Research, Innovation and Global Solutions

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  • 135 Dauer Drive
  • 104 Rosenau Hall, CB #7415
  • Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7415
  • (919) 843-3945
The Research, Innovation and Global Solutions office empowers Gillings faculty members, students and staff to solve local and global health problems through research, innovation and practice.
Students take a break outside.

Our Office

We provide guidance and support in the areas of Research; Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Global Health. We also manage and provide support for several UNC Gillings programs and initiatives, including programs funded by the Gillings gift.

Message from the Managing Director

Julie MacMillan, MPH
Managing Director
"We want to help you find research collaborators and information, global health opportunities and support for innovation."
Contact Julie MacMillan.
Julie MacMillan

Solutions Programs and Resources

Student Global Health Blogs

UNC Gillings students share their global field experiences around the world.
Karla Jimenez-Magdaleno

Building COVID-19 Research Collaborations Webinar Series

A webinar series hosted by the Research, Innovation and Global Solutions office at the Gillings School of Global Public Health that aims to highlight and facilitate research collaborations that address public health during the COVID-19 pandemic.
An illustration from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals the basic form of the virus blamed for the outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China.

Gillings Innovation Labs

Gillings Innovation Labs (GILs) engage in cutting-edge research, translation of interventions to high-impact settings, and development of novel technologies or methodologies for the improvement of public health, both locally and globally.
Suzanne Maman is pictured doing research in Tanzania.

International Student Resources

Find resources for admitted and current students on this page.
Dilshad Jaff

Global Health Fellowships

This page provides information on funded (and some unfunded) global health internships that are open only to UNC Gillings students.
FHI360 fellows

Strategic Themes

Across all our strategic themes are two foundations: a focus on eliminating health inequities and a commitment to improving health locally and globally.
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Entrepreneurship

Our resources, including the $50 million Gillings gift, allow us to accelerate responses to some of the most pressing public health problems across North Carolina and around the world.
Liz Chen and Cristina Leos

Team Science and Research Development

We provide assistance to investigators in connecting with collaborators and in developing interdisciplinary research plans, proposals, and programs through the use of team science best practices.
Student met to discuss a class project.

Gillings Gift

The $50 million Gillings Gift, announced in 2007, allows the School to make targeted investments in cutting-edge public health projects.
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