Examples from Puerto Rico: Why the federal government must stay involved in Medicaid services
November 14, 2017 Dr. Jonathan Oberlander and colleagues assess the negative consequences of caps on Medicaid funding in an article published online Nov. 8 in the American Journal of Public Health.
Thirteen public health undergraduates inducted into Phi Beta Kappa
November 14, 2017 Thirteen Gillings School undergraduates were inducted recently into Phi Beta Kappa, the United States’ oldest and most honored college honorary society.
Simulations show that slowing climate change globally would improve US air quality, save thousands of lives
November 14, 2017 Actions to significantly slow climate change would improve air quality in the United States, avoiding roughly 24,000 premature deaths associated with air pollution in the year 2050.
Evidence, ethics and human rights should shape policies related to migration and health
November 10, 2017 Dr. Dilshad Jaff and colleagues offer new perspectives on the challenges of migrant health, particularly focusing on migrants with tuberculosis. They call for alliances between TB programs and migrants' rights organizations, noting that rational public health and human rights approaches can ease the health burden for migrating people.
Nicotine alters gut microbiome differently in women, study finds
November 7, 2017 Studies have shown that women have greater difficulty in quitting smoking than do men, and a new study of mice by researchers at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health explores why that may be the case. Led by Dr. Kun Lu, the study finds that nicotine has a different impact upon the relationship of the brain and gut in women.
Study explores effects of early-onset puberty on romantic relationship quality
November 6, 2017 A new study led by a doctoral candidate in the Gillings School finds that girls who mature early often go on to experience lower satisfaction in romantic relationships.
Student wins second prize in Three-Minute Thesis competition
November 2, 2017 Nicole Kahn, doctoral student in maternal and child health, won second place in UNC's Three-Minute Thesis competition. Participants develop communication skills by presenting their graduate-level research succinctly to a general audience. Photo courtesy of the UNC Graduate School.
Commentary calls for protecting public health by improving resiliency of water services
November 1, 2017 Drs. Jamie Bartram and Jason West are co-authors of a BMJ commentary that urges the public health sector to lobby for investment in resilient infrastructure for water services.
Health policy and management team takes first place in NAHSE case competition
October 31, 2017 Three health policy and management students took first prize at the 22nd annual Everett V. Fox Student Case Competition, held Oct. 17-20 in San Antonio. Each came home with a $4,000 scholarship.
Shafer to represent Gillings School at APHA’s Delta Omega poster session
October 25, 2017 Doctoral student Paul Shafer will represent the Gillings School at the APHA conference as a presenter in the Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health poster session.
