Science
For more information about a particular course, including the time, location, and cost, contact the person or department listed after the description for that course. All activities are held in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, unless otherwise noted.
Virology Colloquium
Sep 24; The Friday Center
Attendance: 90
This program provides an opportunity for virologists and virology students to explore the various types of virologic research.
Contact Lissa Mohr, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, 919-966-8645.
Forest Nutrition Cooperative Advisory Council Meeting
Oct 5–8; The Friday Center
Attendance: 70
This meeting provides technology transfer to the forest industry through presentations on the latest research in silvicultural system development.
Contact Tim Albaugh, NC State University Forest Nutrition Cooperative, 919-827-4943, tim_albaugh@ncsu.edu.
Pharmacology Research Retreat
Oct 13; The Friday Center
Attendance: 125
This meeting provides an opportunity for researchers in the Department of Pharmacology to present their current research to the rest of the department.
Contact Arlene Sandoval, Department of Pharmacology, 919-843-3107, arlene_sandoval@med.unc.edu.
SMOKE Training
Oct 14–16; The Friday Center
Attendance: 12
This program trains professionals and students to use the Sparse Matrix Operator Kernel Emissions (SMOKE) air quality modeling system.
Contact Dawn Buday, Institute for the Environment, 919-843-5738.
Atlantic Coast Chromatin Symposium
Oct 17; The Friday Center
Attendance: 150
This symposium provides researchers involved in chromatin-related research with education on the latest discoveries in the field of chromatin structure and function.
Contact Brian Strahl, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, 919-843-3896, brian_strahl@med.unc.edu.
Community Modeling and Analysis System (CMAS) 2009
Oct 19–21; The Friday Center
Attendance: 250
This annual conference presents environmental science professionals and students with a review and presentation of the past year’s air quality research.
Contact Dawn Buday, UNC Institute for the Environment, 919-843-5738.
CMAS Review
Oct 22–23; The Friday Center
Attendance: 15
This program is a small group review of the information and presentations at the CMAS conference.
Contact Dawn Buday, UNC Institute for the Environment, 919-843-5738.
Visiting Pulmonary Scientists
Oct 21, Nov 18; The Friday Center
Attendance: 94
This program provides primary care physicians, clinicians, and trainees with educational discussions related to pulmonary and critical care medicine and research.
Contact Janice McKoy, Center for Environmental Medicine, 919-962-0126, jmckoy@med.unc.edu.
Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) Training
Oct 22–23; The Friday Center
Attendance: 15
This introductory course includes the basics about the purposes of the CMAQ programs and how to run the programs and evaluate the results.
Contact Dawn Buday, UNC Institute for the Environment, 919-843-5738.
RTI Fellows Symposium
Nov 2–3; The Friday Center
Attendance: 350
This symposium explores the potential for transdisciplinary research in contemporary research areas and fosters collaboration among RTI and area university researchers in basic and social sciences. Cosponsored by the Friday Center for Continuing Education.
Contact Linda Cooper, RTI International, 919-541-6397, lcooper@rti.org.
Center for Genome Science (CGS) External Advisors
Nov 5; The Friday Center
Attendance: 30
In this meeting, CGS researchers provide the center’s external advisors with information on the center’s various research projects and training programs.
Contact Kriste Kuczynski, Carolina Center for Genome Science, 919-843-6897, kuczynsk@mail.fpg.unc.edu.
See also Environmental Issues and Health Services.