The Department of Biostatistics recently recognized staff members for achievements during the year through the Star Heels awards program. This program, sponsored by TIAA-CREF, allows departments to award a $25 gift certificate to a deserving employee. The following employees are our Star Heels winners: Steve Cory (CSCC), Christine Kantner (SRU), and Monica Miles (CSCC). Melissa... Read more »
May 09, 2007 Breathing air containing coarse particulate matter such as road or construction dust may cause heart problems for asthma sufferers and other vulnerable populations, according to a new study led by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health. The researchers found that in people with asthma, a small... Read more »
March 27, 2007 Faculty and students from the School’s Department of Biostatistics turned out in record numbers recently to participate in the 2007 annual meeting of the Eastern North American Region (ENAR) of the International Biometric Society (IBS). More than 1100 of ENAR’s 1380 members attended this year’s meeting on March 11-14 in Atlanta,... Read more »
March 21, 2007 Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are recruiting more than 1,200 overweight employees at several North Carolina colleges and universities for a study of workplace weight-loss programs. The project will test four worksite-based weight-loss programs. Researchers hope to uncover cost-effective ways for employers to help employees lose weight... Read more »
March 20, 2007 Photograph of Rye Barcott Rye Barcott, founder and president of Carolina for Kibera, will speak at the commencement ceremony for the University of North Carolina School of Public Health, the School announced today. The ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 12, at 2 p.m. in Memorial Hall. Barcott, 27, currently is... Read more »
March 13, 2007 Photograph of Dr. Donglin Zeng Photograph of Dr. Danyu Lin Drs. Donglin Zeng and Danyu Lin, professors in the School’s Department of Biostatistics, read a paper to the Royal Statistical Society (RSS) at its Ordinary Meeting in London on Jan. 31, 2007. The paper provides a new statistical methodology that can... Read more »
March 05, 2007 Despite federal regulations intended to protect them, many teenagers in the U.S. use dangerous equipment or work long hours during the school week, according to a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study. The national study was based on telephone surveys of 928 teenaged workers, 14 to 18 years old. The... Read more »
February 22, 2007 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Wednesday, Feb. 21, announced recipients of the 2007 distinguished teaching awards, the highest campus-wide recognition for teaching excellence. Photograph of Dr. Lawrence Kupper Dr. Lawrence Kupper, professor in biostatistics, School of Public Health, received the Mentor Award for Lifetime Achievement, which... Read more »
February 21, 2007 More than $2 billion and counting. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill surged past its $2 billion goal for the Carolina First Campaign Feb. 21 – with more than 10 months to spare and the single largest commitment in university history pushing the drive into its closing months. Photograph of... Read more »
February 21, 2007 Largest single pledge in UNC history to accelerate innovation at School of Public Health Photograph of Joan and Dennis Gillings Dr. Dennis Gillings and his wife, Joan Gillings, have committed $50 million to the School of Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, UNC Chancellor James Moeser... Read more »
