Oct. 20
UNC Family Medicine Offers Blog and Parenting Series
Not sure how to talk to your preteen about sexuality? Does your baby not sleep through the night? Does your tot throw tantrums? Want to learn more about learning disabilities?
Project I.M.P.A.C.T. Lunch Talk
Project I.M.P.A.C.T. is dedicated to addressing the influence of clinical trials on patients and educating the medical and general population about the importance of minority participation in clinical trials.
The New Digital World and the Transformation of Information and Libraries
This session will focus on the major changes that have occurred due to the digital world, and its impact on user behavior, developments in scholarly publishing, and how libraries are responding to these trends.
Investigator Responsibilities in Clinical Trials: Practical Applications of Good Clinical Practices
This 3-and-a-half-hour short course is targeted at principal investigators who are responsible for providing oversight and ensuring that good clinical practices are followed in their research studies.
Grant Writing Community Workshop - Raleigh
Back by popular demand! The Grant Writing Workshop will describe the major content areas of a grant proposal and how to develop each section, discuss the process of committing proposal ideas to paper, and provide resources and strategies for locating funding sources.
Pilot Program Workshop
Dr. Sue Tolleson-Rinehart will present the November 3 session of the Doing Translational Research Series.
Grant Writing Community Workshop - Greensboro
Back by popular demand! The Grant Writing Workshop will describe the major content areas of a grant proposal and how to develop each section, discuss the process of committing proposal ideas to paper, and provide resources and strategies for locating funding sources.
Call for Nominations, 2012 Edward Kidder Graham Faculty Service Award
Read on for more information from Joseph Ferrel, Secretary of the Faculty. The deadline for nominations is Nov. 18.
UNC nanotech entrepreneur to speak at TEDMED annual conference
Joseph DeSimone, Ph.D., has been invited to join an elite list of speakers at this year’s TEDMED Conference in San Diego, Calif., Oct. 25 – 28.
Regueiro to speak at the CGIBD Research Seminar
Dr. Miguel Regueiro will present a CME program, "Challenging Issues in Ulcerative Colitis."
Dekaney to present CGIBD Thursday Research Seminar Series
Christopher M. Dekaney, Ph.D., will discuss "The Role of FGFR1 in Repair of Intestinal Epithelium Following Damage."
Pregnancy History Predicts Cardiovascular Events in Women: What more do we need to know?
This OBGYN Special Grand Rounds will feature Dr. Janet Rich-Edwards, ScD, MPH, from Harvard Medical School.
Faculty Governance News
Read on for Faculty Governance News v. 6.2 from Oct. 13.
2012 University Awards for the Advancement of Women
The awards recognize contributions to the advancement of women by one faculty member, one staff member, and one undergrad/grad student/postdoctoral scholar. Nominations due Nov. 18.
Dr. William Davis Huffines, Professor Emeritus of Pathology, dies at 84
Dr. Huffines was a UNC alumnus, a respected longtime faculty member, and a scorekeeper for the Tar Heels.
CANCELED: Joint UNC-NCSU BME and Rehabilitation Engineering Center Seminar
Anne M. Taylor, PhD will present, "Investigating the intrinsic capacity for cortical axon regeneration using a microfluidics-based cell culture model."
Dean's Advisory Committee - Meeting Minutes
Meeting minutes are now available from the September DAC meeting.
Faculty Survey under way
In partnership with the AAMC, UNC is conducting a faculty survey. You should receive the link in a separate email from the AAMC. If you are a faculty member and have not received the survey link, please check your junk mail folders.
