UNC Gillings School of Global
Public Health

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From its founding in 1940 as the first public school of public health, what is now known as the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health has dedicated itself to improving health across North Carolina, in all 100 counties, and around the world, in more than 80 countries.

We are proud to be the top-ranked public school of public health in the U.S. As a public institution funded in part by public funds, enhanced by generous donors, we are committed to 3 goals: preparing future leaders, accelerating faculty impact and delivering proven solutions faster.

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Explore Stories

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Faculty Support

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.

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Faculty Support

Honored for Advancement of Medical Sciences

Dean Nancy Messonnier inducted into the National Academy of Medicine

Elderly women participate in an exercise class
Health

Moving Toward Better Cognition

New project seeks to pilot greater physical activity for older adults

Health

Showing Teens the Real Cost

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

Portrait of Danyu Lin
Research

Crucial Study for Child COVID

New research makes the case for children’s COVID boosters

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Global Impact

Making Ultrasounds Universal

Using the power of artificial intelligence to improve maternal health worldwide