Environmental Sciences and Engineering News
UNC Gillings researcher participates in $6.5 million grant to study links between human health and Great Lakes algal blooms
June 6, 2024 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researcher Dr. Hans W. Paerl will join researchers at the University of Michigan for a five-year federal grant to host a center for studying links between climate change, harmful algal blooms and human health.
Informal water contracts could provide quicker, cheaper ways to reduce impact of droughts
May 31, 2024 Research led by environmental scientists at the Gillings School suggests that cost-effective informal water contracts could be a quicker and more affordable way to bring water to cities and homes during droughts and other emergencies.
Remembering Pete Andrews
May 20, 2024 Andrews embodied the interdisciplinarity at the root of public policy as an academic endeavor, committed to tackling public problems—especially environmental challenges—with a variety of methods over the course of a distinguished career.
Three Gillings students named 2024 Community Engagement Fellows
May 17, 2024 The Community Engagement Fellowship program at UNC-Chapel Hill awards a maximum of eight fellowships of up to $2,500 each year for engaged scholarship projects that are responsive to community priorities and have an academic connection.
Doctoral student solves tough puzzles
May 15, 2024 With public health projects or his own medical issues, Mark Radin overcomes difficult challenges.
4 Gillings community members honored with 2024 awards for mentorship, teaching, research and service
April 29, 2024 Four members of the Gillings School community were selected to receive the School’s most prestigious awards: Dr. Stephen Cole (Larsh Award), Dr. Joseph Ibrahim (McGavran Award), Dr. Joe Brown (Greenberg Award) and Traci L. Baird (Barr Award).
Gillings School honors 5 faculty members for teaching innovation
April 29, 2024 Students at the Gillings School have selected five faculty members to honor for teaching innovation in the classroom, including Drs. Bahjat Qaqish, Amanda Northcross, Yesenia Merino, Caroline Chandler and Jan Lee Santos.
Impact Awards: 7 Gillings School students honored for transformative research contributions
April 18, 2024 Gillings students are seven of the 12 recipients of The Graduate School’s 2024 Impact Awards, recognizing graduate students in programs across disciplines for their powerful discoveries that contribute to a better future for the people of North Carolina.
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.