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Purvis earns NIH New Innovator Award

14 October 2016

With a focus on stem cells, Jeremy Purvis, PhD, wants to tap the power of computer modeling to develop regenerative medicine solutions to medical conditions. Jeremy Purvis, PhD, assistant professor of genetics at the UNC...

Physician Assistant Studies student volunteers with Louisiana flooding survivors

07 October 2016

Physician Assistant Studies student Alyse Moses-Lebron traveled to her home state of Louisiana during the month of August. Just days after returning home, she found herself volunteering at emergency shelters to help survivors...

Komen recognizes Charles Perou with the Brinker Award

14 October 2016

Susan G. Komen announced UNC Lineberger researcher Charles M. Perou, PhD, as the recipient of this year's Brinker Award for Scientific Distinction in Basic Science for his contributions to the understanding of breast cancer...

Chung named one of the most influential women in Health IT

06 October 2016

Recently Arlene Chung, MD, MHA, MMCi, Diplomate of Clinical Informatics, and assistant professor of medicine and pediatrics in the UNC School of Medicine, was named one of the most influential women in Health IT by FierceHealthcare....

TraCS Pilot Program RFA deadlines approaching

12 October 2016

The next proposal deadline for many the NC TraCS Pilot Program RFAs is Tuesday, October 18. Just announced, is a new deadline for $5k-50k, 4D, and the Translational Science Methods & Process Awards: Tuesday, March 28,...

Participants Wanted for Probiotics Research Study

06 October 2016

Influence of a Probiotic Supplement on Body Composition and Health in Shift-Working Nursing Staff (i.e. Nurses, Nursing Assistants) Must be a female between 22 and 45 years of age Must have been employed on a shift-working...

Funding Opportunity: Hanna H. Gray Fellows Program

07 October 2016

Organization: Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) RFP: Hanna H. Gray Fellows Program Award Amount: varies Application Deadline: February 15, 2017 by 3:00pm EST. Anticipated Award Notification: September 2017 with a...

Kenan-Flagler’s online MBA@UNC program ranked No. 1 by The Princeton Review

06 October 2016

The Princeton Review has ranked the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Kenan-Flagler Business School’s MBA@UNC program the No. 1 online MBA program for a second consecutive year. UNC Kenan-Flagler launched the...

NIH Common Fund announces 2016 High-Risk, High-Reward Research awards

07 October 2016

NIH to fund 88 awards on high-impact biomedical research. The High-Risk, High-Reward Research (HRHR) program, supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) ’s Common Fund, awarded 88 grants to highly creative and...

NIH awards $150M for research on child health

06 October 2016

NIH awards more than $150 million for research on environmental influences on child health The National Institutes of Health today announced $157 million in awards in fiscal year 2016 to launch a seven-year initiative called...