WHAT WAS YOUR BACKGROUND BEFORE ENROLLING IN THE MPH PROGRAM? I come from a different background than a lot of my classmates. I am the first person in my family to graduate from high school, college, and soon, graduate school. … Read more
In Fall 2021, dozens of K-12 teachers from across the United States and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) participated in two virtual Educator Dialogues, gaining strategies and resources to support newcomer students and globalize STEM education. The dialogues, organized … Read more
“The ticks just hop right on,” Dr. Ross Boyce says about a research colleague dragging a large flannel cloth across a Chatham County, North Carolina, forest floor to collect ticks. It’s a startling sight that illustrates why North Carolina is … Read more
At the edge of a farm’s fields on a hot June day, a woman lingered in a tree’s shade as people lined up for COVID-19 vaccinations. She had come to a mobile clinic in Cedar Grove, North Carolina, organized by … Read more
A five-year training grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Cancer Institute expands the capacity of UNC’s Institute for Global Health & Infectious Diseases and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center to train the next generation of cancer researchers in Malawi, … Read more
Six doctoral students from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill were awarded grants under the 2021 Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellows Program (DDRA). Carolina consistently ranks among the top producers of Fulbright-Hays DDRA fellows. UNC-Chapel Hill was awarded $210,398 in … Read more
In Western Kenya, male partner resistance toward contraceptive use creates barriers to care for women and birthing people seeking access to contraception. A new publication in Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare highlights how the resistance that husbands and male partners may … Read more
Associate Professor Cheryl Bolick will take part in a project funded with a $500,000 grant to produce learning resources about contemporary Africa for K-5 classrooms. The project, funded by the Oak Foundation, will create lesson plans and user guides and … Read more
