8 public health faculty win Gillings School’s inaugural Research Excellence Award
January 10, 2024 The UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health announces the recipients of the first Gillings Research Excellence Awards, recognizing eight faculty members to support their research and professional development.
‘Human’ touch improves weight-management apps
January 9, 2024 UNC Gillings School nutrition experts personalize advice on smartphone apps to make them more effective.
Is radon linked to a health condition other than lung cancer?
January 5, 2024 New research led by Dr. Eric Whitsel has found that exposure to high levels of radon, an indoor air pollutant, is associated with an increased risk of clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential in middle age to older women with ischemic stroke.
Olshan, Desrosiers will use CDC grant to improve understanding of birth defects
December 20, 2023 Two epidemiologists from the Gillings School have received funding from the CDC’s National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities to study risk factors for birth defects.
UNC launches innovative web tool to combat prostate cancer disparities in NC
December 18, 2023 Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death for men in North Carolina. Researchers at the UNC School of Medicine and Carolina Demography are co-leading the effort to improve diagnostic and health outcomes for all North Carolinians with prostate cancer, including Black men and Native Americans, who are disproportionately affected.
Gillings School announces 6 GIL awards to study generative AI in public health
December 14, 2023 As part of the eighth round of Gillings Innovation Labs, six faculty members were awarded $100,000 each to pursue research using generative artificial intelligence (gAI) that focuses on solving real-world problems over the next two years.
Haynes-Maslow receives Humana Foundation grant to study meal-delivery program for seniors
December 8, 2023 The program also provides seniors with social-connectedness programs to address mental and physical health.
Gillings School announces new Department of Public Health Leadership and Practice, new NCIPH director
December 7, 2023 The department will unite the Public Health Leadership Program and the North Carolina Institute for Public Health (NCIPH), with the goal of strengthening and elevating the scholarship of leadership and practice at the Gillings School.
Can Medicaid be a solution to the problem of underinsurance?
December 7, 2023 Health policy and management researchers at the Gillings School have found some evidence that the ACA expansion of Medicaid eligibility may have led to fewer underinsured people nationwide.
Researchers receive $1.2 million grant to improve cancer screening tracking
December 4, 2023 The grant will fund research designed to facilitate more widespread cancer screening and early detection, culminating in reduced cancer mortality. Specifically, the researchers will use data from CIPHR to create new tools based on insurance claims that more efficiently measure and compare cancer screening use across small geographic areas and groups of people.
