20-year observation of adults in China shows physical activity levels in decline
April 19, 2016 As rapid cultural shifts take place in China, the country’s aging population is becoming less likely to engage in physical activity, finds a new study that followed... Read more »
Two studies address link between obesity and basal-like breast cancer
April 7, 2016 Recent work from the laboratory of Liza Makowski, PhD, assistant professor of nutrition at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, explores two possibilities for breaking... Read more »
Study finds no evidence that phthalates are responsible for increased childhood obesity
April 6, 2016 Jessie Buckley, PhD, a postdoctoral research associate in the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health’s Department of Epidemiology, was featured in the “Science Selection” section of... Read more »
Studies examine positive impact of weight loss upon cancer risk
March 29, 2016 Preliminary findings for two studies about the relationship of obesity and cancer, conducted in the laboratory of Stephen Hursting, PhD, will be presented April 18 and 19... Read more »
Seven from Gillings School receive Impact Awards; fellowships presented to other public health scholars
March 23, 2016 Students from the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health earned seven of the 17 Impact Awards presented by the Graduate School in 2016. The awards, made... Read more »
Gillings researchers find link between number of births and heart disease risk factors in Hispanic/Latina population
March 10, 2016 Six researchers at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health are co-authors of a recently published article linking the numbers of times Hispanic/Latina women give birth... Read more »
Doctoral student wins award for papers in Nutrition Research journal
March 4, 2016 Daniel Lupu, MD, doctoral student in nutrition, has received the 2015 David Kritchevsky Graduate Student Award from the journal Nutrition Research for two articles published in the... Read more »
Four new Gillings Innovation Labs awarded
February 29, 2016 Four teams of researchers at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health have been awarded new funding for Gillings Innovation Labs (GILs), beginning this spring. The... Read more »
Gillings researchers receive funding to harmonize India-US youth diabetes registries
February 24, 2016 Two researchers at the University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health have received funding from the National Institutes of Health for a collaborative grant... Read more »
Review of recent research suggests calcium supplements may be overused by middle-age and older adults
February 22, 2016 The adult recommended dietary allowances (RDAs) for calcium have changed several times over the last half-century, and controversy continues about how much calcium healthy adults need and... Read more »
