Studies examine positive impact of weight loss upon cancer risk
March 29, 2016 Preliminary findings for two studies about the relationship of obesity and cancer, conducted in the laboratory of Stephen Hursting, PhD, will be presented April 18 and 19... Read more »
Seven from Gillings School receive Impact Awards; fellowships presented to other public health scholars
March 23, 2016 Students from the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health earned seven of the 17 Impact Awards presented by the Graduate School in 2016. The awards, made... Read more »
Gillings researchers find link between number of births and heart disease risk factors in Hispanic/Latina population
March 10, 2016 Six researchers at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health are co-authors of a recently published article linking the numbers of times Hispanic/Latina women give birth... Read more »
Doctoral student wins award for papers in Nutrition Research journal
March 4, 2016 Daniel Lupu, MD, doctoral student in nutrition, has received the 2015 David Kritchevsky Graduate Student Award from the journal Nutrition Research for two articles published in the... Read more »
Holliday collaborates with other UNC health affairs schools to provide team-based care for older adults
March 1, 2016 In early February, Amanda Holliday, MS, clinical assistant professor of nutrition at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, facilitated and participated in a two-day event... Read more »
Four new Gillings Innovation Labs awarded
February 29, 2016 Four teams of researchers at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health have been awarded new funding for Gillings Innovation Labs (GILs), beginning this spring. The... Read more »
Bentley awarded ASN prize for global health research and teaching
February 29, 2016 Margaret (Peggy) Bentley, PhD, has received the American Society for Nutrition’s (ASN) 2016 Kellogg Prize for International Nutrition Research and Lecture. Bentley, the Carla Smith Chamblee Distinguished... Read more »
Gillings researchers receive funding to harmonize India-US youth diabetes registries
February 24, 2016 Two researchers at the University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health have received funding from the National Institutes of Health for a collaborative grant... Read more »
Gillings School recognizes outstanding teachers with Innovation Awards
February 23, 2016 The University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health community gathered in Armfield Atrium on Feb. 22 to celebrate eight faculty members – one from... Read more »
Review of recent research suggests calcium supplements may be overused by middle-age and older adults
February 22, 2016 The adult recommended dietary allowances (RDAs) for calcium have changed several times over the last half-century, and controversy continues about how much calcium healthy adults need and... Read more »
