The Department of Epidemiology is dedicated to the development and application of research methods to understand the patterns and causes of health and disease, and the application of that knowledge to improving the health of populations. We provide strong training in research methods and opportunities for the application of epidemiology to a wide range of health problems through our research. The achievements of our faculty, staff, students, and alumni have enabled us to become one of the leading academic departments of epidemiology in the world.

 Eve Marie Carson, 1985—2008

UPCOMING EVENTS

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March 2008
	The faculty, students and staff have this space available to them to post upcoming events applicable to the School and the Department. Please contact the Department of Epidemiology Web Services with the date, time, and place of the event.

NEWS

Obesity may keep some women from getting screened for breast, cervical cancer
March 2008
A review of cancer screening studies shows that white women who are obese are less likely than healthy weight women to get the recommended screenings for breast and cervical cancer, according to researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s School of Public Health. [more]
Cancer risk slightly higher for women in discontinued hormone treatment trial
March 2008
A follow-up study of participants in the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) clinical trial led by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researcher, Dr. Gerardo Heiss, has found that women who were taking the combined hormone therapy of estrogen plus progestin may have an increased risk of cancer since the intervention was stopped, compared to participants in the trial’s placebo group. [more]
School of Public Health Commencement Speaker, Department of Epidemiology alumna Heather Munroe-Blum
February 2008
	Heather Munroe-Blum, principal and vice chancellor of McGill University in Montreal, Canada, and a UNC Department of Epidemiology alumna, will give the commencement address for the School of Public Health graduation ceremony on Saturday, May 10. Trained as an epidemiologist, Professor Munroe-Blum has led large-scale epidemiological investigations related to psychiatric disorders. "I am thrilled that Dr. Munroe-Blum has accepted our invitation to be the 2008 commencement speaker," said Dean Barbara K. Rimer. "As a highly accomplished alumna of the School of Public Health, she has shown the true value of a Carolina education. Her creative, rigorous and groundbreaking research, her leadership of a great university and her articulation of leadership are among the reasons we are so looking forward to hearing Dr. Munroe-Blum's message at commencement." [more]
Board of Trustees approves two new department chairs in the School of Public Health
August 23, 2006
	The University of North Carolina Board of Trustees has approved the appointment of two academic chairs in the School of Public Health, both of whom are long-term, internationally renowned faculty members at UNC. Andrew F. Olshan, PhD, will lead the department of epidemiology, and Michael D. Aitken, PhD, will direct the department of environmental sciences and engineering. [more]

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