September 3, 2020
The inaugural Race, Racism, and Racial Equity (R3) Symposium, hosted by the University Office for Diversity and Inclusion, is a series of virtual events that will bring together scholars and researchers from across campus to share their work with Carolina and the broader community.
September 3, 2020
The Faculty Affairs and Diversity Leadership Committee is soliciting feedback from faculty to inform revisions to the guidelines for appointments, promotion, and tenure.
September 3, 2020
Registration is open for the 2020 Women in Medicine Conference. This year’s conference will be held virtually on September 25, 2020.
September 3, 2020
All full- and part-time School of Medicine faculty must receive an annual review and complete a review attestation by the end of the year. The review attestation process launched this week.
September 3, 2020
On Monday, March 16th, Clare Harrop, PhD, found out that her daughters' daycare was closing. As the full impact of state and national shutdowns hit her, Harrop began to lose sleep and feel a heightened sense of anxiety. At the same time, she was thinking of the many families she works with in her research studies. She recalls texting a colleague: If I'm feeling like this, how are parents of kids with autism feeling?
September 3, 2020
The School of Medicine is now accepting submissions for the "Forward Together" Initiative to Support Clinician Scientists on K awards. Submissions from Clinical Departments are due on September 21, 2020.
September 3, 2020
Read a message from Wesley Burks, MD, CEO of UNC Health and Dean of the UNC School of Medicine.
September 3, 2020
What is myocarditis? How is it linked to COVID-19? And why is it a concern for athletes? UNC Blood Research Center scientist Silvio Antoniak, PhD, explains.
September 3, 2020
The UNC Health System Executive Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Council, which was established in June, is actively working to elevate and embrace a culture of DEI throughout all aspects of UNC Health and the UNC School of Medicine and to measure and evaluate the progress and effectiveness of current (and future) initiatives.
September 3, 2020
The Academic Coaches will work with students in the Carolina EXCEL program providing small group facilitation and academic coaching in the foundational sciences for a group of 5 students enrolled in the Carolina EXCEL program which would begin in the Summer of 2021. EXCEL is a newly launching year-long pipeline program for under-represented in medicine students to prepare them to excel in medical school.
September 3, 2020
A newly-released video highlights three UNC researchers who show ground-breaking possibilities with TraCS support – drones that deliver life-saving equipment, mental health treatment based on brain wave therapy, and 3D-printed intravaginal rings to deliver therapeutics for women’s health. NC TraCS is here to help strengthen and accelerate research at UNC-Chapel Hill and beyond. The North Carolina Translational and …
September 3, 2020
The UNC surgical community’s third Annual Teamwork Event is geared toward improving safety, efficiency and teamwork in ORs, and culminates with a virtual safety pledge.