UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health


The UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health is the public health school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a public research university in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It offers undergraduate and graduate degrees and is accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health.
In 2020, the institution was ranked the number one public school of public health in the United States by U.S. News & World Report. It ranked second when competing against private institutions.

History

The UNC Division of Public Health was organized in 1936 within the UNC School of Medicine. Separate status as a school of public health was granted in 1940, making the school the first school of public health established within a state university. The school awarded its first graduate degrees in 1940.
:fr:Milton Rosenau|Milton Rosenau became the first director of the Division of Public Health in 1936 and served as the first dean of the School from 1939 to 1946. In 1949, both the UNC School of Dentistry and UNC School of Nursing were added. Along with the Schools of Public Health, Medicine and Pharmacy, the five schools formally became the University's Division of Health Affairs.
It is named after donors Joan Gillings and Dennis Gillings, a former UNC professor and the founder of IQVIA.
In 2020, the school focused its resources on combating the spread of the COVID-19 global pandemic, with various research teams tackling a broad range of topics including vaccines, testing, epidemiology, biostatistics, health policy and more.

Academics

In 2018, the Gillings School launched its online Master of Public Health program.

Notable faculty