Doctoral student appointed chief executive officer of foundation
May 18, 2018 Brian Castrucci, executive doctoral student in health policy and management at the Gillings School, has been named chief executive officer for the de Beaumont Foundation.
Five UNC Gillings students win recognition from ASN
May 17, 2018 Five doctoral students from the Gillings School's Department of Nutrition have received recognition from the American Society for Nutrition (ASN). They will present research at the ASN’s annual meeting in June.
Gillings School's 78th commencement celebrates the class of 2018
May 12, 2018 A story about a flippable “Open” and “Closed” restaurant sign and another about a gardener’s preference of red over pink flowers may seem innocuous enough on the... Read more »
New study confirms link between maternal phthalate levels, risk of ADHD in children
May 10, 2018 A newly published study of mothers and children in Norway has confirmed an association between high phthalate concentrations in maternal urine and increased risk of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children.
Study finds breast cancer places greater financial burden on black women
May 4, 2018 Having breast cancer places a significantly greater financial strain on black women than on white women, according to a study led by the Gillings School's Dr. Stephanie Wheeler.
Research identifies strategies to reverse obesity’s lingering, pro-cancer effects
April 22, 2018 Research from the lab of Dr. Stephen Hursting aims to reverse obesity-linked biological changes in the body associated with cancer growth. Hursting and several lab colleagues presented their findings at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research.
Four UNC Gillings students named Phillips Ambassadors
April 18, 2018 Gillings School students William Keith Blanks Jr., Wei Chang, Blythe King and Julie Nguyen will represent UNC in Asia as Phillips Ambassadors.
Gillings PhD student receives Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans
Burcu Bozkurt, doctoral student in health policy and management at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Gillings School of Global Public Health has received a 2018 Paul and Daisy... Read more »
Study finds association of childhood abuse, neglect with misuse of prescription opioids in early adulthood
March 4, 2018 A new study by Gillings School investigators examines the association of childhood abuse and neglect with prescription opioid misuse in early adulthood-- and the role of pain and depressive symptoms in adolescence in this association. Doctoral student Anna Austin and Dr. Meghan Shanahan are study co-authors.
Health policy and management senior named Luce Scholar
March 2, 2018 Leah Everist, an undergraduate health policy and management student at the Gillings School, has been selected as a 2018 Luce Scholar by the Henry Luce Foundation. Everist will take part in a year-long internship in community preparedness and disaster response in Asia.
