The Abstract: August 28, 2023
August 28, 2023 Check out highlights and winners from the Biostatistics Undergraduate Summer Internship Research Symposium! Plus, new findings and funding for Gillings School researchers in biostatistics, environmental sciences and engineering, epidemiology, and more.
ASA SPAIG award honors Gillings School partnership with Merck, NCI
August 4, 2023 For 14 years, the Gillings School, Merck and NCI have leveraged an enduring collaboration to improve the efficiency of drug development, allowing safe and effective medications to reach patients sooner and make a significant impact on public health.
Community based study offers dental disease insights
August 3, 2023 Researchers at UNC and Penn Dental Medicine showed that tooth decay in childhood is characterized by an imbalance in the oral microbiome and that certain previously unrecognized bacteria interact in complex ways.
Hudgens to lead Gillings School’s Department of Biostatistics
July 28, 2023 The Gillings School has appointed Dr. Michael Hudgens as chair of the Department of Biostatistics, effective August 1. He has been on faculty in the department since 2004 and has served as associate chair since 2021.
Hearing aids slow cognitive decline in older adults with hearing loss and at risk for cognitive decline
July 18, 2023 Results from the Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders study found that hearing aids slowed cognitive decline in older adults with mild to moderate hearing loss by 48% in a pre-specified set of participants from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study.
Gillings faculty support new Creativity Hub focused on mental health
July 14, 2023 Applying innovative data science methods to existing data offers an opportunity to improve the effectiveness of a highly stressed and fragmented mental health system that is failing children across North Carolina.
UNC-Chapel Hill, Duke to be awarded up to $50 million from the FDA for new research center
July 11, 2023 Triangle CERSI will work with FDA scientists to perform cutting edge scientific research to better inform and support the FDA’s needs.
The Abstract: July 10, 2023
July 10, 2023 New research from biostatistics, health behavior and nutrition, plus a new grant to study lung cancer screening.
The Abstract: June 12, 2023
June 12, 2023 New biostatistics awards and research for Garcia and Montoya, a new book from a nutrition alumna, and a list of honors for Gillings researchers.
New study reveals strong connection between heart and brain health
June 1, 2023 Biostatistics researchers at UNC have collaborated on research that sheds light on the close relationship between cardiovascular diseases and brain diseases, unraveling the underlying genetic signatures and inter-organ connections between the heart and brain.
