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Joint UNC-NCSU BME Rehabilitation Engineering Center Seed Grant Program Fall Semester 2012
The UNC-NCSU Rehabilitation Engineering Pilot Grant Program was established to facilitate collaboration between UNC and NCSU faculty for attaining larger grants. For grant funding we will consider proposals that foster advancement of clinically relevant rehabilitation engineering research through collaboration of NCSU and UNC faculty members.
Joint UNC-NCSU BME Rehabilitation Engineering Center Seminar - Sept. 14
Michael Young, PhD, Department of Computer Science, Co-Director, NC State Digital Games Research Initiative, is the speaker for the September seminar. Refreshments will be provided.
Carolina Global Photography Competition
The competition is open to all students, faculty, alumni and staff of UNC-Chapel Hill! This year, UNC is encouraging photos that embrace “Water in Our World,” UNC’s campus-wide academic theme.
Whitehead Lecture and Awards - Aug. 15
Sarah Street, PhD, assistant professor of Cell and Molecular Physiology, will present, "Experience, Empathy and Education: Why John Dewey is my BFF." Join the medical school to celebrate the achievements of UNC's medical students, residents and faculty!
Heatwole Shank on WUNC’s “The State of Things”
Kendra Heatwole Shank, a PhD candidate in the Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy at the School of Medicine, interviewed with Frank Stasio of WUNC’s “State of Things” to talk about a project she designed to better understand livability issues facing older Americans.
Patterson, Willis co-edit new book entitled Translational Cardiology
Cam Patterson, MD, MBA, Physician-in-Chief of the Center for Heart and Vascular Care and Chief of the Division of Cardiology, and Monte S. Willis, MD, PhD, Associate Professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, are the co-editors of a new book that discusses the molecular basis of cardiac metabolism, cardiac remodeling, translational therapies and imaging techniques.
YOUR HEALTH: A Calm Brain with Dr. Gayatri Devi
This weekend on YOUR HEALTH, Adam & Cristy will be talking with Dr. Gayatri Devi, Director of the New York Memory Services and Associate Professor at New York University School of Medicine, about her book, "A Calm Brain."
UNC meets requirements for 2012 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) Electronic Prescribing Program!
For the past few years, UNC P&A has focused on increasing the use of electronic prescribing (e-prescribing). Clinicians are adopting or switching to e-prescription as the preferred method of prescribing in record numbers. As a result, UNC P&A will avoid penalties and earn an incentive.
New Department of Cell Biology and Physiology Endorsed by Faculty
Please read this message from Dean Roper.
Volunteers Needed for N.C. Children's Hospital Fundraising Project
The Children's Hospital needs volunteers to help launch CowParade North Carolina 2012 on August 19, 20, and 21 while we set up life sized fiberglass cows in Durham for exhibits in Chapel Hill, Raleigh and Durham.
Clinical and Translational Research Center (CTRC)- Aug. 1
Plan to attend one of three upcoming Town Hall Meetings to hear about future changes and opportunities around the TraCS CTRC (formerly GCRC, still located on 3rd Floor Memorial Hospital).
Clinical and Translational Research Center (CTRC)- Aug. 2
Plan to attend one of three upcoming Town Hall Meetings to hear about future changes and opportunities around the TraCS CTRC (formerly GCRC, still located on 3rd Floor Memorial Hospital).
Clinical and Translational Research Center (CTRC)- Aug. 8
Plan to attend one of three upcoming Town Hall Meetings to hear about future changes and opportunities around the TraCS CTRC (formerly GCRC, still located on 3rd Floor Memorial Hospital).
UNC research reported on at world's largest AIDS conference
UNC is home to one of the most productive HIV/AIDS programs in the country, with dozens of researchers working toward new prevention strategies, reducing stigma, and finding a cure in the global fight against AIDS. Their research has been presented this week at the XIX International AIDS Conference in Washington, D.C. and reported on by major international and national media outlets. Read on to see the related news clips.
