
UNC CFAR’s Biostatistics Core director Dr. Michael Hudgens honored with the 2023 Larsh Award
Michael Hudgens, PhD, is the winner of the 2023 Larsh Award. Established in 1997, the John E. Larsh Jr. Award for Mentorship recognizes a current member of the Gillings School faculty who best exemplifies the qualities of mentoring and commitment to students that Dr. Larsh embodied and valued so highly. Larsh was a health behavior faculty member from 1942 to 1981. The $4,500 prize may be used in any way that enhances the faculty member’s ability to mentor and support students. UNC CFAR’s Biostatistics Core Director, Michael, received the 2023 Larsh Award. He has experience in collaborative research and statistical methodology development related to studies of infectious diseases Learn more about what students had to say about Dr. Hudgens “His advising style is fine-tuned and key to his student’s successes and positive outcomes,” wrote one nominator. “He sets high, yet reasonable standards for his students and then gives them the tools