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.
UNC Gillings community mourns Professor Emeritus Pranab Sen
January 5, 2024 The Gillings School community mourns the loss of Dr. Pranab Sen, professor emeritus of biostatistics, who passed away on December 31, 2023, at age 86.
SafeWalkers make nights more secure
December 22, 2023 Gillings student serves as a program manager for organization that helps Tar Heels get where they need to go safely during late hours.
New study reveals public perception of the seriousness of COVID-19 in comparison to other health problems in seven middle income countries
December 22, 2023 According to a recent study, most countries perceive respiratory illnesses caused by air pollution and smoking to be a more serious health problem than COVID-19.
Gillings School announces second annual Public Health Communications Fellows
December 14, 2023 Ethan Chupp and Shriti Pant will join the inaugural fellows as they explore public health communication for local N.C. health departments under the guidance of the Gillings School’s marketing and communications team.
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.
Clark, Dussault advance public health scholarship at Institut Pasteur as inaugural Lady Mireille and Sir Dennis Gillings Global Public Health Fellows
December 12, 2023 Drs. Jeliyah Clark and Josée Dussault, Gillings School alumnae, traveled to Paris in early 2023 as part of the fellowship, where they are currently advancing their skillsets and scholarship in public health and anticipate future training in business and finance that can help them become public health entrepreneurs.
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.
Gillings School announces new Department of Public Health Leadership and Practice, new NCIPH director
December 7, 2023 The department will unite the Public Health Leadership Program and the North Carolina Institute for Public Health (NCIPH), with the goal of strengthening and elevating the scholarship of leadership and practice at the Gillings School.
Can Medicaid be a solution to the problem of underinsurance?
December 7, 2023 Health policy and management researchers at the Gillings School have found some evidence that the ACA expansion of Medicaid eligibility may have led to fewer underinsured people nationwide.
