New website will help NC college students learn about food assistance benefits
January 22, 2025
Nutritionist connects research from Galapagos to Helene relief
January 15, 2025 Dr. Heather Wasser focuses her work on safe infant feeding, a concern after the storm hit western North Carolina.
UNC Rural announces Research and Engagement Award recipients for Fall 2024
December 18, 2024 These awards recognize community-campus partnerships based in rural North Carolina led by faculty members supporting a wide range of community endeavors.
Building community for veterans through art
November 26, 2024 North Carolina’s Alamance County is building a healthier community for veterans through art.
Veteran-friendly community project wins funding for next stage
November 5, 2024
A wide-ranging project at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, Building Veteran Healthy Communities, is working with communities to better support the mental health of veterans and contribute to their overall sense of well-being. The project just entered its second phase after receiving a $6.8M grant from the Veterans Health Administration.
Vizuete named Innovation Strategy Adviser at Gillings School
October 29, 2024 Dr. William Vizuete, professor of environmental sciences and engineering, has a new title: the Gillings School’s first innovation strategy adviser. The inaugural role represents the School’s deep commitment to building a robust culture of innovation, entrepreneurship and translation for direct impact.
Gillings School to lead regional CDC center for public health preparedness and response
October 25, 2024 This center is one of ten centers serving the entire country to support the uptake of evidence-based strategies that strengthen public health emergency preparedness and response nationwide.
Gillings MPH students honored with 2024 Impact in Practice Awards
October 18, 2024 Three Master of Public Health students have been awarded the 2024 Impact in Practice Award, which recognizes students who made a significant, immediate and direct impact on public health practice during their summer 2024 practicum experience.
These healthy, affordable meals taste great
July 17, 2024 “We’re trying to solve several problems at one time,” says nutrition professor Alice Ammerman, founder of Good Bowls.
Gillings School receives $5M from USDA to address maternal health warning signs among WIC participants
June 18, 2024 The funding will support Gillings School researchers and partners in enacting evidence-based strategies that can recognize and treat urgent maternal health warning signs among participants in the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) supplemental food program.
