Rhoden receives NCI funding to research vitamin D, breast cancer link
February 4, 2020 Can vitamin D influence the link between a group of unhealthy chemicals and breast cancer? With new funding from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), doctoral student Joyce Rhoden will investigate that exact question.
Hospital closures in rural communities lead to longer ambulance drives
February 4, 2020 EMS transport times are higher for patients in rural areas of the United State than for those in urban areas, and new research from doctoral student Katherine Miller's team has found that hospital closures in rural areas increase those transport times.
Rabbani champions role of community health workers in search for health equity solutions
January 3, 2020 Doctoral student Rumana Rabbani has taken a leadership role in empowering community health workers to address health inequities faced by those in marginalized communities.
Hair dye, chemical straighteners linked with breast cancer in large study
December 19, 2019 Women who routinely use permanent hair dye may have a higher risk of breast cancer, according to research conducted by Carolyn Eberle, a doctoral student of epidemiology at the Gillings School.
Gillings students combat birth disparities through Durham Volunteer Doulas
December 19, 2019 Two UNC Gillings undergraduates support the work of Durham Volunteer Doulas, a nonprofit that provides free doula training and care to women living in North Carolina’s Triangle region.
Three students visit Germany for hands-on practicums
December 12, 2019 Master of Science in Public Health students Brandi Martin, Casey McGoun and Emily Price worked in a laboratory at the Institute of the Ruhr University in Bochum during the summer and fall of 2019.
Anderson named Education Diversity Intern
November 26, 2019 Rakiah Anderson, a second-year Master of Public Health student at the Gillings School, has been awarded the American Evaluation Association’s Graduate Education Diversity Internship.
13 undergraduates from the Gillings School inducted into Phi Beta Kappa
November 22, 2019 Thirteen students from UNC Gillings School of Global Health have been inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, the country’s oldest and most honored college honorary society.
The impact of weight management in kids with Type 1 diabetes can shape adulthood experiences
November 21, 2019 New findings from a research team lead by Dr. Elizabeth Mayer-Davis show that weight management challenges faced by adolescents with type 1 diabetes are compounded in young adulthood and influence the habits young people form as they get older.
Fruit and candy flavors make young people perceive e-cigarettes as less harmful
November 20, 2019 A review of the e-cigarette research to date found that non-menthol flavors attract both young people and adults to use e-cigarettes and make them perceive e-cigarettes as less harmful.
