Three from Gillings School receive Society for Epidemiologic Research awards
May 22, 2019 Alumni and current and former faculty from the Gillings School will receive three of the five Society for Epidemiologic Research Awards at the society's annual meeting in June.
New study asks why people in the rural South suffer poorer health and die sooner
May 22, 2019 Fifty researchers from 15 institutions will examine factors influencing disease risk and resilience in Appalachia and the Mississippi Delta.
From awareness to action: The Gillings School takes on stroke
May 22, 2019 Each May — National Stroke Awareness Month — people become acutely aware of the enormous challenge that strokes pose for individual well-being and public health. At the Gillings School, researchers and students confront the challenge year-round.
Two Gillings students receive Class of 1938 Summer Project Abroad Fellowships
May 21, 2019 Areej Hussein and Hailey Jenkins, both students in the nutrition department, will receive funding toward international research in the Philippines, Russia and Greece.
Alumna Anna Maria Siega-Riz selected as dean of UMass Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences
May 17, 2019 Siega-Riz, who has a long history as a leader and top contributor in the field, started her public health journey at UNC-Chapel Hill.
CDC awards UNC research center $3.75 million to study chronic disease prevention
May 17, 2019 The grant will fund research to address the challenge of scaling up the Med-South Lifestyle Program, an evidence-based diet and physical activity intervention.
CAHME awards scholarship to UNC Gillings' Kelly Page
May 17, 2019 The Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education has awarded the first Judy Baar Topinka Foundation Scholarship for Health Policy to Kelly Page, a first year Master of Healthcare Administration student in the Health Policy and Management Department.
Healthier Generation names Laurie Stradley as new chief program officer
May 17, 2019 The Alliance for a Healthier Generation, one of the nation's preeminent children's health organizations, has named public health community leader Dr. Laurie Stradley to serve as its chief program officer. Stradley is a Gillings School alumna and adjunct instructor.
Gut microbiota may provide clues to the development and progression of anorexia nervosa
May 16, 2019 Dr. Ian Carroll and his team are entering the final year of a $2.3 million grant to study how the intestinal microbiota impacts anxiety and weight regulation.
Zeisel receives AICR’s Distinguished Service Award
May 16, 2019 The award recognizes professionals with outstanding contributions to research and/or education related to nutrition, physical activity and weight management in the field of cancer, as well as extraordinary leadership, commitment and service to the American Institute for Cancer Research.