Dr. Musa Nsubuga Manga & Chimdi Muoghalu review the literature on greenhouse gas emissions from onsite sanitation systems and find CH4 emissions are 7 times lower than field-measured values. This shows the need to consider local context and environment  tinyurl.com/ghg-oss

We would like to recognize and honor Abigail Foes Abby (along with her mentor Dr. Tanya Garcia) for receiving a fellowship from the National Science Foundation (@NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program: tinyurl.com/mr372b8y

PhD student Lang Li and Dr. Anastasia Ivanova propose the isotonic stratified design for single-arm trials with a preferred subgroup, which reduces the required sample size for comparing two biomarker groups compared to running two Simon’s designs tinyurl.com/li-ivanova

Dr. Melissa J. Cox, Emily Jones, & peers conduct a systematic literature review and find that protective behavioral strategies are associated with a decrease in heavy alcohol use in young adults, supporting their use as a prevention strategy dx.doi.org/10.1037/adb000…

Honored to receive this award from UNC Biostatistics UNC Public Health! As I’ve said before, hard work is necessary but not sufficient to get to where you want to be. Excellent colleagues, students, mentors, leadership, a supportive family, and a little luck goes a long way

Dr. Mya Roberson, MSPH, PhD writes a commentary that explores research linking structural racism to the development of uterine fibroids in Black women and calls for improvements in epidemiologic methods jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

I'm presenting a talk titled 'Legal pharmacoepidemiology’s role in informing equitable pharmaceutical policies' at the upcoming 3rd #Pharmacoequity conference organized by Utibe R. Essien, MD MPH and Center for Pharmaceutical Policy and Prescribing

📅 Friday, May 3, 2024

💡Register here: cp3.pitt.edu/events/pharmac…

Dr. Jenny Lund, Jenna Cacciatore, & colleagues find that using external sources along with trial data (a multisource approach) is effective for extending follow-up for mortality status after study completion ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/CC…

Emily McAden & peers assess the feasibility of using the Total Worker Approach in providing technical assistance for small and medium businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic and find that it promotes the safety, well-being, & health of workers tinyurl.com/twa-feasible

Dr. Jennifer Momkus & colleagues find that #biomarkers associated with aging and disease, such as those suggesting presence of neurodegenerative disease and inflammation, are found in higher levels for disadvantaged sociodemographic groups #epi tinyurl.com/bio-mark-art

Dr. Julia Rager, assistant professor at UNC Public Health, has received the Outstanding New Investigator Award from NIEHS! The R01-level award recognizes her groundbreaking work in understanding the health risks associated with exposure to wildfire smoke. sph.unc.edu/sph-news/rager…

Please join us on Monday, April 29 from 3-4pm for 'Navigating Crisis, History, and Health in Haiti' with Wingdie (Didi) Bertrand Farmer.

Register here: go.unc.edu/bertrand-farmer

We look forward to seeing you there!

Just Published:  Patterns of infant fecal metabolite concentrations and social behavioral development in toddlers @unc_nri UNC Public Health Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth Dartmouth 🌲 NIH #metabolomics #neurodevelopment

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Dr. Hongtu Zhu, biostatistics professor and Gillings Innovation Labs awardee, is using generative AI to explore brain disorders. Collaborating with experts across fields, his work merges tech and clinical insights, opening new paths in healthcare research. 🧠

Meet Dr. Shu Wen Ng, star of the HPM Almuni spotlight

PhD Class of 2009
Professor and Distinguished Scholar in Public Health
Nutrition, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health
Co-Director, Global Food Research Program

Happy National Library Week! We spotted two Gillings researchers in this awesome UNC Research story about why collaborations with UNC-Chapel Hill libraries are vital for research, fueling projects across the University. endeavors.unc.edu/beyond-the-sta…

Take a second to read about Dr. Nylander-French interview with the Society of Toxicology Occupational and Public Health Specialty Section (OPHSS)!

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Dr. Megan Evans & peers find that research on peer support addressing the unmet needs of people with mental illness, especially those with schizophrenia, should not treat these interventions as a single entity because of their categorical complexity tinyurl.com/m-evans

We are proud to share that the Gillings School of Global Public Health has once again been ranked by peer leaders as the top public school of public health in the United States — and number two overall.

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New American Journal of Preventive Medicine (AJPM) study by Pourya Valizadeh & Shu Wen Ng, PhD finds taxing high-sugar/salt/sat. fat ultraprocessed foods + using revenue to subsidize healthy fruit/veg/proteins/beverages can reduce inequalities at low cost to US gov't Healthy Eating Research Arnold Ventures
globalfoodresearchprogram.org/combining-food…