CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System gives prestigious designation to North Carolina DHHS and UNC-Chapel Hill
October 2, 2024 Wastewater surveillance involves analyzing wastewater coming into a centralized sewage treatment plant to look for viruses and bacteria that serve as metrics of disease prevalence in communities. This approach allows public health officials to better estimate disease trends.
Routine pet dog checkup data can be used to understand risk of Lyme disease
October 2, 2024 Research out of western NC has found that data collected from pet dogs at routine veterinary checkups can be used to approximate the risk of Lyme disease for humans.
Engaging family members to support breastfeeding and anti-retroviral therapy, prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV
September 29, 2024 Children who are HIV-exposed and uninfected experience poor growth and development compared to children who are HIV-unexposed and uninfected, according to research led by Dr. Stephanie Martin. Exclusive breastfeeding with adherence to anti-retroviral therapy (ART) is a recommended practice for preventing mother-to-child transmission, but there are barriers to adherence.
NIEHS highlights outstanding environmental health career of Fry
September 27, 2024 Dr. Fry collaborated with researchers in Thailand to investigate how in utero exposure to arsenic from abandoned tin mines affects gene activity in infants.
Computer models evaluate risks before floods
September 25, 2024 Gillings researchers can estimate mortgage defaults and property abandonment down to the neighborhood.
Rashid awarded grant to develop AI tool that recommends optimal clinical trials to pancreatic cancer patients
September 24, 2024 Dr. Naim Rashid has received a Department of Defense Pancreatic Cancer Research Program pilot award to build an AI tool that generates personalized clinical trial recommendations for patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.
Moving academic insights into real-world impact
September 23, 2024 Drs. Oscar Fleming and Melissa Cox are among an inaugural cohort of Translating Innovative Ideas for the Public Good Awardees set to tackle pressing societal challenges using human-centered design and innovative approaches.
Seed grants tackle key environmental health challenges
September 20, 2024The UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health and Triangle-area nonprofit research organization RTI International leveraged their shared expertise to tackle important challenges related to health and the environment.
Tracking fecal pathogen flows in Uganda and Zambia
September 18, 2024 Researchers from the Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering spent the summer working with communities in Uganda and Zambia, monitoring how sanitation system failures influence the movement of disease-causing organisms through urban environments.
The PROMISE Consortium: Deploying team science principles to build capacity for environmental health research and decision-making
September 18, 2024 Gillings faculty member Dr. Musa Manga and doctoral student Sarah Lebu discuss a new research consortium in the field of environmental health.
