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Researching the impact of COVID-19 on families with autism

01 September 2020

On Monday, March 16th, Clare Harrop found out that her daughters' daycare was closing. As the full impact of state and national shutdowns hit her, Harrop began to lose sleep and feel a heightened sense of anxiety. At the same...

COVID-19 Study recruiting UNC Faculty, Students and Staff involved with research on campus

05 August 2020

Are you interesting in knowing whether you may have SARS-CoV-2? A research study on campus to assess if prevention measures on campus are keeping the research community safe can help you with that. Research personnel on...

Asking the Right Questions

01 September 2020

Why don't we see more young girls with autism? To tackle this big, complicated question, one UNC psychologist started small. When it comes to fundamental differences between men and women, what traits are most distinct...

UNC-Chapel Hill sets a record year for research as new grant awards top $1 billion

04 August 2020

For the first time in the University’s history, annual new awards for research conducted at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have exceeded the $1 billion mark. The record amount in new grants, contracts and...

TraCS opens application cycle for junior faculty (K) career development programs

31 August 2020

TraCS is pleased to announce the opening of the application cycle for the following institutional junior faculty (K) career development programs: Gene Orringer Junior Faculty Career Development (TraCS KL2) Program for early...

From Lab to Bedside: How Clinical Trials Work

28 July 2020

As the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to wreak havoc in communities across the globe, researchers are racing to find successful treatments for the deadly virus and ideally, a vaccine against COVID-19. While it...

UNC Autism Research Center works with TraCS to fund projects

25 August 2020

The UNC Autism Research Center, in collaboration with NC TraCS, is pleased to announce funding for two $50k interdisciplinary ASD research pilot projects. The goal of this funding is to stimulate multidisciplinary collaborations...

Recruiting rural populations for clinical research?

20 July 2020

The NC TraCS Inclusive Science Program (ISP) has recently launched the Rural Health Research Toolkit, a resource for researchers designing and conducting research focusing on rural communities. Rural populations experience...

School of Medicine hosts 9th Annual Oliver Smithies Symposium

20 August 2020

The School of Medicine and the Oliver Smithies Symposium Postdoctoral Organizing Committee at UNC-Chapel Hill invites you to the 9th Annual Oliver Smithies Nobel Laureate Symposium to be held virtually on Friday, September...

Introducing Research Playbooks

17 July 2020

The Office of Sponsored Research (OSR), Operational Excellence team, and the Office of the Vice-Chancellor for Research (OVCR) are collaborating on initiatives to improve and streamline the management of externally sponsored...