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RWJF Clinical Scholars Applications open January 12

11 January 2018

RWJF Clinical Scholars are teams of health care professionals motivated to leverage their passion and ideas to improve health beyond the clinical setting. Teams receive three years of program funding and executive coaching...

New repository now available for policies, rules and regulations

15 December 2017

NC TraCS has a new webpage that provides updates on Policies, Rules and Regulations. This webpage includes major policy announcements from NIH such as the policy change for Certificates of Confidentiality, new rules and...

Definition of clinical trial: NIH refines case studies and FAQs

08 January 2018

The NIH has recently revised existing case studies and added a few new ones to help clarify how the definition of clinical trial does or does not apply to a variety of clinical research studies. They have also added two new...

Women in Science Wednesday highlights 50 UNC researchers

14 December 2017

From nursing to economics to computer science, women at Carolina excel in research, mentorship, and advocacy. The 2017 Women in Science Wednesday series highlights 50 UNC researchers from various fields, at all levels...

PCORI to release funding announcement Jan 16 for PCOR/CER studies

05 January 2018

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) will be releasing the "Improving Methods for Conducting PCOR" funding announcement on January 16, 2018. PCORI seeks to fund projects that address important methodological...

Happy Holidays from Chancellor Carol L. Folt

13 December 2017

This holiday card from Chancellor Carol L. Folt features students creating an installation of hanging snowflakes. Using tools provided by UNC's BeAM makerspace, the students created a collection of 3D and laser cut snowflakes....

Altis Biosystems Receives NC IDEA SEED Grant

03 January 2018

Altis Biosystems, a company co-founded by the Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) Chair Dr. Nancy Allbritton and BME faculty member Dr. Scott Magness, has received an NC IDEA SEED grant. Altis was chosen from...

UNC thought leaders and practitioners convene to discuss Precision Medicine

06 December 2017

"Precision medicine gives us the chance to marry what's unique about America — our spirit of innovation, our courage to take risks, our collaborative instincts — with what's unique about Americans — every individual's...

Fellowships in Regulatory Science available through PhRMA Foundation

19 December 2017

The PhRMA Foundation funds scientists at critical points in their research careers to support and reward innovation in disciplines essential to the development of safe and effective medicines through its fellowship and grant...

Carolina research exceeds $1 billion annually for first time

06 December 2017

UNC-Chapel Hill has surpassed, for the first time, $1 billion in annual research expenditures, according to the nation's annual Higher Education Research and Development survey. This news continues Carolina’s decade-long...