CAHME awards scholarship to UNC Gillings' Kelly Page
May 17, 2019 The Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education has awarded the first Judy Baar Topinka Foundation Scholarship for Health Policy to Kelly Page, a first year Master of Healthcare Administration student in the Health Policy and Management Department.
Healthier Generation names Laurie Stradley as new chief program officer
May 17, 2019 The Alliance for a Healthier Generation, one of the nation's preeminent children's health organizations, has named public health community leader Dr. Laurie Stradley to serve as its chief program officer. Stradley is a Gillings School alumna and adjunct instructor.
Gut microbiota may provide clues to the development and progression of anorexia nervosa
May 16, 2019 Dr. Ian Carroll and his team are entering the final year of a $2.3 million grant to study how the intestinal microbiota impacts anxiety and weight regulation.
Zeisel receives AICR’s Distinguished Service Award
May 16, 2019 The award recognizes professionals with outstanding contributions to research and/or education related to nutrition, physical activity and weight management in the field of cancer, as well as extraordinary leadership, commitment and service to the American Institute for Cancer Research.
Chamberlin named Gillings School’s director of communications and marketing
May 16, 2019 Matthew Chamberlin, former deputy director of the myFutureNC Commission, has been named the new Gillings School director of communications and marketing, effective May 28.
Choi joins female entrepreneurs on new Women’s Innovation Council
May 15, 2019 The council’s goal is to accelerate the pipeline of female innovators and provide a model that can be replicated and expanded throughout North Carolina and beyond.
Physical activity is one of the keys to cancer prevention
May 15, 2019 Cancer researchers advocate that physical activity and exercise should be chief components of cancer care and prevention. This week in Chapel Hill, scientists from the American Institute of Cancer Research confirm the direct influence of regular exercise upon reducing cancer risk as part of their annual meeting.
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 student explores link between eviction and poor health in new website
May 15, 2019 "Disrupted: Eviction & Health in Durham, NC" is a website and exhibit that offers a glimpse into how eviction often leads to poor health outcomes. The project, which sheds light on this issue in Durham, North Carolina, is the work of Karla Jimenez-Magdaleno, a dual Master’s degree candidate in public health and city and regional planning.
Gillings alumna Felicia Browne receives 2019 Ward Cates Emerging Leader Award
May 14, 2019 Dr. Felicia Browne is an alumna of the Gillings School and a social epidemiologist at RTI International. She also is the winner of an award from the Triangle Global Health Consortium that recognizes young leaders in North Carolina who have demonstrated a commitment to improving the health of the world's communities.
