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RTI University Scholars Program: 2021-2022 Call for Applications Prioritizes Racial Equity & Policy

13 January 2021

With the launch of the RTI Racial Justice and Transformative Research Initiative, the RTI University Scholars Program will prioritize applications for the 2021-2022 academic year from tenured or research-track faculty member...

Carey to retire in 2021

16 December 2020

Timothy Carey, MD, MPH, the Sarah Graham Kenan Professor in the Departments of Medicine and Social Medicine, will retire in January after 35 years as a UNC faculty member. As a health services leader and researcher, active...

Carolina Graduate Certificate in Innovation for the Public Good cohort application now open

11 January 2021

The Carolina Graduate Certificate in Innovation for the Public Good (CIPG) gives masters and doctoral students an educational pathway to explore modern change-making and practice the skills they need to help create meaningful...

Informatics community using EHR data to answer COVID-19 questions

15 December 2020

Informatics Community Using EHR Data to Answer COVID-19 Questions: Featuring the Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) & Critical Care/Ventilation/Multi-organ Dysfunction Syndrome (MODS) Domain Teams Originally posted to CLIC on Friday,...

Healthcare workers participate in COVID-19 vaccine research to help understand long-term impact

07 January 2021

HERO-TOGETHER, a new research study, will gain insights on how COVID-19 vaccination can help keep communities healthy and free of the virus. The COVID-19 pandemic is a once-in-a-generation challenge that healthcare heroes...

NC TraCS Award Announcements

15 December 2020

The NC TraCS Institute is pleased to announce awardees for 4 programs: TraCS $2K pilot grants TraCS $2K Stakeholder Engagement vouchers TraCS $5K-$50K matched pilot grants TraCS $5K-$50K matched FastTraCS pilot grants Awardees...

CDC RFAs for special interest projects through HPDP

04 January 2021

Every year, the UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (HPDP) has the opportunity to submit proposals to the CDC in response to RFAs for “Special Interest Projects” or SIPs. HPDP is one of 26 Prevention Research...

Janette Goins receives 2020 Dean’s Performance Award

01 December 2020

Janette Goins, RN, BSN has been awarded the 2020 Dean's Performance Award for Research. Goins serves as Director of Nursing for the NC TraCS Clinical and Translational Research Center (CTRC) where she has made notable contributions...

$50,000 Innovation Pilot Award applications due Jan 19

21 December 2020

The Center for Health Innovation at the UNC School of Medicine and UNC Health released the request for proposal for its 2021 $50,000 Innovation Pilot Awards in mid-November. All UNC School of Medicine and UNC Health employees...

UNC Center for Environmental Health and Susceptibility releases RFA

01 December 2020

The UNC Center for Environmental Health and Susceptibility (CEHS) has released the 2021-2022 Pilot Projects Program Request for Applications. Letters of intent are due December 18, 2020 and applications are due February...