Three Gillings students named 2022 Community Engagement Fellows
March 29, 2022 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. This year, three students of the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health were chosen as fellows.
The Abstract: March 28, 2022
March 28, 2022 New research and honors for faculty in epidemiology and biostatistics and a memorial to epidemiology alumna Aliza Liebman.
Remdesivir pill can provide greater access, early treatment
March 22, 2022 A pill form of remdesivir expands the work of the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health to develop effective and easy-to-use treatments for COVID-19.
How many steps lead to longevity? Study identifies new daily goals
March 15, 2022 Taking more steps per day can reduce the risk of premature death. This risk levels off around 6,000 to 8,000 for older adults and 8,000 to 10,000 for younger adults, according to a new study that features research from Gillings School epidemiologists.
The Abstract: March 14, 2022
March 14, 2022 Remembering Dr. Theran Riedel and honoring the outstanding achievements of faculty and alumni.
STAT Madness is on
March 2, 2022 Two discoveries from Carolina are competing in this bracket-style national tournament to find the best innovations in science and medicine. Start voting!
The Abstract: February 28, 2022
February 28, 2022 Our faculty and alumni lead the way with research in reproductive justice, opioid overdose, nutrition strategies and the effect of oil spill cleanup on hypertension risk.
Experiences of racism in adolescence raise risk of depression for Black women
February 22, 2022 Black women who frequently experience racism before age 20 are at higher risk of reporting depressive symptoms in adulthood than those who had fewer experiences of racism in early life, according to research from Gillings School epidemiologists.
COVID-19’s indirect effects are claiming more lives than we realize
January 26, 2022 Social isolation, economic insecurity, barriers to health care access – Gillings epidemiologists have found that these indirect consequences of the pandemic are claiming lives that are not being reported in COVID-19 surveillance data, especially among populations of color and young people.
The pills to fight COVID-19
January 12, 2022 There are new weapons in the war against COVID-19: antiviral pills that fight the virus before it multiplies and causes major damage.
