Nine faculty members win Teaching Innovation Awards
March 26, 2019
Each year, the Gillings School's Office of Academic Affairs reviews dozens of student nominations and selects faculty from each department who bring innovation and excitement to the classroom.
Gillings School researchers awarded NC TraCS funding
March 21, 2019
Drs. Carol Golin, Alexandra Lightfoot and Kathryn Wouk have received grant funding for two research projects.
US News ranks Gillings School top public health school in a public university; tied for #2 among all schools
March 12, 2019
Once again, the Gillings School has been ranked by peer leaders as the No. 1 public school of public health – and No. 2 overall – in the nation. The 2020 rankings were published March 12 by U.S. News and World Report.
Rural South African children exposed to violence are more likely to be victims, perpetrators of violence as adults
February 22, 2019
Health behavior doctoral candidate Sarah Treves-Kagan is author of a study published online Feb. 8 in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence. Photo by Marja Leena Kultanen (Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Flicker Creative Commons).
UNC, Ribisl found to be highly ranked producers of scholarly information on e-cigarettes
February 5, 2019
An independent analysis by researchers at Rutgers found UNC-Chapel Hill to be one of the top three producers of scholarly articles about e-cigarettes. Dr. Kurt Ribisl was recognized as one of the top individual researchers on the topic. Photo by Vaping360.
Alumna Sally Herndon honored with Levine Award for distinguished work in public health
February 5, 2019
Sally Herndon, 1980 alumna and adjunct instructor in health behavior at the Gillings School, has been named recipient of the 2019 Ronald H. Levine Legacy Award, presented by the N.C. Dept. of Health and Human Services.
UNC researchers solve racial disparities in treatment for early-stage lung cancer patients
February 4, 2019
Drs. Sam Cykert and Geni Eng are co-authors of a study showing that a pragmatic system-based intervention within cancer treatment centers can eliminate existing disparities in treatment and outcomes for black patients with early-stage lung cancer.
HIV intervention provides opportunity to explore the nature of resilience among young black men
January 25, 2019
“This work is particularly timely in the context of broader social movements toward greater health equity across race, ethnicity, gender and sexual orientation,” said Dr. Kate Muessig, senior author of the study. Photo by Gabriel Antonio.
Gillings School students selected as injury and violence prevention fellows
January 21, 2019
Anna Austin, Natalie Blackburn, Jess Bousquette, Venita Embry, Alex Gertner, Sarah Treves-Kagan, Kathleen Shumaker and Venera Urbaeva are inaugural Injury and Violence Prevention (IVP) fellows at the UNC Injury Prevention Research Center.
Restrictive firearm legislation may greatly lower the rate of female intimate partner homicides
January 14, 2019
Doctoral student Josie Caves and Drs. Shabbar Ranapurwala, Beth Moracco and Steve Marshall are co-authors of a study published in the January issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Photo by Hayley Rivera.
