Gillings School of Global Public Health
The mission of the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health is to improve public health, promote individual well-being and eliminate health disparities across North Carolina and around the world. The Gillings School aims to achieve even greater global impact by anticipating the future, turning research into real-world solutions, building strategic partnerships and shaping the next generation of global public health leaders.
The UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health was founded as a division within the School of Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1936. In 1939 it became a separate school – making it the first school of public health to be established within a state university. Today, the Gillings School is not only one of the largest public health schools in the country, it is one of the most consistently recognized for excellence.
RTI International
RTI International is one of the world’s leading research institutes, dedicated to improving the human condition by turning knowledge into practice. Its staff of more than 3,700 provides research and technical services to governments and businesses in more than 75 countries in the areas of health and pharmaceuticals, education and training, surveys and statistics, advanced technology, international development, economic and social policy, energy and the environment, and laboratory testing and chemical analysis.
RTI was established in 1958 as the first scientific research organization based in the then newly created Research Triangle Park, the result of public-private collaboration between leaders in business, academia and North Carolina state government.
