Cole, Wilcox honored by Society for Epidemiological Research

June 25, 2018 Drs. Stephen Cole and Allen Wilcox, faculty members in epidemiology at the Gillings School, won important awards recently from the Society for Epidemiological Research. Cole was honored with the Society's Excellence in Education Award, and Wilcox was chosen for a career accomplishment award.

Hargett, alumnus and foundation board member, selected as one of top health care CFOs

June 10, 2018 Fred Hargett, alumnus and member of the Gillings School's Public Health Foundation board, was selected by Becker's Healthcare as a “CFO to know” – one of 150 hospital and health system chief financial officers (CFOs) considered by the organization to be outstanding.

Edith Parker, Gillings alumna, named dean of UI College of Public Health

May 24, 2018 Dr. Edith Parker, a two-time alumna of the Gillings School's Department of Health Behavior, has been named dean of the University of Iowa College of Public Health.

Alumnus Paul Erwin named dean of UAB School of Public Health

May 22, 2018 Dr. Paul Campbell Erwin, 2009 alumnus of the Gillings School, has been selected as dean of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Public Health. Erwin, who will begin in that position on Aug. 1, currently is professor and head of the University of Tennessee (UT) at Knoxville Department of Public Health.

Gillings School's 78th commencement celebrates the class of 2018

May 12, 2018 A story about a flippable “Open” and “Closed” restaurant sign and another about a gardener’s preference of red over pink flowers may seem innocuous enough on the... Read more »

Holliday, Simms, Samuel-Hodge win Gillings School awards for teaching, mentoring, public health achievement

April 21, 2018 Three faculty members have been selected to win the Gillings School's prestigious awards for teaching, mentorship, research and service. They are Amanda Holliday (the Greenberg Award), Jeffrey Simms (the Larsh Award) and Dr. Carmen Samuel-Hodge (the Barr Award). The winners will be recognized at the School's commencement on May 12.

Gillings PhD student receives Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans

Burcu Bozkurt, doctoral student in health policy and management at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Gillings School of Global Public Health has received a 2018 Paul and Daisy... Read more »

Researchers conduct first quantitative analysis of water, sewer access disparities in 75 NC counties

April 16, 2018 A new study that examined access to water and sewer services in peri-urban areas suggests that two primary groups in North Carolina remain underserved: lower-income African-American populations and higher-income non-African-American populations.

Ammerman recognized by UNC Center for Public Service for engaged research in NC

April 15, 2018 Dr. Alice Ammerman (first on left) was honored recently with the UNC-Chapel Hill Office of the Provost's Engaged Scholarship Award. Ammerman was recognized for engaged research with the Heart Healthy Lenoir project, a partnership to reduce heart disease in an area of North Carolina often referred to as the ‘stroke belt.’

Pam Haines, former nutrition faculty member, dies at 70

April 13, 2018 Dr. Pamela Sue Haines, nutrition professor at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health for 25 years, died at her home in Hillsborough, N.C., on April 10. She was 70 years old.

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