Surgeon General to deliver 2024 Gillings School Commencement address
February 19, 2023 As the United States' top doctor, Vice Admiral Vivek H. Murthy helps to advance the health and well-being of all Americans and has worked to address critical public health challenges.
The Abstract: February 19, 2024
February 19, 2024
Upshaw named chair of newly formed Department of Public Health Leadership and Practice
February 9, 2024 Dr. Vaughn Upshaw led the Leadership in Practice concentration of the Gillings School's Master of Public Health degree, and she will continue to direct the Public Health Leadership Certificate program.
Gillings School student brings collaboration and community to campus
February 6, 2024 Jaya Dayal, a member of the N.C. Student Dialogue Ambassadors program, works to bridge divides among students.
Study links gender nonconformity and sexual orientation with lower socioeconomic status
February 6, 2024 Socioeconomic status — frequently measured as a combination of education, income and occupation — has a huge impact on health outcomes.
Two Biostatistics students honored with ENAR’s Distinguished Paper Award
February 5, 2024 Biostatistics doctoral students Yangjianchen Xu and Justin DeMonte won the Distinguished Student Paper Award, presented by the Eastern North America Region (ENAR) of the International Biometric Society.
The Abstract: February 5, 2024
February 5, 2024 New faculty honors and achievements for Woods, Zhu and Stuebe, plus new research funding and publications for doctoral students in health policy and management and biostatistics.
Infant feeding toolkit supports family caregivers by highlighting importance of mental health, social support and adequate time
February 1, 2024 By providing easy-to-use guidance on relevant measurement tools, researchers hope to promote broader incorporation of caregiver resources into child feeding interventions.
University collaboration to create public depository of nearly 4 million documents associated with NC vaping settlement
February 2, 2024 A partnership between UNC-Chapel Hill’s University Libraries and the University of California, San Francisco will create an online searchable public depository of roughly 4 million internal documents from the state of North Carolina’s $47.8 million settlement with electronic cigarette maker Juul Labs.
Radon-associated cardiovascular risks highlight need for household testing
January 31, 2024 Researchers at the Gillings School have published two studies that highlight emerging associations between home radon concentrations, a common blood abnormality in older women and risk of stroke.
