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Carolina Public Health Magazine
Following the Gillings School Compass: Innovations in Academic Excellence
![Dean Barbara K. Rimer](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2018/10/rimer_barbara_9B7A4764-Edit_commencement-letter-712x466.jpg)
From the Dean (Fall 2018)
This issue of Carolina Public Health is devoted to sharing the story of our academic journey.![](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2018/10/COMM_student_walking_reflection_950x635-712x466.jpg)
Training Undergraduates in Public Health
The Gillings School BSPH prepares students to enter the workforce or pursue higher education![Dr. Pam Silberman chats online with her DrPH students.](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2018/10/COMM_cph_fall_2018_silberman-712x466.jpg)
The Gillings School's Online DrPH
A committed global network of mid-career public health leaders since 2005![Dr. Travis Johnson (right), interim director of the Asheville MPH program, poses with Drs. Ameena Batada (left) and Amy Lanou, consultants and instructors in the program.](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2018/10/COMM_cph_fall_2018_mph_asheville-712x466.jpg)
Our MPH Program in Asheville
Meeting a pressing need for public health professionals in western North Carolina![Working on a global health project are (left to right) epidemiology student Charlotte Lane, Dr. Dilshad Jaff, health policy and management student Sheila Vipul Patel, Professor Sheila Leatherman and postdoctoral research associate Dr. Linda Tawfik.](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2018/10/COMM_cph_fall_2018_global_health-712x466.jpg)
Perspectives from Faculty and Students
What they're saying about our programs![Left to right are Drs. Suzanne Maman, Rohit Ramaswamy, Jill Stewart and Ilene Speizer, co-leads for the global health concentration. Their disciplines – health behavior, leadership, environmental sciences and engineering, and maternal and child health, respectively – reflect the broad base of the concentration.](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2018/10/COMM_cph_fall_2018_global_health_group-712x466.jpg)
The New Global Health Concentration
Working with 'global' populations in North Carolina and around the world![Dr. Michael Kosorok (foreground) discusses precision medicine strategies with Dr. George Retsch-Bogart, a pediatric pulmonologist at the UNC School of Medicine. Precision medicine is one application of data science and machine learning methods that are the focus of the new Public Health Data Science concentration.](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2018/10/COMM_cph_fall_2018_kosorok_data_science-712x466.png)
Public Health Data Science
A skill set much in demand![Program co-leaders Drs. Courtney Woods, Asia Maselko and Anissa Vines (left to right) meet to discuss plans for the Equity concentration, one of the 12 new specialized fields of study within the Gillings School’s Master of Public Health degree.](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2018/10/COMM_cph_fall_2018_equity_leads.png)
The Equity Concentration
An interdisciplinary approach to eliminating health inequities![Students study in Armfield Atrium.](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2018/10/COMM_cph_fall_2018_atrium-712x466.png)
Selected News and Awards
Read more at sph.unc.edu/news.![](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2018/10/27_zelman_bill_2008_preferred-712x466.jpg)
Dr. William Zelman
"He encouraged me to aim high."![This infographic provides an update on the Campaign for Carolina.](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2018/10/COMM_cph_fall_2018_campaign_for_carolina-712x466.png)
Campaign for Carolina
For all that's next![](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2018/10/30_breastfeeding_Duke-Endowment-grant-to-CGBI-712x466.jpg)
The Duke Endowment Invests $830,000
Helping local hospitals become baby-friendly![A sign points the way to Rosenau Hall.](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2015/08/comm-alternating-rosenau-sign-712x466.jpg)
Acknowledgements (Fall 2018)
Thanks to our Foundation Board, Advisory Council and others who support Carolina Public Health![The infographic outlines the School's guiding principles for curriculum change.](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2018/10/COMM_cph_fall_2018_linnan_2-712x466.png)
A Vision for Academics
Commitment to teaching and high-quality programs is a core value at the Gillings School.![members of the MPH steering committee get some planning accomplished.](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2018/10/COMM_cph_fall_2018_mph_core_6-712x466.jpg)
Our Shiny, New Master of Public Health
We've redesigned our MPH to give students the education they need and employers want.![](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2018/10/COMM_cph_fall_2018_mph_map-712x466.png)
The Gillings School's MPH@UNC
A newly designed online degree offers quality education in a flexible format.![This cartoon shows a person searching among the stars.](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2018/10/COMM_cph_fall_2018_compass_3-712x466.png)
Finding your COMPASS
At the Gillings School, we are committed to students' success.![Colleagues meet around a table.](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2018/10/COMM_cph_fall_2018_new_mph_3-712x466.png)
Gillings' New MPH Degree
A completely redeveloped core and 12 specialized areas of study![](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2018/10/COMM_cph_fall_2018_global_is_local-540x466.png)
A Vision for Guaranteed Global Experiences
The Gillings School is renowned for accelerating public health solutions with worldwide impact.![Lisa LaVange](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2018/10/15_004618_lavange_lisa020-712x466.jpg)
Dr. Lisa LaVange
A high-impact leader in data science![Dr. Kauline Cipriani](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2018/10/COMM_cph_fall_2018_cipriani-712x466.jpg)
Dr. Kauline Cipriani
Championing inclusive excellence![The UNC-Chapel Hill Old Well sites alongside global landmarks.](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2018/10/COMM_cph_fall_2018_manancourt_2-1-712x466.png)
Global Powerhouse Erma Manoncourt
An engaged alumna makes a difference for herself, her alma mater and the students she inspires.![Springtime on the Gillings campus welcomes roses.](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2018/10/header-large-rosenau2-712x466.jpg)
Faculty and Staff Giving
When you work at a place every day and remain passionate about the mission and impact of that place, it means something.![Dr. John Hatch and Howard Barnhill](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2018/10/COMM_cph_fall_2018_hatch_barnhill-712x461.png)
The Hatch-Barnhill Endowed Scholarship
Honoring the legacy of two visionary leaders![A woman walks her dog in front of Rosenau Hall.](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2018/10/COMM_cph_fall_2018_mph_core_8.png)