Theater-based intervention boosts adolescent knowledge of HIV, study finds
April 27, 2016 The results of a new study show that a theater-based comprehensive sexual health intervention was effective at enhancing HIV awareness among high school students in both North... Read more »
Halpern, Pence to be recognized with Larsh, McGavran faculty awards
April 27, 2016 The UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health will present two of its most prestigious faculty awards during the School’s commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 7. Carolyn... Read more »
Professor will use new UNC Gillings ‘Borrow-a-Bike’ Program during commencement weekend
April 26, 2016 “I’m considering getting myself cloned,” laughed Alice Ammerman, DrPH. Ammerman, professor of nutrition at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health and director of the UNC... Read more »
Hart, new Burch Fellow, to partner with traditional healers in Tarapoto, Peru
April 22, 2016 For Sarah Hart, it was a confluence of luck and good planning that resulted in her pending trip to Peru. Last December, she saw a posting about... Read more »
Inan awarded P.K. Sen Distinguished Visiting Professorship
April 22, 2016 The UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health welcomes Gul Inan, PhD, to the Department of Biostatistics as the P.K. Sen Distinguished Visiting Professor in Biostatistics. Inan... Read more »
Increased saturated fat intake linked to aggressive prostate cancer
April 20, 2016 Eating a diet higher in saturated fat — a type of fat found commonly in foods such as fatty beef and cheese — was linked to more aggressive prostate... Read more »
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 »
Burch Fellowship enables Senthilnathan to conduct research in Tamil Nadu, India
April 19, 2016 When the Gillings Global Gateway™ invited an administrator from Aravind Eye Care System in Tamil Nadu, India, to present a seminar at the UNC Gillings School of... Read more »
Beck elected as ASN director-at-large
April 18, 2016 Melinda Beck, PhD, professor and associate chair of nutrition in the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, has been elected as a director-at-large in the American... Read more »
Distributing self-test kits to women can promote HIV testing among men in Kenya, study finds
April 18, 2016 Self-testing is emerging as a promising approach to increasing HIV testing rates among men in sub-Saharan Africa. In a new study led by Harsha Thirumurthy, PhD, of... Read more »
