4 from Gillings School honored for excellence in health equity research
December 16, 2024 The Gillings Research Office has announced the four winners of this year’s Award for Excellence in Health Equity Research. They are: Dr. Sarah Mills, doctoral candidate Austin Waters, graduate student Fred Tusabe and undergraduate Emile Charles.
Gillings students help with Helene recovery
December 13, 2024 With classes paused in Asheville, scholars in a joint public health master’s program did relief work in three counties.
Gallo to chair Gillings School’s epidemiology department
December 5, 2024 The UNC Gillings School community will welcome Dr. Maria Gallo as the new chair of the Department of Epidemiology on Jan. 1, 2025.
UNC researchers awarded up to $10M to leverage data science to accelerate cancer diagnosis and optimize delivery of precision oncology
December 5, 2024 The project is designed to improve cancer diagnosis and support personalized treatments by quickly aggregating and analyzing a wide range of health data, including electronic health records, histopathological and radiological images, insurance claims and geographic information.
SKANRF announces funding for groundbreaking anorexia nervosa research
December 2, 2024 Teams from the Gillings School, TexasTech Unversity and Vanderbilt University Medical Center receive inaugural Phase 1 grant award.
11 Gillings School experts named to Clarivate's 2024 Highly Cited Researchers List
November 26, 2024 Clarivate's Highly Cited Researchers have demonstrated significant and broad influence in their field(s) of research and have greatly extended the frontiers of knowledge to make the world healthier, more sustainable and more secure.
Two-way water transfers can ensure reliability, save money for urban and agricultural users during drought in Western US, new study shows
November 22, 2024 The proposed two-way leasing contracts would coordinate agricultural-to-urban leasing during periods of drought and urban-to-agricultural leasing during wet periods, benefiting both urban and agricultural water users, according to Gillings School researchers.
Medicaid expansion may reduce deaths among formerly incarcerated, but racial inequities persist
November 21, 2024 Results from a new study led by Gillings School researchers show that expanding access to Medicaid for people who were formerly incarcerated was associated with lower mortality due to drug overdoses, homicides and deaths from all causes. But there are significant racialized inequities in this reduction.
He applies Army skills to public health challenges
November 14, 2024 Before Dr. Ross Boyce led projects to fight malaria in Uganda, he led soldiers in combat in Iraq.
New risk management minor approved
November 14, 2024 The College Administrative Board at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill approved a new minor in risk management, developed by the Institute for Risk Management and Insurance Innovation, in partnership with the School of Data Science and Society.