University Research Week returns with the theme Back to Basics. This year, we celebrate the power of foundational research and its real-world impact across many disciplines.

Join us as we highlight the importance of fundamental research as the bedrock of innovation, showcase how groundbreaking discoveries translate to real-world solutions, and offer workshops to equip students and researchers with best practices for diving into and excelling in research.

University Research Week is an annual, campus-wide event sponsored by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and the Office of Undergraduate Research.

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Department of Defense Research Roundtable: Exploring New Sources of Extramural Funding

Please join the UNC Office of Research Development and the UNC School of Medicine Office of Research for a moderated panel discussion showcasing fellow faculty funded through various defense-related research sponsors. Panelists will include Frank Leibfarth, PhD (Chemistry), Johna Register-Mihalik, PhD (Exercise & Sports Science), Ray Tan, MD, MSHPM (Urology), Jason Whitmire, PhD (Genetics), and Wei You, PhD (Chemistry & Applied Physical Sciences).

Learn how to approach an application to these sponsors from project ideation and alignment with agency to working with Department of Defense program personnel and project management. Coffee and continental breakfast will be provided from 9 – 9:30 a.m. The roundtable discussion will begin at 9:30 a.m.

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The fair will feature over 25 UNC research labs and projects from marine biology to robotics to drones to music. UNC-Chapel Hill has a type of research that will pique your interest.

Visit the Great Hall in the FPG Carolina Student Union to get an up-close look at what some of our researchers do and see how you can get involved. Join us for an afternoon of demonstrations, interactive experiments, and a look behind the scenes at how discoveries are made in the lab and beyond.

University Research Week Forum

Please join the Department of Health Sciences Office of Research & Scholarship for their October research forum. Kristen Janky, AuD, PhD, CCC-A, director of the Vestibular and Balance Laboratory at the Boys Town National Research Hospital, will present Assessment and Consequences of Pediatric Vestibular Dysfunction.

The hybrid forum will take place in person (MacNider 321, LUNCH provided) and via Zoom. Please register to attend.

Questions? Contact the Department of Health Sciences Office of Research & Scholarship at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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The UNC Student Chapter of the International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology (SISPE) is pleased to announce the 17th Annual Harry Guess Memorial Lecture with Sebastian Schneeweiss, MD, ScD. Schneeweiss will give a lecture titled, “Learnings from emulating randomized trials for the conduct of pharmacoepidemiologic studies”. For those joining in person in the Tate-Turner-Kuralt auditorium (room 136) there will be a reception immediately following the lecture. Register for the event to receive access to the Zoom information.

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Navigating through Data/Analytic Expectations: An Overview of Differences among Funding Agencies

The perspectives and requirements of different funding agencies can impact a Biostatistician's work - in the initial grant's analytic plan, in the reporting of results, and in expectations of sharing data after the grant is completed. This talk will focus on differences among some agencies that is intended to help you navigate your role successfully as you work with a collaborative team, and in some cases, lead the team on this issue as well!

Speaker:
Jane Pendergast, PhD
Professor Emeritus, Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics
Duke University School of Medicine

This event is co-sponsored by the Duke Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics and the Duke Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design (BERD) Methods Core. It is being cross-promoted by the NC BERD Consortium, a collaboration of the CTSA-funded BERD cores at UNC-Chapel Hill, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, and Duke University School of Medicine.