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.
Behm receives T32 Institutional Research Training Grant from NCCIH
January 22, 2025 The fellowship offers mentorship from leading faculty with expertise in diverse methodologies, perspectives and approaches related to complementary and integrative health research, particularly for at-risk and underrepresented populations.
4 from Gillings School honored for excellence in health equity research
December 16, 2024 The Gillings Research Office has announced the four winners of this year’s Award for Excellence in Health Equity Research. They are: Dr. Sarah Mills, doctoral candidate Austin Waters, graduate student Fred Tusabe and undergraduate Emile Charles.
Gillings students help with Helene recovery
December 13, 2024 With classes paused in Asheville, scholars in a joint public health master’s program did relief work in three counties.
Student awarded the Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship
December 1, 2024 Graduate student Halle Evans was awarded the Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program Graduate Fellowship from the U.S. Department of Transportation to continue to accelerate sustainable transportation solutions.
Undergraduate senior Jaya Dayal receives the Barnhill Civic Trailblazer Award
November 27, 2024 Jaya Dayal was selected to receive an award for demonstrating innovation in civic engagement.
Gillings School student wins Campus Sustainability Month photo contest
November 27, 2024 Gina Hidalgo, a graduate student in the Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering at the Gillings School, won the Campus Sustainability photo contest.
Building community for veterans through art
November 26, 2024 North Carolina’s Alamance County is building a healthier community for veterans through art.
Student entrepreneurs showcase public health innovations at 2024 Pitch Competition
November 22, 2024 Six teams of student finalists participated in this head-to-head challenge, leveraging their public health knowledge to explore solutions to improve access to cervical cancer screening, provide AI-driven health education, help families find lodging during medical emergencies and more.
Medicaid expansion may reduce deaths among formerly incarcerated, but racial inequities persist
November 21, 2024 Results from a new study led by Gillings School researchers show that expanding access to Medicaid for people who were formerly incarcerated was associated with lower mortality due to drug overdoses, homicides and deaths from all causes. But there are significant racialized inequities in this reduction.
