Sedentary behavior, even in healthy women, can increase risk of cardiovascular disease
March 4, 2019
In what is the first prospective study on the association between sedentary habits and cardiovascular disease (CVD) specifically in women, Dr. Kelly Evenson found that women who are sedentary have a significantly greater risk of CVD, independent of other health factors. Photo courtesy of CDC/Project Enhance.
Cleo Samuel selected as one of ‘40 Under 40’ leaders in minority health
March 4, 2019
“My career in health care equity began 13 years ago, and my commitment to this work runs deep,” Dr. Samuel said. “To be recognized in this way is a huge honor for me."
Holliday named Outstanding Dietetics Educator
March 4, 2019
Assistant professor of nutrition Amanda Holliday will be recognized at the Nutrition and Dietetic Educators and Preceptors’ spring meeting, to be held April 4-5, in Annapolis, Md.
NIH continues funding for CSCC’s landmark study of Hispanic, Latino health in the U.S.
March 1, 2019
The Gillings School's Collaborative Studies Coordinating Center has been awarded a seven-year, $23 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to continue the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos. The historic study is the largest-ever prospective epidemiological study of this diverse population.
Researchers awarded NIEHS grant to study genetics of diabetes associated with arsenic exposure
February 28, 2019
Drs. Fernando Pardo-Manuel de Villena, Mirek Styblo and Rebecca Fry have been awarded a $3.3 million grant to lead a new study of the genetic underpinning of diabetes associated with arsenic exposure. Photo by theirstory/Flicker Creative Commons.
Doctoral student awarded RWJF Health Policy Research Scholar Fellowship
February 27, 2019
Denise St. Jean, doctoral student in epidemiology, has been selected as one of 40 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Health Policy Research Scholars from across the U.S.
Scholars apply research in their fields to influence policy related to population health, health equity and advancing a “Culture of Health.”
Communities without access to municipal water are at greater risk of having lead in their drinking water
February 25, 2019
In the study’s test area, 28 percent of households had lead in their kitchen tap water at concentrations above the U.S. EPA's health-based limit of 15 parts per billion, which is similar to the risk in Flint, Mich., during the 2015 water crisis.
Characklis elected to CUAHSI board
February 25, 2019
Dr. Gregory Characklis was elected to the board of directors of the Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Sciences Inc. He will serve until 2021.
Rural South African children exposed to violence are more likely to be victims, perpetrators of violence as adults
February 22, 2019
Health behavior doctoral candidate Sarah Treves-Kagan is author of a study published online Feb. 8 in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence. Photo by Marja Leena Kultanen (Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Flicker Creative Commons).
Kosorok awarded ASA’s Senior Noether Award
February 22, 2019
Dr. Michael Kosorok, W.R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor and chair of the biostatistics department, has been selected for the American Statistical Association’s Noether Senior Scholar Award. The annual award is given to a distinguished senior researcher and teacher in nonparametric statistics.