Gillings School announces third annual Public Health Communications Fellows
January 22, 2025 This year, Burroughs Wellcome has graciously provided funding for the fellowship in order to equip four MPH students with the skills necessary to communicate effectively and with empathy in a broad range of public health settings.
New website will help NC college students learn about food assistance benefits
January 22, 2025
Behm receives T32 Institutional Research Training Grant from NCCIH
January 22, 2025 The fellowship offers mentorship from leading faculty with expertise in diverse methodologies, perspectives and approaches related to complementary and integrative health research, particularly for at-risk and underrepresented populations.
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.
Weber named incoming president of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America
January 9, 2024 The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) appoints Dr. David Weber as the board of trustees president.
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.
UNC Rural announces Research and Engagement Award recipients for Fall 2024
December 18, 2024 These awards recognize community-campus partnerships based in rural North Carolina led by faculty members supporting a wide range of community endeavors.
4 from Gillings School honored for excellence in health equity research
December 16, 2024 The Gillings Research Office has announced the four winners of this year’s Award for Excellence in Health Equity Research. They are: Dr. Sarah Mills, doctoral candidate Austin Waters, graduate student Fred Tusabe and undergraduate Emile Charles.
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.
Gillings students help with Helene recovery
December 13, 2024 With classes paused in Asheville, scholars in a joint public health master’s program did relief work in three counties.
