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HHS to Host Opioid Symposium and Code-a-Thon

29 November 2017

The Office of the Chief Technology Officer of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will host an Opioid Symposium and Code-a-Thon on December 6 to promote innovative ways that technology and data can be used to address...

50K Innovation Award request for proposal available

16 November 2017

The Center for Health Innovation has released the RFP for the 2018 $50,000 Innovation Pilot Awards. All School of Medicine and UNC Health Care employees from any affiliate are eligible to apply. The Center for Innovation...

Study Listing Form updates planned for Join the Conquest

21 November 2017

NC TraCS is in process of upgrading the Join the Conquest (JTC) Study Listing Form in hopes that the overall submission workflow is more efficient, smoother and easier. Please join in on an informational discussion on the...

Introducing the HSL’s new Community Engagement & Health Literacy Librarian, Terri Ottosen

16 November 2017

Terri Ottosen joins the Health Sciences Library team with a wealth of knowledge and experience in patient education and health literacy. What made you decide to come to Chapel Hill? I’ve known many of the amazing...

Buse leads clinical trial of new diabetes treatment

20 November 2017

The study is designed to evaluate whether TTP399 is well tolerated when administered as an add-on to insulin therapy and can improve daily glucose profiles and HbA1c in people living with type 1 diabetes. John Buse, MD, PhD,...

UNC sophomore researching the use of AI to identify early signs of Alzheimer’s and dementia

16 November 2017

Sophomore Sweta Karlekar is an undergraduate researcher majoring in computer science within the UNC College of Arts and Sciences. She is also a Chancellor's Science Scholar. Her research focuses on building an artificial intelligence...

UNC School of Medicine Student Research Day

16 November 2017

The John B. Graham Medical Student Research Society invites you to partake in the UNC’s 50th annual Student Research Day on Friday, Nov. 17, 2017. This year’s Landes Merrimon Lecturer - Dr. Edison Liu, President and CEO...

New study aims to reduce opioid use while managing chronic pain

09 November 2017

Nearly one-third of Americans suffer from chronic noncancer pain, a condition often treated with opioids. The effectiveness of this chronic opioid therapy is currently unclear and exposes individuals to potential risks, including...

Michael G. Kurilla Joins NCATS as Clinical Innovation Director

16 November 2017

Michael Gregory Kurilla, M.D., Ph.D., will direct the NCATS Division of Clinical Innovation beginning Dec. 10, 2017. Kurilla's new role will include leading the Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program,...

Magnuson elected vice-president and future president of Genetics Society of America

09 November 2017

Terry Magnuson, PhD, Sarah Graham Kenan Professor in the Department of Genetics and Vice Chancellor for Research at UNC-Chapel Hill, has been elected 2018 vice president and 2019 president of the Genetics Society of America. He...