Heels for Healing and Restoration fosters dialogue at the Gillings School
March 3, 2025 A dedicated team of Gillings School faculty, staff and students is making strides in fostering meaningful conversations within the School community.
X chromosome plays large role in human brain structures, functions and health
February 19, 2025 New Gillings School-led research shows that many of the X chromosome's effects, which can vary depending on a person’s sex, are responsible for brain structures and functions. Some are even linked to schizophrenia, autism spectrum disorder and cognitive abilities.
UNC-Jordan exchange raises women’s voices
February 2, 2025 In this UNC Global Affairs program, students made connections and worked together on a photo research project.
Gillings School announces third annual Public Health Communications Fellows
January 22, 2025 This year, Burroughs Wellcome has graciously provided funding for the fellowship in order to equip four MPH students with the skills necessary to communicate effectively and with empathy in a broad range of public health settings.
Behm receives T32 Institutional Research Training Grant from NCCIH
January 22, 2025 The fellowship offers mentorship from leading faculty with expertise in diverse methodologies, perspectives and approaches related to complementary and integrative health research, particularly for at-risk and underrepresented populations.
4 from Gillings School honored for excellence in health equity research
December 16, 2024 The Gillings Research Office has announced the four winners of this year’s Award for Excellence in Health Equity Research. They are: Dr. Sarah Mills, doctoral candidate Austin Waters, graduate student Fred Tusabe and undergraduate Emile Charles.
Gillings students help with Helene recovery
December 13, 2024 With classes paused in Asheville, scholars in a joint public health master’s program did relief work in three counties.
Student awarded the Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship
December 1, 2024 Graduate student Halle Evans was awarded the Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program Graduate Fellowship from the U.S. Department of Transportation to continue to accelerate sustainable transportation solutions.
Undergraduate senior Jaya Dayal receives the Barnhill Civic Trailblazer Award
November 27, 2024 Jaya Dayal was selected to receive an award for demonstrating innovation in civic engagement.
Gillings School student wins Campus Sustainability Month photo contest
November 27, 2024 Gina Hidalgo, a graduate student in the Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering at the Gillings School, won the Campus Sustainability photo contest.
