Researchers at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health and School of Medicine and Yeshiva University’s Albert Einstein College of Medicine have completed two studies that found that periodic meetings with an  international board certified lactation consultant supported women, … Continued

M. E. (Bonnie) Rogers has been elected as a fellow of the Collegium Ramazzini, an international scientific society that aims to prevent disease and improve health through the examination of critical issues in occupational and environmental medicine. Rogers is associate professor … Continued

A start-up company co-founded by a distinguished professor at the University of North Carolina’s Gillings School of Global Public Health is at the forefront of restoring critical water services to the people of the Philippines following Typhoon Haiyan’s devastation of the islands on Nov. 7.

Smisha Agarwal, first-year doctoral student in maternal and child health at the Gillings School of Global Public Health, was an invited speaker at the ninth annual World Islamic Economic Forum, held in London Oct. 29-31. More than 2,600 leaders of business … Continued

Myron S. Cohen, a UNC physician and scientist who is internationally recognized for his work studying the transmission and prevention of HIV/AIDS, has received the 2013 North Carolina Award for Science. The North Carolina Award is the state’s highest civilian honor. … Continued

Five hundred people from 47 countries made their way to Chapel Hill Oct. 14-18 to attend the fourth annual Water and Health Conference, hosted by the Gillings School of Global Public Health’s Water Institute at UNC. The diverse group of participants, … Continued

Two Gillings School of Global Public Health faculty members have received the Fogarty International Center’s International Research Ethics Education and Curriculum Development Award to raise awareness and promote skills related to bioethical issues in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Frieda Behets, … Continued