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Calendar of speakers and lectures at Carolina
"More is less" "Someone else's money"
Why the U.S. health care system does not work and why health care reform may not, either. A two-part report from This American Life and NPR News - Highly Recommended!
Domestic terrorism outbreak in Los Angeles.
Joycelyn Elders, M.D. From sharecropper’s daughter to Surgeon General of the United States of America,
by Joycelyn Elders with David Chanoff. NY, Avon Books, 1996.
Betrayal of trust: the collapse of global public health,
by Laurie Garrett.
The Persuaders
(PBS Frontline) - Fascinating!
The Four Pillars of Investing: Lessons for Building a Winning Portfolio, by William J. Bernstein. McGraw-Hill Professional, 2002, ISBN 0071385290, 9780071385299, 240 pages
Poverty dramatically affects children's brains
Dreams from my father, by Barack Obama.
The courage to lead: One man's journey in public service, by Howard N. Lee.
(review by D.G. Martin)
(UNC-TV interview with William Friday)
"CDC warns of 'choking game' deaths, risks". U.S.A. Today
(see also MMWR 02/15/2008;57(06):141-144)
Bartleby.com online reference books, including Gray’s Anatomy and William Strunk, Jr. The elements of style.
Fun
UNC Epidemiology events calendar
from the UNC Epidemiology Students Organization (ESO)
EpiGrad Today
the epidemiology graduate’s fashion magazine
UNC Department of Epidemiology history
(under construction)
Piled Higher and Deeper (PHD)
the ongoing chronicle of life (or the lack thereof) in grad school, by Jorge Cham (Science 27 March 2009;323:1668-69).
Web Side Story
CollegeHumor's first Broadway musical since (LOL)Cats.
Global health
ASHOKA - nuturing social entrepreneurs
UNC-CH collaborations in Malawi
Information resources
NC LIVE
offers the people of North Carolina online access to complete articles
from over 16,000 newspapers, journals, magazines, and encyclopedias,
indexing for over 25,000 periodical titles, access to over 25,000
online print and audio books,
and hundreds of PBS video files including Ken Burns’ The Civil War, Baseball, and Jazz, selected episodes from American Experience and Frontline and (soon) children’s series Cyberchase and Liberty’s Kids.
(Link for UNC-CH access to NC Live video files
EurekaAlert, news releases on science and health topics (AAAS)
Consumer Reports WebWatch is the Internet integrity division of Consumers Union, the non-profit publisher of of Consumer Reports magazine and ConsumerReports.org.
FactCheck analyzes assertions and ads by both sides in the presidential campaign (for example, the infamous “bridge to nowhere”)
Finding
funding sources and awards made
(UNC Research & Economic Development)
National Library
of Medicine - Health Services Research and Public Health
Partners in
Information Access for the Public Health Workforce
Health data tools and statistics
Jobs and Career (and fellowships)
UNC Epidemiology financial aid information
Science careers from the journal Science includes career advice, tools, how-to guides, and the Minority Scientists Network
UNC-CH University Career Services and Carolina Jobs Program (includes part-time jobs)
UNC-CH General Alumni Association career page (access requires a GAA user ID and password)
Careers in public health
(includes list of permanent and temporary jobs, internships,
fellowships, grants and awards, international opportunities, and a link
to the UNC-CH SPH Careers Office job listing (for SPH alumni; requires registration)
Odum Institute for
Research in Social Science at one time had a register for graduate research assistant jobs
A few of the many sources of public health and research jobs at UNC-CH and environs
Job listing webpages
identified by the American College of Epidemiology
Life
The Transcendental Meditation Program
David Lynch Foundation benefit concert at Radio City Music Hall features Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Sheryl Crow, Donovan, Eddie Vedder, Ben Harper, Moby, Paul Horn, Bettye LaVette, and Jim James (April 4, 2009; 7:30pm)
“Transcendental Meditation Appears in the Classroom” (NPR Day to Day, 27 August 2007)
“TM in the Schools” (NBC Today Show, 2 Sept 2003)
“TM and ADHD” (nonpharmocologic management of TM) - new pilot study with 11 middle school students. (news release)
“Consciousness, creativity, and the brain” David Lynch’s
talk at the University of Washington
“Does the college experience damage your brain?”First Annual National Brain Conference at the Maharishi University of Management (article)
“Does the college experience damage your brain?” Presentation by Dr. Fred Travis at the Western Association of Schools and Colleges 2006 Annual Meeting (Fred Travis slides - 40MB ppt)
D.G. Martin - political wisdom that's probably good for many settings
Review in the Financial Times of HAPPINESS: Lessons from a New Science
by Richard Layard, 2005.
“Transcripts from the Lionel Robbins Memorial Lectures, March 2003
“Why we must ration health care” –
by Peter Singer, New York Times Magazine July 15, 2009
TheClassicalStation.org
(WCPE Radio, classical music 24/7)
Metropolitan Opera
(Live broadcasts in HD)
TIAA-CREF
The importance of asset allocation
Can you afford to retire?
(PBS Frontline)
(UNC-CH off-campus access)
North Carolina
NC Division of Public Health
State Center for Health Statistics and related sites
Epidemiology Section
Mercury levels in fish, NC
Tar Heel bus tour:
10 years of taking new faculty to North Carolina
A
consumer’s guide to health insurance and health programs in
North Carolina
(NC Institute of Medicine)
North
Carolina Progress Board –
Interesting data and recommendations for North Carolina (e.g., Information
Portal and State Data)
A History of. Dental Public Health in North Carolina –
by Jean Spratt, DDS, MPH and John Pendill, DDS. Presented at the
2008 NC Statewide Dental Public Health Conference,
July 16, 2008.
Organizations
Alan
Guttmacher Institute
American
College of Epidemiology
American
Public Health Association
American
Social Health Association
The Carter Center
Games Adolescents Shouldn't Play (G.A.S.P.)
The Nation
SIECUS
Southern
Poverty Law Center
UNAIDS
Skills
William Strunk, Jr., The elements of style
Ask Dr. Math
UNC Writing Center
Literature searches, Web 2.0, Email (see "Online Instruction")
(more . . .)
UNC
UNC channel on YouTube [link]
Vic
American College of Epidemiology award for leadership and distinguished service, 2004 [plaque]
Appreciation for 21 years of teaching EPID168: Fundamentals of Epidemiology [plaque]
Appreciation from UNC-SPH Minority Student Caucus, 2007 [plaque]
Honorary membership in the Frank Porter Graham Graduate & Professional Student Honor Society, April 2008 [certificate] [program notes]
Appreciation from UNC-SPH Minority Student Caucus, 2009 [plaque]
Search publications in PubMed
Quit for Life - A quit-smoking program for Black Americans.
The negative health consequences of traditional sexual morality: a public health perspective. Victor J. Schoenbach, UNC SPH Department of Health Education, Major Paper, 1975 (Godfrey M. Hochbaum, Ph.D., Adviser).
Notes about the role of epidemiology in public health
Some of my contributions over the years
“Strategies for success”
American College of Epidemiology 2009 careers workshop (Academia)
Faculty profile
Potpouri
Retrevo reviews and ratings of consumer electronics (PC Magazine, Jan 2008)
Songza (PC Magazine, Jan 2008)
TV Trip (PC Magazine, Jan 2008)
Back to Vic Schoenbach faculty home page
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