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Good luck to all of our UNC matched folks!

17 March 2017

Match Day 2017 Students and their families will gather to celebrate their accomplishments and find out where they will complete their residency training. Learn more about Friday’s event. And check back next week for full Match...

UNC research helps answer why genetic mutation leads to decreased triglycerides in blood

01 March 2017

Doctoral student Cassandra Hayne, working with Saskia Neher, PhD, found that a specific mutated version of a lipoprotein binds more effectively to liver cells, thus explaining decreased levels of triglycerides in blood. CHAPEL...

Carolina launches five-year 'Creating Scientists' initiative

15 March 2017

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has launched a five-year initiative, "Creating Scientists: Learning by Connecting, Doing and Making," to expose undergraduate students to more hands-on research and collaborative...

Starting the conversation to improve diabetes care

01 March 2017

Anna Kahkoska and Nick Brazeau Anna Kahkoska and Nick Brazeau, students in UNC’s MD-PhD program, have developed an innovative approach to patient care at the Open Door Clinic, a free clinic in Burlington staffed by students...

Researchers study national documentary’s influence on beliefs, intentions, and policy support regarding obesity prevention

14 March 2017

A interdisciplinary team of researchers, including Seth Noar, PhD, and Alice Ammerman, DrPH, investigated the impact a national campaign that combines media with community-based discussions can have on influencing beliefs,...

Peer support makes all the difference for diabetic patients

21 February 2017

When University of North Carolina MD/PhD students Nick Brazeau and Anna Kahkoska volunteered at the Open Door Clinic, which provides free medical care to residents of Alamance County who do not have health insurance, they were...

You're Invited: UNC Core Facilities Showcase

08 March 2017

A key element of today's research enterprise is access to cutting edge technologies and high-end instrumentation, as well as the expertise to make best of use of both. Researchers at UNC-Chapel Hill have access to a variety...

Tackling Human Brain Tumors by First Growing Them in a Dish

20 February 2017

UNC and Duke researchers receive CTSA Consortium Collaborative Pilot Award to develop a new way to study cancer For doctors and patients, the fight against cancer can be a lot like an exceedingly tricky version of the classic...

Duke/UNC Collaboration

Wake Forest offers primate research funding

06 March 2017

The Wake Forest Primate Signature Program is soliciting applications for small feasibility studies. The Primate Signature Program's mission is to provide funds, monkeys, expertise, and infrastructure for feasibility studies...

Grateful for Every Breath

16 February 2017

In 1990, Howell Graham was the first patient at UNC Hospitals with cystic fibrosis to receive a double lung transplant. Over the years he has tried several times, but couldn’t quite find the right words to say ‘thank you’ for...