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NCATS Eli Lilly Externship Opportunity

12 April 2017

This opportunity is for an externship in clinical and translational sciences at Eli Lilly and Company for scholars, trainees, and investigators who are supported by the NCATS, Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA)...

Become a member of the IACRN and improve your Clinical Research Nursing practice

07 April 2017

Clinical Research Nursing has officially been recognized as a specialty practice. Since there are many Clinical Research Nurses here at UNC-Chapel Hill (and in the surrounding Triangle area), there has been some interest...

Accelerated Clinical Trial Agreement (ACTA) Program at UNC

12 April 2017

In an effort to expedite the process of study start-up, the Office of Industry Contracting is implementing its ACTA Program, available to our investigators starting April 3rd, 2017. As a part of this program, the University...

UNC researchers link orphan receptor to opioid-induced itching

06 April 2017

With a more accurate understanding of the characteristics and function of the receptor MRGRPX2, University of North Carolina School of Medicine researchers were also able to create chemical probe that will allow them study...

‘The joy of science’: Remembering Dr. Smithies, Carolina’s first Nobel laureate

12 April 2017

CHAPEL HILL, NC – He was a geneticist who changed scientific research and, in doing so, earned a Nobel Prize. On Tuesday, Dr. Oliver Smithies was remembered for his work beyond the bench – even though that was a place one...

De Rossi: “I’m home”

06 April 2017

Since his arrival as dean of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s School of Dentistry in January, Scott S. De Rossi has made it a point to be a visible presence. He routinely spends lunch hours in the dental...

For Diabetes: A Call to Congress

12 April 2017

UNC School of Medicine professor and nurse practitioner Kate Bergamo joined diabetes advocates in the annual Call to Congress. UNC's Kate Bergamo, RN, MSN, FNP-C, on Capitol Hill. Kate Bergamo, RN, MSN, FNP-C, a nurse...

Arts Everywhere Day is April 7

04 April 2017

On Friday, April 7, UNC launches Arts Everywhere, a campus-wide arts initiative supported by the Office of the Chancellor, with UNC’s first annual Arts Everywhere Day. The day features: 50+ performances, exhibits,...

Scientists seek early signs of autism

12 April 2017

Biomarkers could aid diagnosis and lead to strategies for treatment Soon after systems biologist Juergen Hahn published a paper describing a way to predict whether a child has autism from a blood sample, the notes from parents...

Go Heels, Go get those Ducks!

31 March 2017

NCAA Final Four 2017: March Madness live scores, tip times, schedule, TV channel, bracket Everything you need to know about how to watch the Final Four on Saturday.