July 28, 2020
A graduate of the LEND program at the Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities, Kenneth Kelty won a national video competition in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the American with Disabilities Act.
July 28, 2020
Led by Cindy Gay, MD, clinical researches in the UNC Division of Infectious Diseases are leaning on years of experience and expertise to partake in a large phase 3 clinical trial for a COVID-19 vaccine.
July 28, 2020
We are excited to announce the Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery's Pediatric Division and UNC Hospitals Pediatric Audiology will officially open their Raleigh clinic on Monday, August 17th.
July 28, 2020
UNC Medical Center and UNC REX ranked as top hospitals in the state and Triangle.
July 27, 2020
UNC Health has promoted Crystal Wiley Cené, MD, MPH, FAHA, into a new role as the organization’s first System Executive Director for Health Equity. In the role of System Executive Director for Health Equity, Dr. Cené will lead a multidisciplinary and collaborative effort to plan, implement, and evaluate science-based strategies and interventions to help address the structures, policies, and practices that perpetuate health disparities and impede health equity in our state.
July 24, 2020
A comprehensive UC San Francisco-led study flagged drug components in need of more rigorous review to be sure they are safe. The UNC School of Medicine lab of Bryan Roth, MD, PhD, conducted important screening studies to confirm the findings.
July 24, 2020
UNC Lineberger researchers demonstrated that patients with advanced, relapsed/refractory forms of the common blood cancer showed a high rate of durable responses to CAR-T cell immunotherapy.
July 23, 2020
The MSEC consists of the officers of the Medical Staff, the Department Chairs, the Chief Nursing Officer, the Deans of the Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, the President of the House Staff Council, the President of UNC Faculty Physicians, and the President of UNC Hospitals. The MSEC acts on behalf of the Medical Staff on issues related to all aspects of medical practice. It receives reports on hospital operations, GME, and Nursing.
July 23, 2020
The School of Medicine of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill seeks a well-qualified leader to serve as Chair for the Department of Urology. This is an internal search; only current UNC School of Medicine faculty members will be considered.
July 23, 2020
Students can fulfill this requirement by logging in to ConnectCarolina.unc.edu and proceeding through the COVID-19 Notice and Student Acknowledgement. This requirement must be fulfilled by students by July 27, prior to attending classes this fall.
July 23, 2020
Blossom Damania, PhD, vice dean for research and Boshamer Distinguished Professor at the UNC School of Medicine, and Dirk Dittmer, PhD, briefed local media on various aspects of COVID-19 research.
July 23, 2020
Blossom Damania, PhD, and Dirk Dittmer, PhD, were featured in a News & Observer article on the scope of research at the UNC School of Medicine to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, including an upcoming vaccine trial at UNC.