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Join colleagues from NC TraCS and CTSAs across the country for the Translational Impact Summit, a two-day virtual event hosted by the CTSA Translational Impact Working Group.

Guided by the theme Driving Translational Science Toward Measurable Impact, this summit convenes leaders, researchers, and partners across the CTSA consortium to advance our knowledge and shared capacity for translational impact.

Through dynamic sessions, attendees will explore innovative frameworks and cross-CTSA strategies for assessing and communicating impact, while gaining practical tools to embed measurable outcomes in program planning. Designed to foster collaboration and best practices, the summit offers interactive forums, cross-sector insights, and networking opportunities. The summit will showcase examples of translating science into policy and population health and equip participants with actionable strategies for planning, implementing, and disseminating impact-driven research.

Whether your expertise lies in evaluation, informatics, community engagement, communications, administration, or clinical research, this is your opportunity to shape the future of translational impact assessment and knowledge translation within the CTSA program.

For more information about this summit, please visit ccos-cc.ctsa.io.

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Interested in exploring medical students' contributions to quality improvement (QI) at UNC? Attend the virtual Clinician Leadership in Quality and Safety (CLQS) Symposium to learn more!

Hear students from the School of Medicine's quality improvement Scholarly Concentration program share how they're advancing clinical excellence while developing real-world QI skills.

The event will be held via Zoom and is hosted by the Institute for Healthcare Quality Improvement (IHQI) and the UNC School of Medicine.

Gillings AI and Public Health Showcase

UNC Gillings Center for Artificial Intelligence and Public Health (CAIPH) invites the full Gillings community, UNC campus, and general public to the Gillings AI and Public Health Showcase. The showcase will highlight the transformative power of AI in public health research and practice at Gillings and beyond. The Dean of the Gillings School of Global Public Health and the UNC Vice Chancellor for Research will open the event, followed by a video welcome from Cisco Systems CEO Chuck Robbins and an invited keynote address from Amir Rubin, CEO & Founding Partner, Healthier Capital. Four Gillings faculty will showcase their AI research. A networking reception will follow.

The Showcase will be held in the BCBS Auditorium of the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health.

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Gillings AI and Public Health Datathon: by application or invitation only

The Gillings AI and Public Health Datathon is a two-day, focused, mentored opportunity for transdisciplinary teams to dig into large public health datasets using data science and AI. Each team will be anchored by a public health research expert and a senior data scientist to provide domain and technical leadership. We welcome participants at all levels—from students to seasoned professionals—in both public health and data science. This event offers novices the opportunity to gain hands-on experience and provides experts with the chance to explore fresh perspectives and form new partnerships. The datathon will be fully supported with large public health datasets, generous computational resources, and mentors. Teams will utilize these resources to address a public health question using AI and present their findings at the conclusion of the datathon. We expect that most teams will generate results that could be used in an abstract, preliminary data for a grant proposal, or could be further developed into a full manuscript.

The datathon is open to all at UNC and beyond. Because the event is on-campus and in-person, we expect the greatest number of participants to be UNC faculty, staff, researchers, postdocs, grad and professional students, and advanced undergrads. But others — alums, industry, community members, etc. — are all welcome to apply!

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Gillings AI and Public Health Datathon: by application or invitation only

The Gillings AI and Public Health Datathon is a two-day, focused, mentored opportunity for transdisciplinary teams to dig into large public health datasets using data science and AI. Each team will be anchored by a public health research expert and a senior data scientist to provide domain and technical leadership. We welcome participants at all levels—from students to seasoned professionals—in both public health and data science. This event offers novices the opportunity to gain hands-on experience and provides experts with the chance to explore fresh perspectives and form new partnerships. The datathon will be fully supported with large public health datasets, generous computational resources, and mentors. Teams will utilize these resources to address a public health question using AI and present their findings at the conclusion of the datathon. We expect that most teams will generate results that could be used in an abstract, preliminary data for a grant proposal, or could be further developed into a full manuscript.

The datathon is open to all at UNC and beyond. Because the event is on-campus and in-person, we expect the greatest number of participants to be UNC faculty, staff, researchers, postdocs, grad and professional students, and advanced undergrads. But others — alums, industry, community members, etc. — are all welcome to apply!

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Accelerate your ideas through customer discovery and market opportunity validation!

KickStart Venture Services is recruiting community startups as well as faculty, post-doctoral fellows, graduate students, and undergraduate students with innovations and an interest in commercialization to participate in their virtual NSF I-Corps program. They will teach you the principles of customer discovery to help you better understand the market potential of your innovation!

The National Science Foundation’s Innovation Corps Program (I-Corps) was launched in 2011 and has quickly become one of the world’s largest and most successful technology commercialization accelerators. The I-Corps regional program helps researchers and aspiring innovators determine if they are solving a real-world problem with true market opportunity. NSF’s I-Corps Program not only provides funding, mentoring, and networking opportunities to help commercialize promising technologies, it is offered at NO COST to the community.

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For more information about the I-Corps Program, visit KickStart Venture Services.

The New NIH Public Access Policy: What You Need to Know

The 2024 NIH Public Access Policy includes several significant changes from the previous policy, and applies to all NIH-funded manuscripts accepted for publication on or after July 1, 2025. Learn more about what has changed, how to comply, and what to expect going forward.

This program is offered via Zoom by the Health Sciences Library and the Scholarly Communications Office, and led by Collin Drummond and Katherine Howell.

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Overview of 2026 NIH Requirements: Biosketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support

This session provides an overview of some of the upcoming changes to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant application requirements, including new Common Forms that will be required for due dates on or after January 25, 2026.

In particular, this presentation will focus on the Biosketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support forms, which will need to be completed using the SciENcv tool. It will include demonstrations of SciENcv as well as ORCID iD creation and linking steps. The presentation aims to prepare researchers for the new NIH requirements by providing detailed instructions and resources to ensure compliance.

This program is offered via Zoom by the Health Sciences Library and led by Katherine Howell, MSLIS.

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10th Annual UNC Oliver Smithies Nobel Symposium: featuring Jennifer Doudna, PhD

The 10th Annual UNC Oliver Smithies Nobel Symposium is excited to feature Jennifer Doudna, PhD, the 2020 Nobel laureate in Chemistry, as this year's distinguished speaker. Doudna is renowned for her groundbreaking work in characterizing and developing the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system, a revolutionary technology transforming fields ranging from agriculture to medicine. She is currently a Distinguished HHMI Investigator at UC Berkeley, a director at the Innovative Genomics Institute, and a co-founder of Mammoth Biosciences, which develops CRISPR-based diagnostics and therapeutics.

The Oliver Smithies Nobel Laureate Symposium is an annual event which invites prominent Nobel Laureates to share their stories, groundbreaking work, and highlight the experiences and driving forces that led to their success. This year, Doudna will present her talk titled CRISPR-powered gene editing for human and planet health.

This is a unique opportunity to hear from one of the leading scientists of our time and learn about cutting-edge research that is shaping the future of healthcare and beyond. Join us for an inspiring lecture with Jennifer Doudna, PhD, as she shares her remarkable journey to the Nobel Prize! There will be a reception with light refreshments to follow.

Event Location: UNC Medical Biomolecular Research Building (MBRB), Room 2204

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Overview of 2026 NIH Requirements: Biosketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support

This session provides an overview of some of the upcoming changes to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant application requirements, including new Common Forms that will be required for due dates on or after January 25, 2026.

In particular, this presentation will focus on the Biosketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support forms, which will need to be completed using the SciENcv tool. It will include demonstrations of SciENcv as well as ORCID iD creation and linking steps. The presentation aims to prepare researchers for the new NIH requirements by providing detailed instructions and resources to ensure compliance.

This program is offered via Zoom by the Health Sciences Library and led by Katherine Howell, MSLIS.

Register

The New NIH Public Access Policy: What You Need to Know

The 2024 NIH Public Access Policy includes several significant changes from the previous policy, and applies to all NIH-funded manuscripts accepted for publication on or after July 1, 2025. Learn more about what has changed, how to comply, and what to expect going forward.

This program is offered via Zoom by the Health Sciences Library and the Scholarly Communications Office, and led by Collin Drummond and Katherine Howell.

Register

Accelerate your ideas through customer discovery and market opportunity validation!

KickStart Venture Services is recruiting community startups as well as faculty, post-doctoral fellows, graduate students, and undergraduate students with innovations and an interest in commercialization to participate in their virtual NSF I-Corps program. They will teach you the principles of customer discovery to help you better understand the market potential of your innovation!

The National Science Foundation’s Innovation Corps Program (I-Corps) was launched in 2011 and has quickly become one of the world’s largest and most successful technology commercialization accelerators. The I-Corps regional program helps researchers and aspiring innovators determine if they are solving a real-world problem with true market opportunity. NSF’s I-Corps Program not only provides funding, mentoring, and networking opportunities to help commercialize promising technologies, it is offered at NO COST to the community.

Register

For more information about the I-Corps Program, visit KickStart Venture Services.

Accelerate your ideas through customer discovery and market opportunity validation!

KickStart Venture Services is recruiting community startups as well as faculty, post-doctoral fellows, graduate students, and undergraduate students with innovations and an interest in commercialization to participate in their virtual NSF I-Corps program. They will teach you the principles of customer discovery to help you better understand the market potential of your innovation!

The National Science Foundation’s Innovation Corps Program (I-Corps) was launched in 2011 and has quickly become one of the world’s largest and most successful technology commercialization accelerators. The I-Corps regional program helps researchers and aspiring innovators determine if they are solving a real-world problem with true market opportunity. NSF’s I-Corps Program not only provides funding, mentoring, and networking opportunities to help commercialize promising technologies, it is offered at NO COST to the community.

Register

For more information about the I-Corps Program, visit KickStart Venture Services.