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Carolina to celebrate University Day Oct. 12

09 October 2015

Chancellor Carol L. Folt will deliver a keynote address on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s rich history as the nation’s first public university and its bright future as a top, global, public research institution...

Collaboration to Improve Blood Pressure in the U.S. Black Belt

30 September 2015

UNC Part of Collaborative Receiving Large Award to Reduce Health Disparities in Rural South Researchers from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine and the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, in...

Why are some of us early birds or night owls?

08 October 2015

Aziz Sancar, MD, PhD Dr. Aziz Sancar is a Sarah Graham Kenan Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics at the UNC School of Medicine, as well as a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the Turkish Academy of Sciences....

Are you a Research Administrator?

25 September 2015

Sep 25, 2015 Today May Be Your Day Let’s take a little quiz… 1. When you hear the term “Uniform Guidance” do you immediately think about the consolidation of OMB circulars and not how many...

UNC School of Medicine researcher among 3 scientists to win Nobel Prize in chemistry

07 October 2015

Aziz Sancar, MD, PhD, Sarah Graham Kenan Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics Sancar’s team mapped DNA repair that protects genes against cancer CHAPEL HILL, NC – Aziz Sancar, MD, PhD, the Sarah Graham Kenan Professor...

New feature makes it easier for UNC patients to participate in clinical research

16 September 2015

Thanks to a new feature, UNC patients can now use their online health management tool "My UNC Chart," the patient portal connected to UNC’s electronic medical record Epic@UNC, to help researchers find new and better ways to...

NCATS announces new funding for 18 CTSA Program hubs

02 October 2015

Turning scientific discoveries into clinical advances often takes too long. To help address challenges and get more treatments to more patients more quickly, NCATS has announced new funding for 18 Clinical and Translational...

UNC Researchers Awarded $11.3 Million for Cancer Nanotechnology Research

16 September 2015

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers received an $11.3 million, five-year grant to conduct multiple studies exploring the use of nanoparticles to create cancer vaccines and improve cancer drug delivery and...

Clinical and Translational Research Center Open House a Success

02 October 2015

UNC's Clinical & Translational Research Center (CTRC) moved into its new home located on the 1st floor of the Burnett-Womack building on Wednesday, September 30. left to right: Brian Goldstein, MD, MBA, John Buse, MD,...

UNC joins research network focused on improving healthcare throughout the Southeast

14 September 2015

CHAPEL HILL – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is one of multiple new sites to join the Mid-South Clinical Data Research Network (CDRN), a collaborative partnership that is harnessing data from electronic health...