Researchers awarded NIAID grant to examine dengue and Zika interplay during gestation and childhood
June 12, 2019 Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will lead a study to examine how dengue and Zika interplay during gestation and childhood, thanks to a grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).
Three from Gillings School receive Society for Epidemiologic Research awards
May 22, 2019 Alumni and current and former faculty from the Gillings School will receive three of the five Society for Epidemiologic Research Awards at the society's annual meeting in June.
From awareness to action: The Gillings School takes on stroke
May 22, 2019 Each May — National Stroke Awareness Month — people become acutely aware of the enormous challenge that strokes pose for individual well-being and public health. At the Gillings School, researchers and students confront the challenge year-round.
Gillings School team receives $6.2 million to study metabolic underpinnings of obesity-associated cardiovascular disease
May 15, 2019 The grant, which is from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, will help researchers better understand the biologic mechanisms behind obesity’s impact on metabolic pathways.
Gillings School’s 79th commencement celebrates the class of 2019
May 13, 2019 More than 550 students were awarded degrees at the Gillings School's Commencement ceremony, with bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral graduates all well represented.
Five Gillings School faculty win major awards for teaching, mentoring, research and service
May 10, 2019 Leaders at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health have announced the winners of four of the School’s most prestigious awards.
Unbalanced news coverage of Zika virus highlights need for more public health messaging
May 9, 2019 A content analysis of U.S. newspaper and television news coverage about the Zika virus shows that the media failed to emphasize critical information about sexual transmission of the disease or how travelers should approach significant barriers to practicing Zika-prevention measures.
Estrogen byproducts linked to survival in breast cancer patients
May 8, 2019 A new study outlines the potential to gauge survival statistics of breast cancer patients by measuring estrogen byproducts.
UNC-Chapel Hill awarded $14 million to make childbirth safer for mothers and infants
May 2, 2019 Funds from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will support two studies to improve maternal and child health technologies.
Six Gillings School students win community engagement fellowships
April 29, 2019 The Fellowship program provides students with funding for engaged scholarship projects that are responsive to local or global community priorities and that have an academic connection.
