Impact Awards: 7 Gillings School students honored for transformative research contributions
April 18, 2024 Gillings students are seven of the 12 recipients of The Graduate School’s 2024 Impact Awards, recognizing graduate students in programs across disciplines for their powerful discoveries that contribute to a better future for the people of North Carolina.
Combining food taxes and subsidies can lead to healthier grocery purchases for low-income households
April 9, 2024 Households buy fewer sugary drinks and more fruits and vegetables under simulated tax policies — without losing money or feeling unsatisfied.
UNC Gillings ranked No. 1 public school of public health in US
April 9, 2024 The Gillings School of Global Public Health has once again been ranked by peer leaders as the top public school of public health in the United States — and number two overall — by U.S. News and World Report.
Garcia wins the 2024 Gertrude M. Cox Award
April 4, 2024 Dr. Tanya Garcia has been honored with the 2024 Gertrude M. Cox Award by the Washington Statistical Society and RTI International.
Research finds temperature disproportionately affects U.S. energy burdens
April 4, 2024 Energy burdens measure the percentage of household income spent on various energy bills, with high energy burdens potentially leading households to make trade-offs among their living needs.
Rager receives $3 million Outstanding New Investigator Award from National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
April 3, 2024 Dr. Julia Rager has been honored with the Outstanding New Investigator award for her research on the health risks associated with wildland-urban interface exposure to wildfire smoke.
New research highlights inequities in treatment of postpartum depressive symptoms
April 1, 2024 Researchers at the Gillings School and Columbia University have uncovered significant underdiagnosis and undertreatment of postpartum depressive symptoms, as well as stark racial and ethnic inequities in treatment for those with postpartum depressive symptoms.
Researchers explore protective strategies in young adult alcohol use
March 21, 2024 A recent study examines harm-reduction behaviors aimed at mitigating alcohol-related consequences among people ages 18 to 25, unveiling various protective approaches and identifying additional strategies, which may differ from commonly studied ones.
Rimer, Martin honored with ASPPH awards for lifetime achievement, research excellence
March 19, 2024 Two Gillings School faculty members were named 2024 award winners by the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health. Dr. Barbara K. Rimer will receive the Welch-Rose Award for lifetime achievements and Dr. Chantel L. Martin will receive the Early Career Research Excellence Award.
Pink ribbon marketing on alcohol reveals need for ‘pinkwashing’ awareness
February 26, 2024 Pinkwashed ads for certain beer products led viewers to believe those products had greater health benefits and increased their perception of the brand as favorable and socially responsible, according to a study co-led by Gillings School researchers.
