Maternal and Child Health News
Many opioid treatment programs for women face barriers to providing reproductive health services
May 31, 2019 New research from the Gillings School found that only half of opioid treatment programs provide contraception or other reproductive and sexual health services to reproductive-age women enrolled in their programs.
Gillings School’s 79th commencement celebrates the class of 2019
May 13, 2019 More than 550 students were awarded degrees at the Gillings School's Commencement ceremony, with bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral graduates all well represented.
UNC-Chapel Hill awarded $14 million to make childbirth safer for mothers and infants
May 2, 2019 Funds from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will support two studies to improve maternal and child health technologies.
Six Gillings School students win community engagement fellowships
April 29, 2019 The Fellowship program provides students with funding for engaged scholarship projects that are responsive to local or global community priorities and that have an academic connection.
Directed acyclic graphs help researchers study child maltreatment
April 16, 2019 Directed acyclic graphs (DAGs) are useful tools when studying questions related to child maltreatment, as they allow researchers to graphically depict relationships among variables and ensure strong results for informing prevention and intervention strategies. A new paper makes DAGs more accessible to maternal and child health researchers by providing concrete examples of their use.
Ahsan to visit Malawi as Policy Communication Fellow
April 9, 2019 This June, Karar Zunaid Ahsan, MIPH, MSc, will visit Lilongwe, Malawi, to kick off a year of service as a Policy Communication Fellow. He will expand on his extensive international experience by studying how to effectively communicate research findings to influence policy development on a global scale.
Shanahan receives Provost’s Engaged Scholarship Award
April 3, 2019 Meghan Shanahan, PhD, assistant professor of maternal and child health at the Gillings School, has been recognized for making a difference for families in North Carolina.
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.
