Gillings School student wins Harvard Business School case competition
February 22, 2019
Aditi Borde, a dual master’s degree student at the Gillings School, won first place at the Harvard Business School’s Alliance for Health Management Case Competition on February 9.
Mayer-Davis selected as member of 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee
February 21, 2019
To ensure that America’s dietary guidance reflects the latest science, the U.S. secretaries of agriculture and health and human services have announced the appointment of 20 nationally recognized scientists to serve on the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee. Dr. Beth Mayer-Davis was one of the appointees.
Doctoral student invited to serve with APHA’s 2019 Think Tank
February 5, 2019
Caitlin Williams, doctoral student in maternal and child health, has been selected as a member of American Journal of Public Health’s 2019 Student Think Tank.
UNC, Ribisl found to be highly ranked producers of scholarly information on e-cigarettes
February 5, 2019
An independent analysis by researchers at Rutgers found UNC-Chapel Hill to be one of the top three producers of scholarly articles about e-cigarettes. Dr. Kurt Ribisl was recognized as one of the top individual researchers on the topic. Photo by Vaping360.
Alumna Sally Herndon honored with Levine Award for distinguished work in public health
February 5, 2019
Sally Herndon, 1980 alumna and adjunct instructor in health behavior at the Gillings School, has been named recipient of the 2019 Ronald H. Levine Legacy Award, presented by the N.C. Dept. of Health and Human Services.
Marshall named interim director of NC Institute for Public Health
January 14, 2019
Marshall, a Gillings School alumnus and international expert in injury prevention research, succeeds Dr. Rachel Wilfert, who served as NCIPH interim director from May 2017 to December 2018.
Alumnus Russell Toal appointed deputy secretary of New Mexico’s human services department
January 14, 2018
Active in public health health leadership for more than 40 years, Toal served as a deputy director for HSD’s Medical Assistance Division from 2014 to 2017. He is a former member of the Gillings School's Public Health Foundation board.
ESE student wins TriCEM fellowship
January 9, 2019
Alyssa Grube has received funding from the Triangle Center for Evolutionary Medicine for her project, 'Lessons From the Environmental Resistome in Galápagos: A One Health Perspective.'
Alumnus named co-chair of Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS
December 18, 2018
Dr. John Wiesman, Gillings School alumnus and adjunct assistant professor in the School's health policy and management department, has been named co-chair of the Presidential Advisory Council on AIDS.
Rozier named NC Oral Health Equity Champion
December 13, 2018
Presented by the North Carolina Oral Health Collaborative, Rozier's award was established to recognize individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to oral health equity in North Carolina.
