This year, UNC Research Week will showcase emerging ideas, discoveries, and innovations at Carolina that are shaping our future. Join us in highlighting the UNC research community’s commitment to advancing knowledge that has the potential to transform industries, strengthen communities, and create a better world for us all. From breakthroughs in materials science to novel AI applications to creative and cultural exploration, we’re diving into endeavors that are at the frontier of what’s known.

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

For a calendar of events, visit researchweek.unc.edu.

As part of UNC Research Week, join us in-person for a Qualitative Research Journal Club Coffee Hour!

This will be a chance to connect with others conducting qualitative research and discuss the following article: Jones, K. M. (2025). Generative AI in qualitative research and related transparency problems: A novel heuristic for disclosing uses of AI. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 24, 16094069251404329. https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069251404329

Discussion Facilitators:
MaryBeth Grewe, MPH
Program Manager, Qualitative Research Service
Research Specialist, Patient and Community Engagement in Research (PaCER) Program

Simone Frank, MPH
Senior Project Manager, Patient and Community Engagement in Research (PaCER) Program
Research Specialist, Qualitative Research Service

Location: room 219, 2nd floor, Brinkhous-Bullitt Bldg. Coffee, tea, and pastries will be provided.

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TraCS Data Science Lab Collaborations

Join the TraCS Data Science Lab (TDSL) in October for a round-robin overview of many of their recent ongoing collaborations. Each member of TDSL will take 10-15 minutes to introduce and discuss their various projects and collaborations.

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Seminars in the TraCS Data Science Lab Seminar Series cover a range of topics related to health care data science, clinical data, data engineering, and working in these areas at UNC-Chapel Hill. These hybrid seminars are usually held monthly on the third Tuesday of each month from 12:30-1:30 p.m. in the NC TraCS suite (room 219) on the 2nd floor of Brinkhous-Bullitt or via Zoom.

University of Buffalo CTSI Creative Scientist Workshop: Reimagining Clinical Research in an AI-enabled World

Clinical research is about to change more in the next five years than it has in the last 20. AI will not only speed up what we already do, but it will make entirely new questions askable and open novel areas of clinical research. The researchers who thrive will not be the ones who know the most about AI; they will be the ones who learned to collaborate and communicate across the clinical–computational divide early.

To this end, the University at Buffalo CTSI is hosting its fourth Creative Scientist Workshop entitled Reimagining Clinical Research in an AI-enabled World. The Creative Scientist Workshops advance innovation and creativity in clinical and translational science using an approach that is grounded in the science of creativity and collaboration. The workshops target barriers to translation, engage the CTSA consortium, and disseminate post-workshop results.

This engaging workshop will be a three-part series. Part 1 will bring participants together virtually over two half days on October 20 and 27, 2026, to identify opportunities for AI’s potential and its practical use in clinical and translational research and enable fluent collaboration across disciplines. Pre-workshop materials will be curated and provided in advance to build shared context and elicit questions from participants that will inspire Day 1 discussions.