Former US Assistant Surgeon General guides the Gillings School toward a ‘culture of health’
February 13, 2016 “Every day, you should take your dog for a long walk – even if you don’t have a dog!” says Penny Slade-Sawyer, with a grin. Slade-Sawyer, a... Read more »
Research led by epidemiology student now rated sixth in impact among readers of global health journal
January 21, 2016 Editors of Global Health: Science and Practice (GHSP) have announced the top 12 articles published in the journal in 2015, based on number of research citations and... Read more »
Gillings School researchers engaged in NCI grant to address cancer disparities
January 21, 2016 Two three-year funding awards from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) will bolster work by the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center to address disparities in cancer incidence and... Read more »
Epidemiology student selected for Forbes '30 under 30' list of rising stars
January 11, 2016 Mugdha Gokhale, MS, doctoral candidate in epidemiology at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, has been selected as one of Forbes magazine’s “30 under 30”... Read more »
Study finds urine sampling can be effective screening tool for high-risk HPV
December 18, 2015 Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have found that urine testing for high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) detection could provide a non-invasive, simple method... Read more »