Online videos through the University Libraries

While updating library guides for the health sciences, it seemed a good idea to give a reminder about online resources for students and faculty.

The UNCG Libraries have many online video databases!

Here's an example:


Log in with your iSpartan computer account. Create your own account with the database if you want to create short clips to share with other UNCG students and faculty.

Instructors, you can check the Swank Digital Campus catalog for feature films that you can link within a Canvas course.  More information about that here.

June 20, July 19 - Free public speaking workshops

Did you know UNCG’s University Speaking Center offers training specifically to help with speaking at a public meeting – for example during an open speaker session?

Participants learn tips for effectively communicating precisely what they want to express within the given time limit.

UNCG’s speaking center has offered this training to the public for many years, says Director Kim Cuny.
The two summer workshops will be offered:

• June 20, noon – 2 p.m.
• July 19, noon – 2.p.m.

See details and registration information at the University Speaking Center web site.

-announcement from Campus Weekly newsletter

Webinars on Data from the Maternal Lifestyle Study (long term effects of prenatal cocaine exposure)

Join us for a two-part* webinar series on the Maternal Lifestyle Study data (ICPSR 34312).

Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at 12:00-1:30 PM EST, MLS Overview, Measures, Results, and More

Thursday, July 13, 2017 at 12:00-1:30 PM EST, MLS Concepts and Data Analytic Techniques

About the Study: The Maternal Lifestyle Study (MLS) was the largest of the NIH longitudinal studies of children with prenatal cocaine exposure (PCE). MLS was a longitudinal multi-site observational study of the long-term effects of in-utero exposure to cocaine on child development. MLS was conducted at four geographically diverse, collaborating university centers (Wayne State University, University of Tennessee at Memphis, University of Miami, and Brown University). The MLS began enrollment of a longitudinal birth cohort of 1,388 infant/mother dyads in 1993. Subjects in the follow-up were seen from 1 month of age through 16 years of age across five phases. The overall purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of drug use during pregnancy on acute neonatal events and long-term physical health, social, behavioral and neurodevelopmental outcomes.

The goals of the July 12 webinar presented by Dr. Barry Lester are to:

1. Describe the background of the study

2. Describe the mother and child measures

3. Summarize MLS findings

4. Identify areas of future research using the MLS data

The goals of the July 13 webinar presented by Dr. Carla Bann are to:

1. Describe the MLS supplemental data

2. Define drug exposure in MLS

3. Describe data analytic techniques and considerations

4. Identify selected outcome measures including data forms and analysis

Both webinars will briefly describe how to find, explore, and access the data through ICPSR.

Presenters:

Barry Lester, PhD, Brown University

Carla Bann, PhD, RTI International

Jai Holt, University of Michigan, ICPSR

This webinar is FREE and open to the public. Please share this announcement with others who are interested in this research area.