Remembering Chirayath (Suchi) Suchindran
March 29, 2023 Dr. Chirayath (Suchi) Madhavan Suchindran, fellow emeritus at the Carolina Population Center and professor emeritus of the Department of Biostatistics at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, passed away on Saturday, March 25, 2023.
Kosorok honored with George W. Snedecor Award
March 24, 2023 Dr. Michael R. Kosorok has been named the 2023 recipient of the George W. Snedecor Award from the Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies.
Two UNC scholars win 2023 Engaged Scholarship Prizes
March 23, 2023 Dr. Dane Emmerling and Elana Jaffe are the recipients of the 2023 Engaged Scholarship Prizes, which honors their scholarship to address public issues, engage communities in collaborative processes that produce or apply knowledge, advance service-learning and civic engagement in higher education, and disseminate their work to a broader public.
‘Every little bit helps’: The broad benefits of getting active
March 22, 2023 While it might be hard to make time for exercise, incorporating physical activity can start with small tweaks in daily routines, according to Gillings School researchers, and those changes can lead to longer, healthier lives.
Why don’t high-income countries provide clean water and sanitation for all?
March 21, 2023 An article published online March 14 by The Lancet Global Health explores what one researcher calls “the unfinished business of water and sanitation in rich countries.”
Rosamond honored by American Heart Association for cardiovascular research mentorship
March 14, 2023 Dr. Wayne Rosamond is the 2023 recipient of the American Heart Association’s EPI Mentoring Award for superior mentoring in cardiovascular epidemiologic research.
The Abstract: March 6, 2023
March 6, 2023 Kosorok honored with George W. Snedecor Award, and Gillings faculty receive funding for new research.
An unexpected path to reducing child abuse and neglect investigations nationwide
February 23, 2023 Increased eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program has been found to reduce the number of child protective services investigations of suspected child abuse and neglect nationwide.
The Abstract: February 20, 2023
February 20, 2023 New research on physical activity during pregnancy, human rights support for tobacco cessation and the association between socioeconomic mobility and depression.
Turpin advises on new EPA guidance to protect communities from harmful pollution
February 17, 2023 Dr. Barbara Turpin recently served on the Particulate Matter Review Panel of the EPA's Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee, which advised on new revisions to strengthen the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for fine particle pollution.
