UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Rebecca Fry leans agains a shelf in the Fry Lab.

Angling for Solutions

Rebecca Fry’s lab is one of the first to study the effects of prenatal exposure to toxic metals as it relates to the epigenome.

Honored for Advancement of Medical Sciences

Dean Nancy Messonnier inducted into the National Academy of Medicine

Elderly women participate in an exercise class

Moving Toward Better Cognition

New project seeks to pilot greater physical activity for older adults

Showing Teens the Real Cost

Carolina researchers find that Real Cost anti-vaping ads are effective at discouraging youth from vaping

Crucial Study for Child COVID

New research makes the case for children’s COVID boosters

Making Ultrasounds Universal

Using the power of artificial intelligence to improve maternal health worldwide

Analyzing Resilience

Carolina scientists partnered with Cornell faculty to produce a complex evaluation of California’s water resilience

Supporting Child Care Health

Supporting statewide child care health efforts

Examining Efficacy in Opioid Treatment

New study examines patient retention in opioid treatment programs

Addressing Food Insecurity

Gillings graduate students address food insecurity

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Examining a New Prescription

Research project will examine long-term cost of produce prescription programs

Preparing for the Next Pandemic

NIH funding will support the development of oral antivirals to fight future pandemics

Epidemiology doctoral student Mary Figgatt looks at a graph on a computer screen

Carolina to Lead Opioid Safety Research

Led by the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, a team of researchers will develop safety and alert systems.

UNC PhD student Riley Vickers stands in front of a pond at Carolina's North Forest.

Membranes and Modeling

Royster Fellow and Ph.D. student Riley Vickers is bringing his distinct expertise to a multidisciplinary team working to improve the world’s access to clean water.

Lorenzo Hopper standing inside a hallway.

Immersed in the Carolina Experience

Lorenzo Hopper ’10, ’20 (PhD), professor at UNC Charlotte, credits the Carolina Covenant for the career path he's on today.

Multiplier Effect

Former Chancellor’s Science Scholar Jeliyah Clark ’18 studies links between the environment and birth outcomes.

Conducting Prevention Research

New study to help patients avoid a second stroke

A Prestigious Professorship

Noel Brewer named Distinguished Professor in Public Health at UNC Gillings School.

Providing Vital Support

Aiding the family and friends who provide crucial support for patients with cancer.

Working toward Transformation

Support continues for workforce development in maternal and child health.

Investing in Renewable Energy

Well-researched investment in renewable energy can improve global equity.

David R. Martinez in the lab on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus.

Trailblazers in Pandemic Preparedness

New universal coronavirus vaccine could prevent future pandemics.

A screenshot of UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health Humanitarian Health fellows and volunteers.

Students on the Frontlines of Humanitarian Health

The Humanitarian Health Initiative leverages Carolina's global health expertise in support of humanitarian efforts around the world.

Patients walk into the University of Zambia School of Medicine Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia.

A new device for saving lives

UNC-Chapel Hill and University of Zambia researchers are tackling global maternal and child health issues while providing quality services to women and children in Zambia.

Tracking a Virus Villain

Federal funding is supporting vital research by Carolina scientists.

Joe Brown poses in the foreground of a lab.

A Human Right

Investigating the link between gut infections and poor infrastructure in underserved rural communities in the U.S. South

What is ‘safe’ sanitation?

Early results from a UNC Water Institute study are upending much of what we thought we knew about safe sanitation practices.

The 3 E’s: Environment, Economics and Engineering

Researching the intersection of environment, economics and engineering

Population-Based Work

Morehead-Cain Scholar studying food and water security in the Galapagos

Environmental Factors and Human Health

A Chancellor’s Science Scholar is researching the intersection between the environment and human health.

A One-Stop Shop

“Carolina is literally a lab-bench-to-bedside one-stop shop.”

An Unprecedented Study

Ensuring vulnerable populations are not overlooked.

Connection Between Health Crises

Obesity linked with higher risk for COVID-19 complications

Volunteers delivering food in a drive-through line.

Creating a One-Stop Food Hub

Connecting communities with access to local food during the COVID-19 pandemic

Screenshot of MPH graduates on a zoom call

The Inaugural Graduates

The first cohort of M.P.H. graduates from the program in Asheville

Grant arms UNC-Chapel Hill with technology to accelerate COVID-19 research

A game-changing grant in a global pandemic

Remdesivir proves effective

“Game-Changer” treatment for patients with COVID-19

Monitoring asymptomatic COVID-19 cases

Partnering with state and local agencies to assess COVID-19 prevalence

In Search of the Most Effective COVID-19 Therapeutics

Ralph Baric and his team are testing hundreds of existing compounds against COVID-19 for researchers and labs across the world, in search of the most effective therapeutics.

Testing Water Systems for COVID-19

UNC-Chapel Hill researcher Rachel Noble is studying the transmissibility of COVID-19 through water and the environment.

Monitoring Disease through Social Media

Can social media help track the spread of disease?

Tiny particles, big discoveries

Will Vizuete captures aerosols from around the world and brings them back for testing in his lab to improve our understanding of how air pollution forms.

Solutions to child care during COVID-19

Finding a personal and professional balance

Making Progress

A drug with potential to treat COVID-19 symptoms is moving to human clinical trials.

Coronavirus drug shows promise at Carolina

Potential relief to the coronavirus pandemic.

Obesity: One Size Does Not Fit All

Encouraging innovation and team science

The Enhanced Baby Bundle

“This project has the potential to impact 178,000 births every year in the Carolinas.”

Changing the Way the World Works on Water

“UNC has a long history of producing world leaders in water.”

Making Childbirth Safer for Mothers Worldwide

“In many parts of the world, the days surrounding childbirth are the riskiest period a mother and her newborn will ever face.”

No Quick Fixes

Carolina researchers are working to reduce nationwide opioid overdose.

Harnessing Seaweed’s Full Potential

Carolina students are changing the world.

Leading Public Health Into The 21st Century

“We are training the next generation of public health leaders..."

Solving Water Shortages

The world is facing an unprecedented water crisis. Only half of households can access water at home.

Healthy Girls Save the World

“I am constantly thinking about how to develop HGSW into a sustainable and thriving organization.”

Pioneering A Solution To Water Scarcity

What if nanotechnology could be used to extract minerals from water so effectively that mining became obsolete?

A Mentor For Life

Gary Koch, Ph.D., has made a profound impact on Carolina.

Leading the Fight of Emerging Diseases

Making “one bug, one drug” a thing of the past

A Better Bassinet For Healthier Families

“We are excited to be making this medical device a reality.”

Redefining Sex Education In The 21st Century

"We had no idea if the students would talk to us..."

Discovering Solutions to Emerging Infectious Diseases

Globalization — including increased air travel, international trade, urbanization and environmental changes — open the world’s population to outbreaks of old communicable diseases and emerging new ones.