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.
Gillings School’s 84th commencement celebrates Class of 2024
May 14, 2024 U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy joined the Gillings School in celebrating 676 graduating students of the Class of 2024. "The truth is that you are needed in the world now more than ever,” Dr. Murthy said in his speech.
Genetic discoveries in mice shed light on vulnerability to Ebola virus disease
May 10, 2024 The Gillings School-led research team is hopeful that these new results in mice will be valuable in the quest to find effective treatment and prevention strategies for Ebola virus infection in humans.
Gillings alum Angeli Achrekar is UNC-Chapel Hill's 2024 Hooding Ceremony speaker
May 9, 2024Gillings School alum Angeli Achrekar ('13 DrPH) is the deputy executive director of the programme branch at the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS and an assistant secretary-general of the United Nations.
UNC Asheville - UNC Gillings MPH program to graduate first class
May 9, 2024 This May, the first graduating class of the UNC Asheville - UNC Gillings Master of Public Health program will receive a jointly conferred degree.
4 Gillings community members honored with 2024 awards for mentorship, teaching, research and service
April 29, 2024 Four members of the Gillings School community were selected to receive the School’s most prestigious awards: Dr. Stephen Cole (Larsh Award), Dr. Joseph Ibrahim (McGavran Award), Dr. Joe Brown (Greenberg Award) and Traci L. Baird (Barr Award).
The Abstract: April 29, 2024
Gillings faculty receive high honors, grants and national recognition.
