Bringing implementation science to Africa

August 29, 2017 Drs. Rohit Ramaswamy and Audrey Pettifor are interviewed about implementation science courses they teach at University of the Witwatersrand, in Johannesburg, South Africa.

PEPFAR ambassador recognizes PHLP’s Kumar for work on data system

August 28, 2017 Manish Kumar, adjunct assistant professor in the Public Health Leadership Program, received a certificate of appreciation from Ambassador Deborah Birxin in recognition of his contributions to the development and maintenance of the data system used by the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.

Alumnus recognized for outstanding contributions to social marketing

August 11, 2017 Mike Newton-Ward, alumnus and adjunct faculty member at the Gillings School, was honored recently with an award for his contributions to social marketing.

School leaders welcome new faculty members, announce promotions

July 27, 2017 This list includes new faculty members and faculty promotions for the period between December 2016 and June 2017.

Gillings School of Global Public Health partners with 2U to offer online graduate degrees in public health

June 14, 2017 The UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health and 2U announced a partnership today to offer a suite of online graduate degrees for public health professionals across the country. The suite, known as MPH@UNC, will be a new Domestic Graduate Program (DGP) for 2U.

New study investigates perceptions, ethics of treatment interruptions in HIV cure research

June 2, 2017 Two faculty members from the Gillings School investigated how stakeholders respond to the concept of using analytical treatment interruptions to test the efficacy of potential HIV cure research strategies in the absence of antiretroviral therapy.

UNC Gillings co-hosts conference to advance implementation science

May 17, 2017 On May 4, students, faculty and researchers from across UNC came together with representatives from the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa and King’s College London to share experiences with developing academic programs in implementation science.

Gillings School celebrates 77th commencement

May 13, 2017 Families and friends of 329 new Gillings School alumni gathered on May 13 to celebrate the School's 77th commencement. Aaron Williams, executive vice president for government relations and corporate communications at RTI International, delivered the commencement address.

Fourth annual GillingsX talks draw record crowd

March 27, 2017 The fourth annual GillingsX event, hosted by the Student Global Health Committee on March 23, highlighted students' global health research experiences. The format is modeled after the TED talks, which aim to deliver an important idea in a short, interesting presentation.

Four from Gillings School win Graduate School’s Impact, Horizon awards for outstanding research

March 24, 2017 Gillings School students Katy Brown, Maggie Reinsvold and Frank Stillo and alumna Dr. Dalia Stern have won The UNC Graduate School’s Impact and Horizon awards for outstanding research that benefits the people of North Carolina and beyond.