UNC Gillings ranked No. 1 public school of public health in US
April 9, 2024 The Gillings School of Global Public Health has once again been ranked by peer leaders as the top public school of public health in the United States — and number two overall — by U.S. News and World Report.
27 Gillings School undergraduates inducted into Phi Beta Kappa
April 5, 2024 Past and present Phi Beta Kappa members from across the country have included 17 American presidents, 42 U.S. Supreme Court Justices, more than 150 Nobel Laureates and numerous artistic, intellectual and political leaders.
Garcia wins the 2024 Gertrude M. Cox Award
April 4, 2024 Dr. Tanya Garcia has been honored with the 2024 Gertrude M. Cox Award by the Washington Statistical Society and RTI International.
Two Biostatistics students honored with ENAR’s Distinguished Paper Award
February 5, 2024 Biostatistics doctoral students Yangjianchen Xu and Justin DeMonte won the Distinguished Student Paper Award, presented by the Eastern North America Region (ENAR) of the International Biometric Society.
The Abstract: February 5, 2024
February 5, 2024 New faculty honors and achievements for Woods, Zhu and Stuebe, plus new research funding and publications for doctoral students in health policy and management and biostatistics.
Study finds Black patients with metastatic colorectal cancer have different gene mutations than white patients
January 16, 2024 In a study of more than 500 people treated for advanced colorectal cancer, UNC researchers report that Black patients showed a distinctly different pattern of gene mutations compared to white patients.
The Abstract: January 16, 2024
January 16, 2024 New research from Dr. Nora Franceschini, new honors for Dr. Lisa LaVange and new findings on the significant ROI of a UNC biostatistics degree.
8 public health faculty win Gillings School’s inaugural Research Excellence Award
January 10, 2024 The UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health announces the recipients of the first Gillings Research Excellence Awards, recognizing eight faculty members to support their research and professional development.
UNC Gillings community mourns Professor Emeritus Pranab Sen
January 5, 2024 The Gillings School community mourns the loss of Dr. Pranab Sen, professor emeritus of biostatistics, who passed away on December 31, 2023, at age 86.
