Nutrition Recognitions and Awards
Trivedi and Kurz Goodwin honored with 2023 Gillings teaching assistant awards
April 19, 2023 Purva Trivedi and Celeste Kurz Goodwin have been named the 2023 winners of the Gillings School Graduate Teaching Assistant (TA) Awards.
Gillings School honors 8 faculty members for teaching innovation
April 18, 2023 Students at the Gillings School have selected eight faculty members to honor for teaching innovation in the classroom, including Dr. Naim Rashid, Dr. Chantel Martin, Dr. Musa Manga, Dr. Abigail Hatcher, Dr. Melanie Studer, Dr. Aunchalee Palmquist, Dr. Anna Kahkoska and Emily Taylor.
Kahkoska named ADA Pathway to Stop Diabetes grant recipient
February 8, 2023 Dr. Anna Kahkoska is one of two recipients of the American Diabetes Association's prestigious Pathway to Stop Diabetes grants to advance Type 1 diabetes research.
Beck named AAAS faculty fellow
February 1, 2023 Dr. Melinda Beck is one of three Carolina faculty members who have been selected as 2022 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, one of the most distinguished honors in the scientific community.
Gillings School experts named to Clarivate's 2022 Highly Cited Researchers List
November 15, 2022 Clarivate has named 14 academics from the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health to their 2022 list of Highly Cited Researchers™.
Beck to serve as interim chair for Gillings School’s Department of Nutrition
August 17, 2022 Dr. Melinda Beck has been named the interim chair of the Gillings School's Department of Nutrition, beginning September 1. She has been a faculty member at UNC since 1992 and joined the nutrition faculty in 1996.
Holliday to chair NC Board of Dietetics/Nutrition
July 22, 2022 The North Carolina Board of Dietetics/Nutrition — the licensing board for dietitians/nutritionists and nutritionists in the state — has elected Amanda Holliday to serve as its board chair for 2022-2023.
