July 21, 2020
Brian Pietrosimone, PhD, and Jeff Spang, MD, received a two-year, $500,000 grant from the Arthritis Foundation to study biomechanical changes following ACL injuries and that influence post-traumatic osteoarthritis.
July 21, 2020
As part of its “Clinical Practice” series, The New England Journal of Medicine published “Acute Ischemic Stroke” by neurologist William J. Powers, MD, in its July 16, 2020 issue.
July 21, 2020
Shrunjay Patel, DPM, AACFAS, joins the UNC Department of Surgery as an assistant professor in the division of vascular surgery. He sat down to discuss what inspired him to become a podiatric surgeon, his goals while at UNC Surgery, and letting go of his dreams of one day being a professional cricket player.
July 21, 2020
This is a listing of recent competitive grant awards to UNC School of Medicine faculty for July 1-15.
July 21, 2020
Limited Submissions: Internal Call for Proposals NIH Neuroscience Development for Advancing the Careers of a Diverse Research Workforce (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) UNC Internal deadline: 11:59PM, Monday, November 9, 2020 *Please distribute to relevant faculty*
July 21, 2020
American Medical Association COVID-19 daily video update: Why frontline care workers need student loan forgiveness, featuring Julie Byerley, MD, MPH, Vice Dean of Academic Affairs at the UNC School of Medicine.
July 20, 2020
New research on Chlamydia trachomatis from the other side of the world and the UNC Pediatric Infectious Diseases program were featured in the New York Times.
July 20, 2020
UNC School of Medicine student Nakisa Sadeghi co-authored a Health Affairs blog post, titled, "Addressing Racial Health Disparities In The COVID-19 Pandemic: Immediate And Long-Term Policy Solutions."
July 16, 2020
In this week's video message, Dr. Burks offers updates on system initiatives to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion, and on planning for the impacts of COVID-19 in the months ahead.
July 16, 2020
Our Carolina Care Highlight this week recognizes Dr. Kathleen Barnhouse, from the Department of Family Medicine. Here's what one of Dr. Barnhouse's patients had to say: “I truly like Dr. Barnhouse. She is in a position to make a difference in people's lives and she does so with concern, care and experience. I have recommended her to friends and I will continue to do so. She is efficient and yet she has a great sense of humor and that puts me at ease..."
July 16, 2020
Dr. Brad Figler, associate professor of urology, received the faculty LGBTIQA+ Advocacy Award for his leadership of the UNC Transgender Health Program.
July 16, 2020
The UNC Department of Radiology collaborates with the University of Nairobi (UoN) in Kenya. As a result of this partnership, UoN recently established the nation’s first interventional radiology fellowship, which will intake its inaugural class of Kenyan trainees later this year.