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ESEs Surratt wins Health Effects Institutes new investigator award
Jason Surratt, PhD, assistant professor in the Gillings School of Global Public Healths Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, has received the Walter A. Rosenblith New Investigator...
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Statewide reporting system effective in addressing prescription drug overdose...
A statewide system designed to curb the number of deaths resulting from prescription drug overdose is underused but effective, according to a new study at the University of North Carolina at Chapel...
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Genes may be the real reason some kids are picky about food, study finds
No matter how much parents plead, cajole or entice, some children just wont try new foods. However, researchers now have found that the reason for the push-back may have more to do with whats in the...
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ESE doctoral students win first-place PARTNER awards
Matt Woody and Pradeepa Vennam, doctoral students in environmental sciences and engineering (ESE) at Gillings School of Global Public Health, both won first prize recently for individual research...
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May, NRI researcher, awarded $5.3 million by NIAAA to study fetal alcohol...
The UNC Nutrition Research Institute (NRI) in Kannapolis, N.C., has received a $5.3 million grant to study fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) in South Africa. The funds were awarded by the...
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Daily self-weighing helps study participants lose weight
Collaboration by researchers at Gillings School of Global Public Health and Duke Universitys Global Health Institute has yielded good news about yet another tool in the weight-loss toolbox.Dori M....
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US children, adults still favor sugary beverages, but low-calorie drinks...
Sugary, higher-calorie beverages still rule among American consumers, but low-calorie drinks are quickly closing the gap in households with and without children. Those are the findings of a new study...
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Genetics might determine which smokers get hooked
A team of researchers from the U.S., the U.K. and New Zealand has identified genetic risk factors that may accelerate a teen's progression toward becoming a lifelong heavy smoker.Dan Belsky, PhD,...
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Sandra Greene appointed interim chair of health policy and management
Professor of the Practice Sandra Greene, DrPH, has been appointed interim chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management at the University of North Carolinas Gillings School of Global Public...
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Two student groups win Gillings Student Organization Service Project Awards
Two student endeavors focused on environmental sciences initiatives have won the Gillings School of Global Public Health 2013 Gillings Student Organization Service Project Award. The projects were...
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ESEs Surratt wins Health Effects Institutes new investigator award
Jason Surratt, PhD, assistant professor in the Gillings School of Global Public Healths Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, has received the Walter A. Rosenblith New Investigator...
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Statewide reporting system effective in addressing prescription drug overdose...
A statewide system designed to curb the number of deaths resulting from prescription drug overdose is underused but effective, according to a new study at the University of North Carolina at Chapel...
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Genes may be the real reason some kids are picky about food, study finds
No matter how much parents plead, cajole or entice, some children just wont try new foods. However, researchers now have found that the reason for the push-back may have more to do with whats in the...
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ESE doctoral students win first-place PARTNER awards
Matt Woody and Pradeepa Vennam, doctoral students in environmental sciences and engineering (ESE) at Gillings School of Global Public Health, both won first prize recently for individual research...
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May, NRI researcher, awarded $5.3 million by NIAAA to study fetal alcohol...
The UNC Nutrition Research Institute (NRI) in Kannapolis, N.C., has received a $5.3 million grant to study fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) in South Africa. The funds were awarded by the...
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Daily self-weighing helps study participants lose weight
Collaboration by researchers at Gillings School of Global Public Health and Duke Universitys Global Health Institute has yielded good news about yet another tool in the weight-loss toolbox.Dori M....
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US children, adults still favor sugary beverages, but low-calorie drinks...
Sugary, higher-calorie beverages still rule among American consumers, but low-calorie drinks are quickly closing the gap in households with and without children. Those are the findings of a new study...
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Genetics might determine which smokers get hooked
A team of researchers from the U.S., the U.K. and New Zealand has identified genetic risk factors that may accelerate a teen's progression toward becoming a lifelong heavy smoker.Dan Belsky, PhD,...
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Sandra Greene appointed interim chair of health policy and management
Professor of the Practice Sandra Greene, DrPH, has been appointed interim chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management at the University of North Carolinas Gillings School of Global Public...
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Nutrition professor honored with award from University of Santiago
Anthony Hackney, PhD, was named last month by the University of Santiago (Chile) as one of two recipients of its Medal of Distinction, the highest honor awarded by the university. A professor of...
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