Family foundation fights dangerous freshwater amoeba
February 17, 2025 The Gillings School is joining a coalition of leading research institutions, recruited by nonprofit Aven’s Quest, to better understand the pathogen behind primary amebic meningoencephaliti a devastating disease with a near 100% fatality rate.
The Abstract: February 17, 2025
February 17, 2025 Whether you’re local or global, student or alumni, the Abstract’s weekly news digest will help you stay in the loop with our amazing Gillings School community. Advancing... Read more »
Ask a professor: Julia Rager on urban wildfire risks
February 13, 2025 Julia Rager, associate professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, studies toxicants in wildfire smoke.
School environment as a social driver of youth mental health trajectories in Mwanza, Tanzania
February 6, 2025 Researchers have received a grant to explore how a school environment can act as a social driver of youth mental health in Mwanza, Tanzania.
UNC-Jordan exchange raises women’s voices
February 2, 2025 In this UNC Global Affairs program, students made connections and worked together on a photo research project.
Can an integrated AI tool make it easier to estimate gestational age?
January 29, 2025 The findings suggest that users with little to no training in sonography were able to use the AI tool to estimate gestational age, which is crucial in maternal and neonatal care.
Dr. Katelyn Jetelina, founder of Your Local Epidemiologist, to deliver Gillings School’s 2025 Commencement address
January 28, 2025 Your Local Epidemiologist is a free newsletter that delivers “translated” evidence-based public health science twice a week to 310,000 inboxes. Dr. Katelyn Jetelina and her team cover a wide range of complex public health issues, helping readers to make informed choices about their health in a timely manner.
NIH awards $20M to fund human virus research center co-led by Gillings School
January 27, 2025 This center is critical, said Dr. Kari North of the UNC Gillings School, because we currently have very little understanding of the breadth of impact that viruses have on human health and disease.
7 Gillings faculty receive Research Excellence Awards
January 24, 2025 The purpose of the chair-nominated Gillings Research Excellence Awards is to recognize one early- to mid-career faculty member from each department who has demonstrated excellence, innovation and impact in their research pursuits.
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.
