, MS, an assistant professor in the Division of Epidemiology & Community Health at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. Duarte is a physician-scientist with clinical training in pediatric infectious diseases and research training in epidemiology, decision analysis, a...

Qualtrics is a powerful browser-based web-survey tool. It is available to UNC-Chapel Hill faculty, staff, and students, for UNC-related projects. Qualtrics allows users to build complex surveys, distribute them, and analyze the responses all from one place.

In this course, we will cover basic Qualtrics functions beginning with an overview of survey options and settings, followed by hands-on practice programming and distributing a sur...

This course is the second in a two-part scale development course series on scale development. Part one of the series focused on the general theories and methods used in the scale development process. This second portion focuses on the analytic methods used to statistically test, refine, and validate scale data. These methods include Cronbach’s alpha, exploratory factor analysis (EFA), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), and basic stru...

Overview of 2026 NIH Requirements: Biosketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support

This session provides an overview of some of the upcoming changes to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant application requirements, including new Common Forms that will be required for due dates on or after January 25, 2026.

In particular, this presentation will focus on the Biosketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support forms, which w...

AI for Programming

Discover how artificial intelligence can streamline workflows, uncover hidden patterns, and empower breakthroughs in your field. Learn practical applications of AI through Odum Institute AI in Research series that can revolutionize your research process.

AI, for example ChatGPT, may be used to construct code for software packages and programming languages commonly used by social scientists. Examples include SA...

Community Engagement as Practice, Not Paperwork: A Grant Perspectives Workshop

More than ever, funders want to know that when you say “community engagement” you mean real, reciprocal, and respective relationships—not short-sighted connections, email agreements days before the deadline, or theoretical partnerships. But how do you make connections? How do you keep them? And what are community partners really hoping for when they ...

Version Control with Git and GitHub

This 2-part (2/23/2026 and 2/25/2026) 5-hour course will be offered via Zoom. Attendance is required as the course will not be recorded.

In this course, participants will learn how to keep track of the code they use in their research using the version control system Git and the collaboration platform GitHub. Git allows you to keep track of changes to your code, easily revert to previous versions...

The New NIH Public Access Policy: What You Need to Know

The 2024 NIH Public Access Policy includes several significant changes from the previous policy, and applies to all NIH-funded manuscripts accepted for publication on or after July 1, 2025. Learn more about what has changed, how to comply, and what to expect going forward.

This program is offered via Zoom by the Health Sciences Library and the Scholarly Communications Office,...

Introduction to Individual and Aggregate Data Network Models for Understanding Human Processes

This 2-day course (2/25/26 and 2/27/26) will be offered ONLINE. It will not be recorded as there are in-class activities.

With increased interest in person-centered interventions and treatments has come increased interest in understanding human processes as they unfold within individuals. Additionally, technological advances have made th...

Accelerate your ideas through customer discovery and market opportunity validation!

KickStart Venture Services is recruiting community startups as well as faculty, post-doctoral fellows, graduate students, and undergraduate students with innovations and an interest in commercialization to participate in their virtual NSF I-Corps program. They will teach you the principles of customer discovery to help you better understand the marke...

Version Control with Git and GitHub

This 2-part (2/23/2026 and 2/25/2026) 5-hour course will be offered via Zoom. Attendance is required as the course will not be recorded.

In this course, participants will learn how to keep track of the code they use in their research using the version control system Git and the collaboration platform GitHub. Git allows you to keep track of changes to your code, easily revert to previous versions...

The Penn State CTSI Community Engagement Team is pleased to host an educational workshop focused on conducting research in rural populations. Please join them in welcoming Kristina Brant, PhD, Assistant Professor of Rural Sociology and Social Science Research Institute Co-Funded Faculty Member, and Florence Becot, PhD, Nationwide Insurance Early Career Professor an...

Rare Disease Day at NIH

Rare Disease Day at NIH will be held on the NIH Main Campus at the Natcher Conference Center and also virtually. By shining a spotlight on rare diseases, Rare Disease Day at NIH encourages collaboration among patients, advocates, researchers and healthcare professionals, fostering innovation and driving progress toward better treatments and care.

The virtual livestream via NIH VideoCast will also be archive...

Introduction to Individual and Aggregate Data Network Models for Understanding Human Processes

This 2-day course (2/25/26 and 2/27/26) will be offered ONLINE. It will not be recorded as there are in-class activities.

With increased interest in person-centered interventions and treatments has come increased interest in understanding human processes as they unfold within individuals. Additionally, technological advances have made th...

Interested in exploring medical students' contributions to quality improvement (QI) at UNC? Attend the virtual Clinician Leadership in Quality and Safety (CLQS) Symposium to learn more!

Hear students from the School of Medicine's quality improvement Scholarly Concentration program share how they're advancing clinical excellence while developing real-world QI skills.

The event will be held via Zoom and is hosted by the Inst...

Gillings AI and Public Health Showcase

UNC Gillings Center for Artificial Intelligence and Public Health (CAIPH) invites the full Gillings community, UNC campus, and general public to the Gillings AI and Public Health Showcase. The showcase will highlight the transformative power of AI in public health research and practice at Gillings and beyond. The Dean of the Gillings School of Global Public Health and the UNC Vice Chancellor for...

Gillings AI and Public Health Datathon: by application or invitation only

The Gillings AI and Public Health Datathon is a two-day, focused, mentored opportunity for transdisciplinary teams to dig into large public health datasets using data science and AI. Each team will be anchored by a public health research expert and a senior data scientist to provide domain and technical leadership. We welcome participants at all levels—from s...

Gillings AI and Public Health Datathon: by application or invitation only

The Gillings AI and Public Health Datathon is a two-day, focused, mentored opportunity for transdisciplinary teams to dig into large public health datasets using data science and AI. Each team will be anchored by a public health research expert and a senior data scientist to provide domain and technical leadership. We welcome participants at all levels—from s...