A healthy start to life (Fall, 2010)
November 29, 2010 For 30 years, the number of overweight children has crept higher and higher. In 2008, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 10 percent of children... Read more »
Carolina Public Health Magazine
A healthy start to life (Fall, 2010)
From the Dean's desk (Fall, 2010)
November 29, 2010 Obesity is a major economic and health threat in North Carolina, the U.S. and around the world. The fact that obesity is spreading in an almost epidemic... Read more »
Giving back - David Ballard and Michela Caruso (Spring, 2011)
May 27, 2011 David J. Ballard, MD, PhD, and his wife Michela Caruso, MD, are longtime supporters of UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. They are regular contributors to... Read more »
Singer honored as namesake of endowed professorship (Spring, 2011)
May 27, 2011 The Philip C. Singer Distinguished Professorship of Environmental Sciences and Engineering honors Phil Singer, PhD, and his extraordinary career in research, teaching and service. It also serves... Read more »
New innovation lab aims to ensure safer drinking water (Spring, 2011)
May 27, 2011 Warnings from municipalities around the world to “boil water before using” are not uncommon, especially as water distribution systems get older. In some countries, safe water collected... Read more »
Your gift will help a student make a difference (Spring, 2011)
May 27, 2011 The Kerr L. White and Edward H. Wagner Scholarship in Health Care Research The Kerr L. White and Edward H. Wagner Scholarship in Health Care Research was... Read more »
A Carolina Annuity benefits you and the School (Spring, 2011)
May 27, 2011 Consider this: a charitable gift that provides income to the donor(s) for life, an immediate tax deduction, and support for the Gillings School of Global Public Health’s... Read more »
Awards and recognitions (Spring, 2011)
May 27, 2011 SCHOOL First in our hearts, second in the nation In its 2012 “best graduate schools” issue, U.S. News and World Report ranked the Gillings School of Global... Read more »
Disease mapping to pinpoint, predict and prevent epidemics (Spring, 2011)
May 27, 2011 Marc Serre, PhD, associate professor of environmental sciences and engineering at UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health and director of the UNC-BME (Bayesian Maximum Entropy) lab,... Read more »
Exploring cause and effect of climate change (Spring, 2011)
May 27, 2011 UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health researchers aren’t just holding their breath when it comes to protecting our atmosphere. Jason West, PhD, assistant professor of environmental... Read more »