This year marks the 50th anniversary of the graduation of the class of 1970 from the UNC School of Public Health. The accomplishments of remarkable alumni from that cohort exemplify the School’s spirit of public health education and innovation over the … Read more
Our hands play a key role in the transmission of COVID-19. While public health agencies have stressed the importance of frequent hand-washing to prevent the spread of the disease, a recent review has shown that deficiencies in water, sanitation and … Read more
Near-term concerns about the impact of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on water availability for Egypt and Sudan are unlikely to materialize, but drought preparedness will require careful coordination, suggests research published by researchers from the University of North … Read more
New research from the Baric Lab at the Gillings School of Global Public Health suggests that a strain of coronavirus that has recently been alarming the swine industry may have the potential to spread to humans as well. The coronavirus … Read more
New research published in Nature Communications provides insights into how cirrus clouds form, with implications for agriculture, urban development and climate-change predictions. The study shows that trees and plants play an important role that affects precipitation and global climate change. An international team combined … Read more
Recent research revealed that individuals with obesity have a 48% higher rate of death due to COVID-19. With more than two billion people around the world classified as overweight or obese, the push to improve nutrition has become more urgent … Read more
A Closing Conversation On September 1, 2020, Dr. Bentley will step down as associate dean for Global Health after 17 years. WHAT IS ONE OF YOUR FAVORITE MEMORIES FROM YOUR TIME AS THE ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR GLOBAL HEALTH AT GILLINGS? … Read more
“Human rights [are] raised frequently to signal devotion to justice, but employed rarely in policy, programming or practice. As advocates respond to the public health injustices of […] an unprecedented pandemic, human rights education must be an essential foundation to … Read more
For 11 years, students of the UNC-Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health have turned to global health nonprofit IntraHealth International to gain real-world experience and make an international impact while still in school. Known as UNC-IntraHealth Summer Fellows, these … Read more
Suzanne Maman, professor in the health behavior department at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, has been named associate dean for global health, effective Sept. 1. The associate dean for global health is the chief global leader and … Read more
