Category Archives: News/Events

HSR Seminar Series, October 20

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Join the HSR Seminar Series this Wednesday, October 20 at 2 PM to hear Dr. Shivani Patel discuss The COVID-19 Health Equity Dashboard: The development of a data dissemination platform for the intersection of social determinants and the pandemic.

Register here to access the zoom link!


EH Spring 2022 Course Showcase

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Join the Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health Tuesday, October 26th from 12:10-1:00 PM to learn about exciting new and existing GDEH Spring course offerings. Students from all RSPH Departments are welcome and encouraged to attend!

Click here to join via zoom.

If you have questions email Natalie Dionne at natalie [dot] dionne [at] emory [dot] edu.


Epi Spring 2022 Elective Session

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Join us Friday, October 22 at 12:05 PM to hear from the Epidemiology faculty and instructors to learn about their Spring 2022 course offerings.

Click here to register on zoom.

The session will be livestreamed in the CNR Auditorium.


Emory Center for Digital Scholarship Workshop Series

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Emory Center for Digital Scholarship (ECDS) is offering a workshop series this fall that we want to make sure you are aware of!

  • September 29: Communicating with Infographics
  • October 6: Intro to ArcGIS StoryMaps
  • October 13: Data Cleaning in R (Part 1)
  • October 20Data Cleaning in R (Part 2)
  • October 27: Visualizing Data with Tableau

Access to registration

Don’t forget…

·         Visit the Emory’s Teaching Toolkit for a collection of resources from CFDE, TLT, ATS, and Library Services


COVID-19 Journal Club

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Join the Epidemiology COVID-19 Journal Club meeting every other Monday from 12:05-12:50 PM.

Remaining meeting dates are: 10/18, 11/01, 11/15, 11/29.

The meetings are on zoom and can be accessed via this link. To receive regular communications please join the EPICOVID19 listserv at https://listserv.cc.emory.edu/ .


The Pandemic of Diabetes, Oct 1

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The Pandemic of Diabetes: 100 Years After the Discovery of Insulin Symposium will take place on October 1, 2021.

Bringing together several noted national and international leaders in diabetes, multiple aspects of diabetes will be covered in this day-long virtual symposium. Conversations will also reflect on the challenges to and opportunities for taming the raging pandemic of diabetes. Speakers include Dean James W. Curran, Emory University President Gregory Fenves, and Emory University Provost Ravi Bellamkonda.

Click here to learn more and register!


Grad Student Welcome Back Event RESCHEDULED, Oct 6

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GSGA is excited to be planning an upcoming welcome back event for all graduate students. The event has been rescheduled to Wednesday, October 6, from 6 to 8 PM on McDonough Field! During this event, there will be free food truck vendors and beer drinks as a welcome back for students after being mostly virtually online for the past year. 

Register on the hub by clicking here!


Epi’s Got Talent, Oct 1

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You are cordially invited to submit your audition for our next RSGA epi rep event –  Epi’s Got Talent! 

This event will be in-person on Friday October 1st from 4:00 – 5:00pm in the Rollins Auditorium At the event, we will have 5 selected finalist acts performing where, similar to America’s Got Talent, three surprise guest judges will provide commentary and vote for the winner of this year’s top talent of epi!  Curious as to who our surprise judges are?  Watch the @rollinsepilife instagram account next week to see some clues and have your chance to guess their identities. 

Due to COVID regulations, participants will be limited to 150 people with RSVPs being required on a first-come first-served basis.  In order to RSVP and check-in at the event, please follow these steps: 

1.    Go to the event posting on the hub (link directly to the event page)

2.    Click the “sign in” button on the top right corner and sign in with your Emory credentials

3.    RSVP to the event

4.    Download the “Corq” app (link to additional information                                                    

5.    On the app, complete the following steps: 

  1. Select Emory University as the campus.
  2. Sign-in with Emory NETID and Password
  3. Hit the back button in the top left-hand corner to access your dashboard.
  4. The “EventPass” will have your individual QR Code. This event pass will be used for all check-ins at student organization events. 

This process will not only ensure that we can have future in-person events (assuming the university COVID status remains the same), but also will facilitate contact tracing if it needs to occur. 


Epi PhD Info Session, September 29

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Thinking about a PhD at Emory Epi? Join our Epi PhD info session with the Director of Graduate Studies, Shakira Suglia.

The session will take place Wednesday, September 29 from 12:05-12:50 PM.

Click here to register through zoom.


Chair’s Chat, September 22

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Please note that the Chair’s Chat is next Wednesday, September 22 in the CNR auditorium from 12-12:50 PM.

Join us to chat about the epi department with your peers, Chair, Dr. Lash, DGS, Dr. Christansen-Lindquist and the Epi ADAPs at this month’s chair’s chat.

Please complete this survey before attending to have your concerns addressed. 

Snacks will be provided.


Upcoming Events

  • The Summer Institute in Statistics and Modeling in Infectious Diseases (SISMID) July 15, 2024 – July 31, 2024 Conference / Symposium Event Type: Conference / SymposiumSeries: The Summer Institute in Statistics and Modeling in Infectious Diseases (SISMID)Speaker: Leaders in the FieldContact Name: Pia ValerianoContact Email: pvaleri@emory.eduLink: https://sph.emory.edu/SISMID/index.htmlThe Summer Institute in Statistics and Modeling in Infectious Diseases (SISMID) is designed to introduce infectious disease researchers to modern methods of statistical analysis and mathematical modeling.
  • Functional Biomarkers for Early Detection and Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy August 5, 2024 at 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Zoom Online Location: ZoomSeries: EGDRC Seminar SeriesSpeaker: Dr. Machelle PardueContact Name: Wendy GillContact Email: wggill@emory.eduLink: https://tinyurl.com/Machelle-PardueDr. Pardue’s lab is focused on clinically relevant treatments for retinal disease that can make a difference in the quality of life of patients. She is developing novel screening and treatment strategies for early-stage diabetic retinopathy and elucidating the retinoscleral mechanisms…
  • The Second Annual RSPH Staff and Post-Doctoral Ice Cream Social August 14, 2024 at 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Networking and Special Event Event Type: Networking,Special EventContact Name: Staff CouncilContact Email: rsphstaffcouncil@emory.eduRoom Location: RRR_Terrace 2nd FloorRSPH staff and post-docs are invited to join us for ice cream and delightful conversation. This event is hosted by the RSPH Staff Council.

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