Bazzano joins Gillings School as new maternal and child health chair
September 5, 2024
Dr. Alessandra Bazzano's path-breaking research recognizes how technology is changing behavior, how generative AI can be used to analyze data on social determinants of health, and how to use these new technologies to improve maternal health equity and outcomes.
How do we best approach the challenges of AI in medicine?
September 4, 2024 A new scoping review from researchers at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health investigates the challenges presented by AI tools and how best to approach them.
Breakthrough membrane technology could make dialysis portable
September 4, 2024 A multidisciplinary team of researchers at UNC-Chapel Hill is developing a membrane technology that has the potential to significantly miniaturize dialysis equipment, with the goal of providing convenient and effective treatment for millions of patients worldwide.
Gillings School remembers environmental scientist James T. Staley
August 30, 2024 Dr. James Trotter Staley, former assistant professor of environmental sciences and engineering at the UNC School of Public Health, died on Aug. 22 at the age of 86.
Gillings faculty member and alum named Fulbright Scholars
August 30, 2024 Alum Amber Amparo and Professor of Nutrition Anthony Hackney were each recently named Fulbright Scholars.
Ibrahim honored with the prestigious Wilks Memorial Award
August 30, 2024 Dr. Joseph Ibrahim was awarded the 2024 Samuel S. Wilks Memorial Award for his distinguished career in biostatistics.
Garcia receives NINDS Landis Award for Outstanding Mentorship
August 26, 2024 Tanya Garcia, PhD, was awarded the NINDS Landis Award for Outstanding Mentorship in the field of neuroscience.
Researchers find e-cigarette use disrupts nasal microbiome
August 27, 2024 A new study led by Drs. Elise Hickman and Ilona Jaspers at the UNC Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma, and Lung Biology suggests that e-cigarette and cigarette use changes the microbiome in the nose and makes users more susceptible to respiratory diseases and infections.
More than half the world anticipates serious harm from their drinking water
August 26, 2024 New research co-led by Joshua Miller, doctoral student in nutrition at the Gillings School, has found that billions of people worldwide believe their drinking will cause them future harm.
Most Black parents discuss racial challenges with children
August 26, 2024 A new survey of Black parents with young children in the U.S., led by Dr. Iheoma U. Iruka, finds that most parents say they talk with their children about the challenges they may face because of their race either often or sometimes.
