Health Policy and Management Alumni News
The Abstract: September 18, 2023
September 15, 2023 Current and future leaders in public health are receiving major honors! Emily Ha has received the AUPHA Corris Boyd Scholarship, Dr. Karla Buru was recognized as one of de Beaumont's 40 Under 40 in Public Health and Fawn Rhodes was selected as one of WILMA Magazine's Women to Watch.
Entrepreneurs of Color Program connects students and alumni at Gillings
September 7, 2023 The Entrepreneurs of Color program is creating a community for Gillings students and alumni entrepreneurs to connect.
Phillips honored with prestigious Barry Scholarship for University of Oxford study
July 20, 2023 Ethan Phillips, a recent Gillings School graduate in health policy and management, has been named a 2023 recipient of the John and Diana Barry Scholarship, which provides full funding for graduate study at the University of Oxford.
Researchers highlight opportunities to improve cancer care for trans patients
June 7, 2023 To help envision cancer care standards that are inclusive of trans people and sensitive to their needs, researchers from UNC and the Center for Applied Transgender Studies published a commentary that pinpoints areas where providers and researchers can confront inequity.
A bubbling innovation for kids with visual impairment
May 9, 2023 Halima Hasan, a graduating senior in health policy and management, is part of App Team Carolina, a student iOS development team that worked with teachers of students with visual impairments to design an app to improve the reading skills of children with Cortical Visual Impairment.
4 Gillings faculty members honored with 2023 awards for mentorship, teaching, research and service
April 20, 2023 Four members of the Gillings School community were selected to receive the School’s most prestigious awards: Drs. Michael Hudgens (Larsh Award), Lindsey Smith Taillie (McGavran Award), Jason West (Greenberg Award) and Leah Devlin (Barr Award).
Wall named dean of UNC School of Government
April 11, 2023, Dr. Aimee N. Wall, former associate dean and professor of public law and government and alumna of the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, has been named dean of the UNC School of Government.
Staying involved and giving back
January 31, 2023 Dr. Todd A. Durham and his wife, Dr. Heidi P. Durham, are planning for the future. They’re not just thinking of themselves but also about family, their state and public health. They recently made a planned gift by donating an independent retirement account to the Gillings School, Todd's alma mater to support priority initiatives under the discretion of the dean. Read about why he views this as a good investment in the future.
Remembering alumnus Bill Smith, a public health servant for NC
January 25, 2023 William John Smith, IV — known to most as “Bill” — passed away December 27, 2022, at his home in Lumberton, North Carolina. He served as the health director for Robeson County for nearly 35 years.
Gillings experts emphasize health policy’s role in transgender human rights
December 13, 2022 Gillings School alumni Aoife O'Connor and Maximillian Seunik talk about their new publication that explores the ways gender-inclusive human rights laws could strengthen health care rights for trans people and other marginalized communities.
