Gillings School’s 79th commencement celebrates the class of 2019
May 13, 2019 More than 550 students were awarded degrees at the Gillings School's Commencement ceremony, with bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral graduates all well represented.
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Five Gillings School faculty win major awards for teaching, mentoring, research and service
May 10, 2019 Leaders at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health have announced the winners of four of the School’s most prestigious awards.
Lack of fresh food on the Galápagos’ San Cristóbal Island contributes to obesity
May 6, 2019 A new study provides insight into the food landscape and nutrition-related behaviors on San Cristóbal Island.
Keil and Lockett receive 2019 CEHS Rising Star Awards
May 2, 2019 The awards provide financial support and mentoring to early and early-mid career UNC faculty who want to develop their research and leadership competencies in the environmental health sciences field.
Three Gillings School researchers recognized for ‘best papers’ by ES&T
May 2, 2019 The researchers have been acknowledged by the journal for outstanding work in environmental chemistry and environmental pollution.
Six Gillings School students win community engagement fellowships
April 29, 2019 The Fellowship program provides students with funding for engaged scholarship projects that are responsive to local or global community priorities and that have an academic connection.
Vickers awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship for environmental engineering
April 22, 2019 Riley Vickers, a doctoral student at the Gillings School, is one of 31 environmental engineering students in the country to win a prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.
Nine faculty members win Teaching Innovation Awards
March 26, 2019
Each year, the Gillings School's Office of Academic Affairs reviews dozens of student nominations and selects faculty from each department who bring innovation and excitement to the classroom.
18 BSPH students inducted into Phi Beta Kappa
March 21, 2019
Students from all four Bachelor of Science in Public Health programs at the Gillings School were honored recently with induction into the nation’s oldest and most prestigious college honorary society.
BSPH students take leadership roles in poverty summit
March 16, 2019
Undergraduates at the UNC Gillings School planned and led the 2019 Summit on Homelessness and Poverty. More than100 students from 25 universities across the U.S. participated. Photo by Ziola Kowzan.