Gillings School team receives $6.2 million to study metabolic underpinnings of obesity-associated cardiovascular disease
May 15, 2019 The grant, which is from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, will help researchers better understand the biologic mechanisms behind obesity’s impact on metabolic pathways.
Gillings alumna Felicia Browne receives 2019 Ward Cates Emerging Leader Award
May 14, 2019 Dr. Felicia Browne is an alumna of the Gillings School and a social epidemiologist at RTI International. She also is the winner of an award from the Triangle Global Health Consortium that recognizes young leaders in North Carolina who have demonstrated a commitment to improving the health of the world's communities.
Merino and Reese inducted into graduate honor society
May 13, 2019 Merino and Reese, both recent graduates of doctoral programs at the Gillings School, have been inducted into the Frank Porter Graham Honor Society.
Maman elected faculty director of Duke-UNC Rotary Peace Center
May 13, 2019 The Center, which is one of six Rotary Peace Centers worldwide, trains students to become leaders in the fields of peace building and conflict resolution.
Five Gillings School faculty win major awards for teaching, mentoring, research and service
May 10, 2019 Leaders at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health have announced the winners of four of the School’s most prestigious awards.
Keil and Lockett receive 2019 CEHS Rising Star Awards
May 2, 2019 The awards provide financial support and mentoring to early and early-mid career UNC faculty who want to develop their research and leadership competencies in the environmental health sciences field.
Three Gillings School researchers recognized for ‘best papers’ by ES&T
May 2, 2019 The researchers have been acknowledged by the journal for outstanding work in environmental chemistry and environmental pollution.
Natalie Browne and UNC team take second in CLARION case competition
May 2, 2019 The interdisciplinary team won second place for their innovative solution to address the rise of homelessness and poor health outcomes in a Minnesota county.
Gillings researcher authors one of three most accessed papers on implementation science
April 29, 2019 Dr. Sarah Birken is first author of an article that is currently among the three most-accessed papers in the journal Implementation Science.
Six Gillings School students win community engagement fellowships
April 29, 2019 The Fellowship program provides students with funding for engaged scholarship projects that are responsive to local or global community priorities and that have an academic connection.
