This event will be the first IN-PERSON Carolina Data Science Now seminar and will take place at the UNC CURRENT ArtSpace + Studio. This month’s seminar features Stan Ahalt, PhD, the Inaugural Dean of the School of Data Science and Society, in conversation with Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz and Interim Vice Chancellor for Research Penny Gordon-Larsen and others.

Those attending in-person are invited for light refreshments after the event. Additionally, the event will be livestreamed on the School of Data Science and Society’s YouTube channel. Closed caption services will be provided for the livestream event. This event will be recorded, and the link will be shared with those who register in advance.

About the Venue: CURRENT ArtSpace is a flexible and immersive performing arts venue in the heart of the new Carolina Square development on Franklin Street. It is located near the Target and Granville Towers on Franklin Street.

For more information, please visit here.

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This course will be offered in-person only.

Location: Davis Library Room 219

Introduction to Multilevel Modeling is a two-day (9/13/22 and 9/15/22) course focused on the application and interpretation of multilevel models, also known as hierarchical linear models and mixed models, for the analysis of nested data structures.

Nesting can arise from hierarchical data structures (e.g., siblings nested within the family; patients nested within therapist), longitudinal data structures (repeated measures nested within the individual), or both (repeated measures nested within patient and patient nested within therapist).

It is well known that the analysis of nested data structures using traditional general linear models (e.g., ANOVA or regression) is flawed, oftentimes substantially so: Tests of significance are likely biased, and within- and between-group effects are confounded with one another. All of these limitations can be addressed within the multilevel model.

In this workshop, we provide an introduction to the application of multilevel models with nested data, including software implementation in SAS, SPSS, and Stata.

Instructors: Dan Bauer and Patrick Curran

Dan Bauer is a Professor in the L.L. Thurstone Psychometric Laboratory in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of North Carolina. He teaches primarily graduate-level courses in statistical methods, for which he has won teaching awards from the University of North Carolina and from the American Psychological Association. He regularly teaches classes and workshops on multilevel modeling. In addition, he has contributed to the research literature on multilevel models, making extensions to address specific problems in the behavioral, social, and health sciences.

Patrick Curran is a Professor and the Director of the L.L. Thurstone Psychometric Laboratory in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Patrick has dedicated much of his career to the teaching and dissemination of advanced quantitative methods and has won teaching awards from UNC and from the American Psychological Association. His program of research includes an emphasis on multilevel modeling, particularly as applied within a longitudinal setting to capture individual differences in growth over time.

Registration fees:

- UNC-CH Students: $0, with a $35 deposit to hold your spot (deposit is refundable upon your attendance for at least 66% of the course)
- UNC-CH Faculty/Staff/Postdoc/Resident/Visiting Scholars: $95

Additional course information:

- Registration closes at 12:01 am on 9/10/2022. Once registration closes, no late registrations will be accepted, no exceptions.
- Cancellation/ Refund Policy: A full refund will be given to those who cancel their registration no later than 10 days prior to the course. If you cancel within 10 days prior to the class, no refund will be given. Please allow 30 days to receive your refund.

For questions in regards to the status of this class, please contact Jill Stevens at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Join the Research Integration Team for an interactive conversation about the One UNC Clinical Research Initiative between the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, School of Medicine and Healthcare System.

All are encouraged to participate, share their thoughts, and ask questions. | Submit questions

Featuring:
Andy Johns, Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Research
Shakira Henderson, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Clinical Research; Vice President Research Officer; Clinical Research Integration Officer

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This course will be offered in-person only.

Location: Davis Library Room 219

Introduction to Multilevel Modeling is a two-day (9/13/22 and 9/15/22) course focused on the application and interpretation of multilevel models, also known as hierarchical linear models and mixed models, for the analysis of nested data structures.

Nesting can arise from hierarchical data structures (e.g., siblings nested within the family; patients nested within therapist), longitudinal data structures (repeated measures nested within the individual), or both (repeated measures nested within patient and patient nested within therapist).

It is well known that the analysis of nested data structures using traditional general linear models (e.g., ANOVA or regression) is flawed, oftentimes substantially so: Tests of significance are likely biased, and within- and between-group effects are confounded with one another. All of these limitations can be addressed within the multilevel model.

In this workshop, we provide an introduction to the application of multilevel models with nested data, including software implementation in SAS, SPSS, and Stata.

Instructors: Dan Bauer and Patrick Curran

Dan Bauer is a Professor in the L.L. Thurstone Psychometric Laboratory in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of North Carolina. He teaches primarily graduate-level courses in statistical methods, for which he has won teaching awards from the University of North Carolina and from the American Psychological Association. He regularly teaches classes and workshops on multilevel modeling. In addition, he has contributed to the research literature on multilevel models, making extensions to address specific problems in the behavioral, social, and health sciences.

Patrick Curran is a Professor and the Director of the L.L. Thurstone Psychometric Laboratory in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Patrick has dedicated much of his career to the teaching and dissemination of advanced quantitative methods and has won teaching awards from UNC and from the American Psychological Association. His program of research includes an emphasis on multilevel modeling, particularly as applied within a longitudinal setting to capture individual differences in growth over time.

Registration fees:

- UNC-CH Students: $0, with a $35 deposit to hold your spot (deposit is refundable upon your attendance for at least 66% of the course)
- UNC-CH Faculty/Staff/Postdoc/Resident/Visiting Scholars: $95

Additional course information:

- Registration closes at 12:01 am on 9/10/2022. Once registration closes, no late registrations will be accepted, no exceptions.
- Cancellation/ Refund Policy: A full refund will be given to those who cancel their registration no later than 10 days prior to the course. If you cancel within 10 days prior to the class, no refund will be given. Please allow 30 days to receive your refund.

For questions in regards to the status of this class, please contact Jill Stevens at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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The Proposal Development Unit in the Office of Research and Innovation at NC State University invites everyone in the NC State community and the broader NC TraCS Institute community to participate in the NIH @ NC State Fall Grantsmanship Series.

With 27 Institutes and Centers and a two-stage review process, NIH can be overwhelming for new researchers. This session will help people navigate the NIH to find their funding opportunity, funding Institute or Center, peer-review study section, and program officer contact.

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Terry Hartman and Susan Moist will provide a one hour overview of industry clinical trial budget and contract negotiation.

- Understand responsibilities in budget and contract negotiation

- Provide an overview of the process of reviewing and negotiating a study budget

- Identify common pitfalls in budget negotiation

- Provide basic strategies in successfully negotiating study budgets

- Understand the importance of careful review of payment terms

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Using Nationwide Registries to Conduct Pragmatic Randomized Trials: The DANFLU Program

This NIH Collaboratory Rethinking Clinical Trials Grand Rounds features:

Tor Biering-Sørensen, MD, PhD, MPH
Professor in Translational Cardiology and Pragmatic Randomized Trials
Head of Center for Translational Cardiology and Pragmatic Randomized Trials
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
University of Copenhagen
Head of Cardiovascular Non-Invasive Imaging Research Laboratory
Department of Cardiology
Copenhagen University Hospital – Herlev and Gentofte

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The UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Duke Cancer Institute, in collaboration with No Stomach for Cancer, are hosting the Spotlight on Stomach Cancer symposium in Durham, NC. Five panel sessions, 14 speakers, lots of time for Q&A.

This free event is open to the general public, patients, and caregivers. Spotlight topics include:
- Prevention
- Genetic considerations
- Treatment options
- Clinical trials
- Nutrition after gastrectomy
- Survivorship care

Participate in person or virtually.

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