Gillings School student transforms health care for refugees
June 3, 2024 Founded by a group of Carolina students, the nonprofit, Middle East Refugee Aid (MERA) is working to provide equitable access to medical and dental care for Middle Eastern refugees both locally and abroad through health literacy initiatives and sustainable solutions.
Informal water contracts could provide quicker, cheaper ways to reduce impact of droughts
May 31, 2024 Research led by environmental scientists at the Gillings School suggests that cost-effective informal water contracts could be a quicker and more affordable way to bring water to cities and homes during droughts and other emergencies.
Zhu named editor of JASA-Applications and Case Studies
May 31, 2024 In his role, Zhu will be responsible for overseeing around 300 submissions per year and appointing new associate editors (AEs) across varying topics.
Study shows effectiveness of updated COVID-19 vaccines wanes moderately over time, is lower against currently circulating variants
May 29, 2024 New research led by Dr. Danyu Lin finds that boosters targeting omicron subvariants of SARS-CoV-2 are still providing reasonably durable protection against infection, hospitalization and death from COVID-19, but they are less protective against the now-dominant JN.1 strain.
Oral nucleoside antiviral is progressing toward future pandemic preparedness
May 23, 2024 An orally administered investigational antiviral — obeldesivir — is broadly effective against coronaviruses.
Should your exercise goals be in minutes or steps? Study suggests they are equally beneficial
May 22, 2024 Researchers, including Dr. Kelly Evenson from the Gillings School, have found that both step and time-based exercise targets are equivalently associated with improved health outcomes, extended lifespan and reduced risk of cardiovascular disease.
Remembering Pete Andrews
May 20, 2024 Andrews embodied the interdisciplinarity at the root of public policy as an academic endeavor, committed to tackling public problems—especially environmental challenges—with a variety of methods over the course of a distinguished career.
Three Gillings students named 2024 Community Engagement Fellows
May 17, 2024 The Community Engagement Fellowship program at UNC-Chapel Hill awards a maximum of eight fellowships of up to $2,500 each year for engaged scholarship projects that are responsive to community priorities and have an academic connection.
Carolina Alumni Association honors Southerland and Koch
May 16, 2024 Drs. Janet Southerland and Gary Koch received Carolina Alumni Awards for their exceptional contributions to their respective fields and profound impact on the lives of countless students and colleagues.
Doctoral student solves tough puzzles
May 15, 2024 With public health projects or his own medical issues, Mark Radin overcomes difficult challenges.
