Unbalanced news coverage of Zika virus highlights need for more public health messaging
May 9, 2019 A content analysis of U.S. newspaper and television news coverage about the Zika virus shows that the media failed to emphasize critical information about sexual transmission of the disease or how travelers should approach significant barriers to practicing Zika-prevention measures.
Estrogen byproducts linked to survival in breast cancer patients
May 8, 2019 A new study outlines the potential to gauge survival statistics of breast cancer patients by measuring estrogen byproducts.
Natalie Browne and UNC team take second in CLARION case competition
May 2, 2019 The interdisciplinary team won second place for their innovative solution to address the rise of homelessness and poor health outcomes in a Minnesota county.
Six Gillings School students win community engagement fellowships
April 29, 2019 The Fellowship program provides students with funding for engaged scholarship projects that are responsive to local or global community priorities and that have an academic connection.
Rural patients who receive medical care far from home less likely to go to nursing facilities near where they live
April 26, 2019 Many patients who live in rural areas travel to urban hospitals for acute care. A recent study found that many of these patients subsequently obtain post-acute care from skilled nursing facilities that are not near their homes – and the further away the hospital, the less likely patients are to return to their home community for care.
Sanusi receives ASA Biopharmaceutical Section Scholarship Award
April 25, 2019 Busola Sanusi, a doctoral candidate at the Gillings School, has received the Biopharmaceutical Section Scholarship Award from the American Statistical Association.
Vickers awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship for environmental engineering
April 22, 2019 Riley Vickers, a doctoral student at the Gillings School, is one of 31 environmental engineering students in the country to win a prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.
Directed acyclic graphs help researchers study child maltreatment
April 16, 2019 Directed acyclic graphs (DAGs) are useful tools when studying questions related to child maltreatment, as they allow researchers to graphically depict relationships among variables and ensure strong results for informing prevention and intervention strategies. A new paper makes DAGs more accessible to maternal and child health researchers by providing concrete examples of their use.
Ahsan to visit Malawi as Policy Communication Fellow
April 9, 2019 This June, Karar Zunaid Ahsan, MIPH, MSc, will visit Lilongwe, Malawi, to kick off a year of service as a Policy Communication Fellow. He will expand on his extensive international experience by studying how to effectively communicate research findings to influence policy development on a global scale.
Nutrition student wins Rise Against Hunger World Hunger Leadership Award, ASN fellowship
April 1, 2019 Jessica Soldavini, doctoral student in nutrition at the Gillings School has been recognized for her "creative and impactful blend of strategies that tackle hunger, ranging from giving cooking classes in elementary schools to educating legislators in Washington, D.C."
