March 16, 2023 Dr. Julie Kafka, a recent doctoral graduate in health behavior from the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, has been named one of four 2023 recipients of The Graduate School's annual Dean's Distinguished Dissertation Awards.
March 14, 2023 On March 13, sixteen senators and representatives from the N.C. General Assembly met with with Gillings students, faculty and School leaders.
March 14, 2023 Dr. Wayne Rosamond is the 2023 recipient of the American Heart Association’s EPI Mentoring Award for superior mentoring in cardiovascular epidemiologic research.
March 13, 2023 Master of Public Health students Amma Agyemang-Duah and Rachel Morrow are the Gillings School’s first-ever Public Health Communications Fellows.
February 23, 2023 Increased eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program has been found to reduce the number of child protective services investigations of suspected child abuse and neglect nationwide.
February 17, 2023 Dr. Barbara Turpin recently served on the Particulate Matter Review Panel of the EPA's Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee, which advised on new revisions to strengthen the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for fine particle pollution.
February 10, 2023 A $2.5 million grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute will allow researchers from UNC-Chapel Hill and Penn State to examine the genetic underpinnings of heart attack and stroke in Hispanic populations from across the Americas.
February 9, 2023 Jeffrey Simms is an assistant professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at UNC Gillings — and he's a new member of the National Center for Healthcare Leadership's Board of Directors.
February 9, 2023 A $3.3 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health will fund innovative new research to address high levels of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among individuals with symptoms of anxiety or depression.
February 8, 2023 Dr. Anna Kahkoska is one of two recipients of the American Diabetes Association's prestigious Pathway to Stop Diabetes grants to advance Type 1 diabetes research.
