School environment as a social driver of youth mental health trajectories in Mwanza, Tanzania
February 6, 2025 Researchers have received a grant to explore how a school environment can act as a social driver of youth mental health in Mwanza, Tanzania.
Can an integrated AI tool make it easier to estimate gestational age?
January 29, 2025 The findings suggest that users with little to no training in sonography were able to use the AI tool to estimate gestational age, which is crucial in maternal and neonatal care.
NIH awards $20M to fund human virus research center co-led by Gillings School
January 27, 2025 This center is critical, said Dr. Kari North of the UNC Gillings School, because we currently have very little understanding of the breadth of impact that viruses have on human health and disease.
New website will help NC college students learn about food assistance benefits
January 22, 2025 A new online resource, NCCollegeFoodBenefits.org, is aiming to reduce food insecurity among college students in North Carolina by raising awareness of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The website offers a user-friendly quiz that helps students determine their potential eligibility.
Nutritionist connects research from Galapagos to Helene relief
January 15, 2025 Dr. Heather Wasser focuses her work on safe infant feeding, a concern after the storm hit western North Carolina.
Togetherness: Shared activities within Black families
December 19, 2024 Music, meals and traditions bring Black families closer and foster joy, according to research co-led by Dr. Iheoma Iruka in the Department of Maternal and Child Health and the Equity Research Action Coalition.
Recent changes to testing methods and case definitions impact our knowledge of Lyme disease in North Carolina
December 13, 2024 A new study from Ross Boyce, MD, Gayoung Lee, MPH, and the North Carolina Division of Public Health, looked at how introduction of a new testing approach impacted surveillance and reporting of Lyme disease in North Carolina between 2017 and 2023.
UNC researchers awarded up to $10M to leverage data science to accelerate cancer diagnosis and optimize delivery of precision oncology
December 5, 2024 The project is designed to improve cancer diagnosis and support personalized treatments by quickly aggregating and analyzing a wide range of health data, including electronic health records, histopathological and radiological images, insurance claims and geographic information.
SKANRF announces funding for groundbreaking anorexia nervosa research
December 2, 2024 Teams from the Gillings School, TexasTech Unversity and Vanderbilt University Medical Center receive inaugural Phase 1 grant award.
11 Gillings School experts named to Clarivate's 2024 Highly Cited Researchers List
November 26, 2024 Clarivate's Highly Cited Researchers have demonstrated significant and broad influence in their field(s) of research and have greatly extended the frontiers of knowledge to make the world healthier, more sustainable and more secure.