Two from Gillings School bring home prize from inaugural Healthcare Case Competition

November 17, 2017 Aditi Borde and Chelsea Anderson, both first-year graduate students in the Department of Health Policy and Management, were on the winning team for the inaugural Kenan-Flagler Business School Healthcare Case Competition, which sought solutions to the opioid crisis.

Chen, Leos recognized as outstanding social entrepreneurs with Forbes '30 under 30’ award

November 15, 2017 Health behavior doctoral students Liz Chen and Cristina Leos were selected by Forbes magazine's '30 Under 30' program as outstanding social entrepreneurs. They are two of the three co-founders of MyHealthEd, a Chapel Hill, N.C.-based nonprofit organization that uses technology to make health education more accessible for teens. Photo by Brian Strickland.

Ramaswamy, others at Gillings School part of award-winning evaluation team

November 15, 2017 Dr. Rohit Ramaswamy was a key member of a team that won the American Evaluation Association’s 2017 Outstanding Evaluation Award, announced by the Association on Nov. 3.

Thirteen public health undergraduates inducted into Phi Beta Kappa

November 14, 2017 Thirteen Gillings School undergraduates were inducted recently into Phi Beta Kappa, the United States’ oldest and most honored college honorary society.

Student wins second prize in Three-Minute Thesis competition

November 2, 2017 Nicole Kahn, doctoral student in maternal and child health, won second place in UNC's Three-Minute Thesis competition. Participants develop communication skills by presenting their graduate-level research succinctly to a general audience. Photo courtesy of the UNC Graduate School.

Health policy and management team takes first place in NAHSE case competition

October 31, 2017 Three health policy and management students took first prize at the 22nd annual Everett V. Fox Student Case Competition, held Oct. 17-20 in San Antonio. Each came home with a $4,000 scholarship.

Shafer to represent Gillings School at APHA’s Delta Omega poster session

October 25, 2017 Doctoral student Paul Shafer will represent the Gillings School at the APHA conference as a presenter in the Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health poster session.

Health Policy and Management wins inaugural CAHME/Aramark Award

October 24, 2017 The Gillings School's Department of Health Policy and Management has won an inaugural CAHME/Aramark Innovation Grant. The grants recognize innovative ideas in improving graduate health-care management education.

2017 UNC-IntraHealth fellows explored wide range of health topics in summer program

October 15, 2017 Graduates of the eighth annual UNC-IntraHealth Summer Fellows Program spent 10 weeks working with global health professionals at IntraHealth International, taking part in projects that focused on HIV-related stigma, sexual discrimination at work, and other public health topics. Graduates of the program are Saja Al-Falahi, Alex Dest, Yutaka Endo and Kati Jackson.

Lansky selected as UNC Distinguished Alumna

October 13, 2017 Dr. Amy Lansky, Gillings School alumna, was selected as one of five 2017 recipients of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Distinguished Alumnus/Alumna Awards. She and other winners were recognized Oct. 12, during UNC’s University Day ceremony.

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