Biostatistics News
Study explores supply-side options to increase access to state psychiatric hospital beds
December 1, 2015 When patients with mental health needs cannot be properly treated through outpatient or general hospital care, state psychiatric hospitals act as the ultimate safety net. These state facilities are specifically designed and staffed to care for people with severe mental illness. Such hospitals can competently see patients through immediate crises as well… Read more »
Study finds older adults consume too much phosphorus, too little calcium
November 24, 2015 A new study has found that high intake of dietary phosphorus, relative to calcium intake, is associated with a lower calcium to phosphorus ratio overall. When this ratio skews low for calcium and high for phosphorus, it potentially has adverse health effects including arterial calcification, bone loss and death. The three co-authors… Read more »
Phi Beta Kappa welcomes ten from Gillings School
November 11, 2015 Ten students from the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health have been inducted as new members of Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest college honorary society in the United States. Phi Beta Kappa membership is open to undergraduates who meet strict eligibility requirements. Fewer than one percent of all college students qualify…. Read more »
New podcast, ‘Public Health Behind the Scenes,’ launched this fall
November 9, 2015 The Gillings Global Gateway™ and the N.C. Institute for Public Health (NCIPH), both housed in the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, have collaborated to launch a new podcast called “Public Health Behind the Scenes.” “’Public Health Behind the Scenes’ offers a front-row seat into the exciting field of public health,”… Read more »
Kosorok recommended for third term as biostatistics chair
November 5, 2015 Michael R. Kosorok, PhD, W.R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor and chair of biostatistics at UNC’s Gillings School of Global Public Health, will be reappointed for a third term as chair of his department, pending University approvals. Kosorok, who is also professor of statistics and operations research in the UNC College of Arts… Read more »
UNC study finds higher vitamin D and calcium intake does not reduce colorectal polyp risk
October 14, 2015 A large, randomized study led by a researcher in the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health found that vitamin D and calcium supplements do not reduce the risk of colorectal adenomas, which are benign tumors that can evolve into colorectal cancer. The results, published Oct. 14 in the New England Journal… Read more »
Seven new Royster Fellows join Gillings School
September 22, 2015 This news story is adapted from the original article by Carolina Chronicle. Each fall, new students bring their unique perspectives to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The UNC Graduate School’s Royster Society of Fellows works to attract exceptionally talented graduate students from around the world to add their points… Read more »
UNC Lineberger grant application earns NCI’s highest recognition
September 20, 2015 The UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center has earned an “exceptional” rating from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) for a major grant application associated with the center’s multidisciplinary research. The rating was given to UNC Lineberger’s application to the NCI for renewal of a five-year grant that supports multidisciplinary research and shared scientific… Read more »
Biostatistics faculty members honored at international conference
August 13, 2015 Two members of the biostatistics faculty at UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health were honored this week at the Joint Statistical Meetings, held Aug. 8-13 in Seattle. Michael R. Kosorok, PhD, W.R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor and chair of biostatistics, was selected to present an Institute of Mathematical Statistics Medallion Lecture… Read more »
New study cautions about nutritional status for women taking antiretroviral drugs
July 8, 2015 A new study led by researchers at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health highlights the nutritional impacts of antiretroviral therapy on HIV-infected breastfeeding women. The World Health Organization currently recommends that pregnant and breastfeeding HIV-infected women initiate lifelong therapy for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission, but little is known about… Read more »