Health Policy and Management News
New scholarship honors community health pioneer John Hatch
February 23, 2024 Piedmont Health Services, Inc. has established a new scholarship at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health in honor of community health pioneer Dr. John Hatch '75. The scholarship was unveiled at the School's Engage alumni event on February 22 at the Gillings School.
Milner receives ADA's humanitarian award
February 19, 2024 The American Dental Association recognized Gillings School alumnus Dr. Bill Milner with its 2023 humanitarian award for decades of outstanding contributions to dentistry and health equity.
The Abstract: February 5, 2024
February 5, 2024 New faculty honors and achievements for Woods, Zhu and Stuebe, plus new research funding and publications for doctoral students in health policy and management and biostatistics.
New study shows benefits of breast cancer screening
January 24, 2024 Dr. Stephanie Wheeler and colleagues endorsed the use of simulation models to assess the impact of cancer screening and treatment on mortality.
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.
Tar Heel earns take two on Jeopardy!
January 8, 2024 Sophomore Rotimi Kukoyi competed in the quiz show’s Second Chance Tournament five years after appearing as a teen.
Beech Award recognizes Atkinson’s use of data to confront disparities
December 20, 2023 Delton Atkinson, an alumnus of the Gillings School, has received the Harvey E. Beech Outstanding Alumni Award for overall achievement.
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.
December graduate helps Maui fire recovery
December 11, 2023 David Kim’s degree in health care administration and his military and work experience prepared him to respond.
