Weintraub selected for APHA’s Knutson Distinguished Service Award
November 13, 2018
Dr. Jane Weintraub received the APHA Oral Health Section's distinguished service award at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association in San Diego on Nov. 12.
Mattson selected as NC Medical Society Foundation board president
November 9, 2018
A 2004 maternal and child health alumna and longtime N.C. Medical Society member, Mattson has served in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and in the N.C. Division of Public Health's Women’s and Children’s Health Section.
Gordon-Larsen named associate dean for research
November 2, 2018
Dr. Penny Gordon-Larsen, an internationally recognized obesity researcher with an outstanding record of scholarship and leadership, recently was named the Gillings School's associate dean for research.
Students win Kenan-Flagler Healthcare Case Competition
October 29, 2018 Three health policy and management students at the UNC-Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health won first prize in the second annual 2018 UNC Healthcare Case Competition, hosted by the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School’s Healthcare Club on Oct. 26-27 in Chapel Hill.
Health policy and management team wins third place at NAHSE case competition
October 21, 2018
Ruben Joseph, Whitney Okie and Gina Thompson represented the Gillings School with a third-place win at the 23rd annual Everett V. Fox Student Case Competition, held Oct. 10-12 in Orlando, Fla.
Simms recognized with NAHSE’s Health Services Executive Award
October 21, 2018
Jeffrey Simms accepted the Senior Health Services Executive of the Year award at the National Association of Health Services Executives conference, held Oct. 10-12, in Orlando, Fla.
Bartram presents keynote address at Global Leadership Council
October 12, 2018
Dr. Jamie Bartram was honored on Oct. 4 at a meeting of the UNC Global Leadership Council. There, he delivered a keynote address on the importance of water in North Carolina and around the world, the challenges of ensuring safe water and sanitation, and the accomplishments of The Water Institute at UNC.
Mayer-Davis reappointed as nutrition chair
October 12, 2018
Dr. Beth Mayer-Davis has been reappointed to a 5-year term as chair of the Gillings School's nutrition department. "I am impressed and highly motivated on a daily basis by the deep dedication and incredible talent of our department's students, faculty and staff,” she said.
Skinner named to chair clinical sciences department at University of Texas
October 9, 2018 Dr. Celette Skinner, Gillings School alumna and president of the School's Public Health Foundation board, was named chair of the clinical sciences department at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, in Dallas.
Schoenbach honored for contributions to epidemiology
September 26, 2018 On Sept. 25, Dr. Vic Schoenbach was awarded the American College of Epidemiology’s Abraham Lilienfeld Award for career-long achievement.
