Richard Besser, MD, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation President and CEO, will speak at the Gillings School’s May commencement

December 10, 2018
"We are proud of our association with the UNC Gillings School and its work to make public health a top priority in America," Dr. Besser said.

Study shows prenatal education increases adherence to breastfeeding best practices

December 5, 2018
Carolina Global Breastfeeding Institute's Kathy Parry and Dr. Kristin Tully led the study, which was published in the journal Birth. Photo by Julie Johnson.

Alumna Frances Likis presented with distinguished service award

December 5, 2018
Dr. Frances Likis, 1996 maternal and child health alumna of the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, received Frontier Nursing University’s Distinguished Service to Society Award on Oct. 5.

Jaff responds to Pediatrics article on impact of armed conflict on children

December 4, 2018
In his commentary, Dr. Dilshad Jaff encouraged pediatricians and other professionals who have direct experience with the plight of children in conflict zones to add their voices to those of the authors and to hold accountable those who exploit children in war.

Carolina Global Breastfeeding Institute awarded $530K+ to help hospitals become ‘Baby-Friendly’

November 13, 2018
The Gillings School's Carolina Global Breastfeeding Institute was awarded more than a half-million dollars by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of N.C. to continue its work to promote safe breastfeeding and education services.

Parcesepe awarded NIMH training grant

November 10, 2018
Dr. Angela Parcesepe will use a $155,000 training grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to study the impact of substance use and mental disorders on HIV treatment outcomes in Cameroon.

Mattson selected as NC Medical Society Foundation board president

November 9, 2018
A 2004 maternal and child health alumna and longtime N.C. Medical Society member, Mattson has served in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and in the N.C. Division of Public Health's Women’s and Children’s Health Section.

Researchers examine relationship of campus policies to prevalence of campus sexual assault

October 21, 2018
An interdisciplinary team led by researchers at the Gillings School explored the critical issue of campus sexual assault in their article, "Starting the Conversation: Are Campus Sexual Assault Policies Related to the Prevalence of Campus Sexual Assault?" The work will be included in a special November issue of the Journal of Interpersonal Violence. Photo by Angel Leon.

CDC awards $2M opioid research grant to UNC Injury Prevention Research Center

October 2, 2018
The CDC has awarded a three-year, $2 million research grant to UNC-Chapel Hill's Injury Prevention Research Center to support research on the prevention of opioid overdose. Dr. Shabbar Ranapurwala will lead the research. Photo by rawpixel.

$48M USAID award will support data use and evidence building in global health

September 30, 2018 Dr. Heidi Reynolds will lead MEASURE Evaluation's $48 million USAID project aimed at helping low-resource countries gather and use information to strengthen their health policies and programs and improve the health of their citizens.

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