Popkin selected to deliver 2017 Foard Lecture
February 10, 2017 Dr. Barry Popkin, W.R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor of nutrition at the Gillings School, will deliver the School's 2017 Foard Memorial Lecture on Thursday, April 27 at 6 p.m. at the Gillings School. A reception will follow.
Daily sugar-sweetened beverage intake alters human brain and behavior, study finds
February 10, 2017 Research by Dr. Kyle Burger, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, found that daily consumption of a high-sugar juice beverage altered brain responses while subjects drank the beverage and looked at its logo – and produced behavioral responses when seeing the logo alone.
Aaron Williams, RTI executive, former Peace Corps director, selected as Gillings School’s commencement speaker
January 25, 2017
Aaron Williams will present the Gillings School's commencement address on May 13 at 1 p.m. in the Carmichael Arena. Williams is executive vice president for government relations and corporate communications at RTI International and past director of the U.S. Peace Corps.
Thirteen Gillings School undergraduates inducted into Phi Beta Kappa
Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest and most honored college honorary society, has inducted as new members 137 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill students, 13 of whom study at UNC’s Gillings School of Global Public Health.
In AJPH editorial, researchers oppose legislation that would threaten food security
The Improving Child Nutrition and Education Act of 2016 (H.R. 5003) does not live up to its name, say two researchers from the Gillings School of Global Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Ward, Tate honored by The Obesity Society
Drs. Dianne Ward and Deborah Tate, nutrition professors, received prestigious awards from The Obesity Society for their career-long contributions to research that aims to prevent and treat obesity. Ward received the Bar-Or Award for pediatric obesity research, and Tate won the Pioneer Award, for demonstrating excellence in advancing technologies that prevent and treat obesity.
Study finds daily self-monitoring of weight and activity helps prevent weight gain among breast cancer survivors
A recent study co-authored by Drs. Carmina Valle and Deborah Tate of the Gillings School found that daily self-monitoring of both weight and activity may be a feasible and accessible approach to promote weight gain prevention in breast cancer survivors.
Citing potential heart damage, experts recommend caution before taking calcium supplements
Dr. John Anderson, professor emeritus of nutrition, has co-authored an Oct. 11 article in the Journal of the American Heart Association which reports that taking supplemental calcium may raise the risk of plaque buildup in arteries and cause heart damage. A diet high in calcium-rich foods, however, appears to be protective.
UNC Gillings' Water Institute, World Vision partnership will improve clean water access in 10 African nations
A six-year grant from World Vision to The Water Institute at UNC will create a partnership to improve water, sanitation and hygiene interventions in several low- and middle-income countries, with a long-term goal of helping to solve the global water and sanitation crisis by 2030.
Nutrition student wins research prize in national poster competition
Gina Tripicchio, doctoral student in nutrition at UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, was selected as one of three winners in a research poster competition sponsored by The Obesity Society’s eHealth/mHealth section.
