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NC TraCS's RCMU present: “A Day in the Life”- A Practical-Based Education Series for Research Professionals

06 May 2019

The North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences Institute's Research Coordination and Management Unit (RCMU) will be hosting a week-long series of practical, experiential educational sessions for research professionals...

Modeling shows AED drones could double heart attack survival rates

26 April 2019

Jessica Zègre-Hemsey, PhD, RN Researchers from UNC-Chapel Hill and NC State University have modeled the public health impact of delivering automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) via drones. The researchers are currently...

TraCS Director Dr. John Buse receives 2019 Outstanding Achievement in Clinical Diabetes Research Award

03 May 2019

John Buse, MD, PhD, the Verne S. Caviness Distinguished Professor of Medicine, and Elizabeth Davis-Mayer, PhD, the Cary C. Boshamer Distinguished Professor of Nutrition and Medicine, will be honored at the annual American...

HPDP planning grant applications open

22 April 2019

The UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (HPDP) is pleased to announce that it is accepting applications for planning grants to help UNC faculty conduct pilot projects in health promotion/disease prevention...

EMERSE online training now available!

02 May 2019

You probably know that much of the data needed for research and quality improvement are only available in clinical notes. But did you know that there's an alternative to searching through all those data notes over and over...

Experts Identify Key Questions to Tackle in NC Opioid Research Agenda

17 April 2019

CHAPEL HILL – A collaborative process between academic and non-profit researchers and the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has resulted in a prioritized list of research questions aimed at strengthening...

ACT Network for clinical studies launches at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

01 May 2019

UNC-Chapel Hill and NC TraCS are pleased to announce we have partnered with the ACT Network to bring real-time cohort exploration and discovery to our researchers. ACT was developed by members of the CTSA consortium to enable...

NC TraCS Award Announcements

16 April 2019

The NC TraCS Institute is pleased to announce awardees for 2 programs: The 114th cycle of the TraCS $2k pilot grants The TraCS $2K Stakeholder Engagement vouchers In total, 9 applications were received and 3 were chosen...

ORCID iD for Publications and Grant Applications: Create and Connect Yours Today

30 April 2019

Publishers and funding agencies are increasingly integrating and requiring ORCID iDs in their publication submission and grant application processes. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), for example, has announced plans...

New treatment shows promising improvements for women with postpartum depression

16 April 2019

Samantha Meltzer-Brody, MD, MPH, director of the Perinatal Psychiatry Program at the School of Medicine and the Ray M. Hayworth Distinguished Professor in Mood and Anxiety Disorders, led the three clinical trials leading up...