Press Coverage
Dr. Noar and his lab have been featured in various media outlets. Click on the links below to learn more.
October 11, 2023
NIH and FDA award $18.6M to UNC Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science
August 24, 2023
NC youth leaders champion vaping prevention at inaugural UNC-led summit
June 15, 2023
May 31, 2023
October 13, 2022
UNC researchers find FDA ‘The Real Cost’ ads reduce teen openness to vaping
May 10, 2022
Study reveals most effective anti-vaping messages for teens
August 30, 2021
Professor Seth Noar launches health communication lab
June 23, 2020
UNC lands millions to combat teen vaping
December 26, 2019
How to find reliable health advice this New Year’s resolution season
December 1, 2019
UNC Lineberger faculty honored for highly cited research
August 5, 2019
October 2, 2019
NCI awards Noar $1.4M to measure impact of tobacco prevention advertisements
June 28, 2018
‘Taste, stress relief, and doing vape tricks’ — Study surveys why youth vape
May 31, 2018
May 18, 2018
Knowledge of e-cigarette health risks doesn’t deter teen use, survey shows
March 10, 2018
Woman’s cancer selfies could save lives
January 26, 2018
How Smarter Cancer Prevention Is Helping More Americans Beat the Odds
December 13, 2017
Woman’s Selfie of Skin Cancer Went Viral, Sparked Awareness
May 22, 2017
Surge In Home Testing Sales Followed Charlie Sheen’s HIV Disclosure
April 24, 2017
As With Smoking, Using Disturbing Images To Stop Tanning Bed Use
August 9, 2016
Graphic cigarette pack warnings linked to reductions in smoking behavior, analysis finds
August 5, 2016
How Leonardo DiCaprio Got People to Care About Climate Change
July 15, 2016
Noar honored (again) as top health communication scholar
February 22, 2016
‘Charlie Sheen Effect’ Fuels Interest in HIV, Researchers Find
November 4, 2015
Why Parents Should Have the ‘Sex Talk’ With Their Children
September 25, 2015
Video games with smoking characters lack tobacco warnings
July 1, 2015
U.S. Chamber Fights Smoking Laws While Hospitals and Insurers Sit on Its Board
June 30, 2015
Cigarette Packaging: The Big Picture
May 28, 2015
Cigarette warnings on packages work better with pictures
May 6, 2015
Study: Graphic Tobacco Warnings Are More Effective Than Text
UNC analysis shows advantage for picture-based cigarette pack warnings over text warnings
February 17, 2015
UNC’s multidisciplinary melanoma conference draws health professionals from around NC
July 8, 2014
UNC Lineberger researchers recognized by Thomson-Reuters as highly influential
May 7, 2014
How Steve Jobs’ Death Boosted Public Health Education
February 6, 2014
Despite awareness of health risks, young women continue using tanning beds
December 30, 2013
Celebrity Cancer Diagnosis Spurs Smokers to Try to Quit
December 15, 2013
November 7, 2013
Media coverage of celebrity cancer cases impacts public awareness and cancer screening
September 19, 2013
August 28, 2013
Food Explorers program kicks off healthy eating in Rockingham County Schools
April 25, 2012
New book summarizes state of eHealth applications