Wall named dean of UNC School of Government
April 11, 2023, Dr. Aimee N. Wall, former associate dean and professor of public law and government and alumna of the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, has been named dean of the UNC School of Government.
7 Gillings students receive Community Engagement Fellowships
April 5, 2023 Seven graduate and professional students in the Gillings School have been selected as 2023 Community Engagement Fellows through the Carolina Center for Public Service.
Strong adolescent-parent relationships linked to improved health in young adults
April 3, 2023 New research in JAMA Network Open has found that investments in improving parent–adolescent relationships could help improve general health, mental health and sexual health, while also reducing substance use in young adulthood.
New UNC study quantifies $562M in financial risk from Hurricane Florence using novel modeling approach that evaluates risk of mortgage default and property abandonment
March 31, 2023 A new study from Carolina researchers estimates $562 million in previously unquantified financial risks arising from property value changes and uninsured flood damages in eastern North Carolina as a result of Hurricane Florence.
‘Every little bit helps’: The broad benefits of getting active
March 22, 2023 While it might be hard to make time for exercise, incorporating physical activity can start with small tweaks in daily routines, according to Gillings School researchers, and those changes can lead to longer, healthier lives.
Why don’t high-income countries provide clean water and sanitation for all?
March 21, 2023 An article published online March 14 by The Lancet Global Health explores what one researcher calls “the unfinished business of water and sanitation in rich countries.”
NC legislators receive public health briefing at Gillings School
March 14, 2023 On March 13, sixteen senators and representatives from the N.C. General Assembly met with with Gillings students, faculty and School leaders.
Rosamond honored by American Heart Association for cardiovascular research mentorship
March 14, 2023 Dr. Wayne Rosamond is the 2023 recipient of the American Heart Association’s EPI Mentoring Award for superior mentoring in cardiovascular epidemiologic research.
Gillings School announces inaugural Public Health Communications Fellows
March 13, 2023 Master of Public Health students Amma Agyemang-Duah and Rachel Morrow are the Gillings School’s first-ever Public Health Communications Fellows.
An unexpected path to reducing child abuse and neglect investigations nationwide
February 23, 2023 Increased eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program has been found to reduce the number of child protective services investigations of suspected child abuse and neglect nationwide.
