Gillings epidemiologists: Undermining FDA authority on mifepristone regulation puts drug safety at risk

June 6, 2023
Drs. Juan Hincapie-Castillo and Michele Jonsson-Funk are co-authors on a new commentary expressing concern that legal challenges to the regulatory approval of mifepristone could have significant impact on the system that has ensured access to safe and effective medication in the U.S. for more than 60 years.

Cervical cancer screening doubles when under-screened women are mailed testing kits

May 11, 2023
UNC researchers found that mailing HPV self-collection tests and offering assistance to book in-clinic screening appointments to under-screened, low-income women improved cervical cancer screening nearly two-fold compared to scheduling assistance alone.

Gillings School honors 8 faculty members for teaching innovation

April 18, 2023
Students at the Gillings School have selected eight faculty members to honor for teaching innovation in the classroom, including Dr. Naim Rashid, Dr. Chantel Martin, Dr. Musa Manga, Dr. Abigail Hatcher, Dr. Melanie Studer, Dr. Aunchalee Palmquist, Dr. Anna Kahkoska and Emily Taylor.

‘Every little bit helps’: The broad benefits of getting active

March 22, 2023
While it might be hard to make time for exercise, incorporating physical activity can start with small tweaks in daily routines, according to Gillings School researchers, and those changes can lead to longer, healthier lives.

Researchers explore ‘immune imprinting’ as part of search for norovirus vaccine

March 21, 2023
Developing an effective norovirus vaccine would be an enormous win for global health — but researchers face a major challenge in the sheer diversity of the virus.

Rosamond honored by American Heart Association for cardiovascular research mentorship

March 14, 2023
Dr. Wayne Rosamond is the 2023 recipient of the American Heart Association’s EPI Mentoring Award for superior mentoring in cardiovascular epidemiologic research.

The Abstract: February 20, 2023

February 20, 2023
New research on physical activity during pregnancy, human rights support for tobacco cessation and the association between socioeconomic mobility and depression.

Studying the genetics of heart attacks and strokes in Hispanic populations

February 10, 2023
A $2.5 million grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute will allow researchers from UNC-Chapel Hill and Penn State to examine the genetic underpinnings of heart attack and stroke in Hispanic populations from across the Americas.

HIV research in the time of COVID-19: Chunyan Li studies barriers to PrEP in Guangdong and a unique intervention

February 6, 2023
Chunyan Li is a social and behavioral researcher in the Department of Health Behavior at the Gillings School applying socially innovative and community-engaged approaches to promote public health in global settings. For her dissertation, she worked with UNC Project-China to assess barriers to PrEP in the province of Guangdong. She also tested a phone app intervention to improve HIV/sexual health care.

Krause to lead Arkansas Health System and Hospital

January 30, 2023
Dr. Michelle W. Krause, an alum of the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, has been selected for a top leadership position at the University of Arkansas for Medical Health Sciences.

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