De Marco honored with Provost’s Engaged Scholarship Award
March 30, 2016 Molly De Marco, PhD, research assistant professor of nutrition at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health and project director in the UNC Center for Health... Read more »
Researchers call for collaboration to better understand how air pollution impacts health
March 30, 2016 The need to understand how air pollution affects health is greater than ever, reports a new article led by Jason West, PhD, associate professor of environmental sciences... 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 »
Ongechi selected for Carolina Women’s Center’s Faculty Scholar Award
March 29, 2016 Kavita Singh Ongechi, PhD, research associate professor of maternal and child health at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, has received a 2016-2017 Faculty Scholar... Read more »
Minority Health Conference committee recognized with UNC Diversity Award
March 29, 2016 The Minority Health Conference committee, part of the Minority Student Caucus, which is housed in the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, has received one of... Read more »
Shafer studies smoking, from smoke-free air laws to anti-smoking media campaigns
March 24, 2016 Paul Shafer, MA, studies media campaigns and policies related to tobacco use. Recently, he has co-authored articles on both a statewide smoke-free air law and a national... 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 health behavior researchers study HIV testing, intimate partner violence in Tanzania
March 23, 2016 HIV testing and intimate partner violence are the public health issues that Marta Mulawa, a doctoral candidate of health behavior at the UNC Gillings School of Global... Read more »
Singer invited to advise about water issues in Flint
March 19, 2016 Philip C. Singer, PhD, professor emeritus of environmental sciences and engineering at UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, has been invited by the Michigan Department of... Read more »
Ward Cates, public health champion and beloved mentor, is dead at 73
March 18, 2016 The world has lost a public health champion, pioneer researcher in the fields of HIV/AIDS and women’s reproductive health, and compassionate mentor and friend. Willard (Ward) Cates... Read more »
