January 24, 2024
Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of January 19 – January 25
The below clickable headlines link directly to outside media outlets, which featured UNC School of Medicine faculty starting Friday January 19, 2024.
Author Archives: Brittany Phillips
January 22, 2024
UNC School of Medicine Researchers Awarded Grant for Summer Undergraduate Experience Program
Jonathan Schisler, PhD, Leon Coleman, MD, PhD, and Ben Philpot, PhD, at the UNC School of Medicine, were awarded a five-year, $675,000 grant to lead a summer undergraduate experience program promoting neuropharmacology and neurobiological disease research to be conducted by students from underrepresented groups.
January 22, 2024
Five Questions with Meera Deva
In this new Vital Signs series, we feature third-year UNC School of Medicine student Meera Deva, from Cary, NC, who told us about her aspirations to become a doctor and help those who are often neglected or struggle to access the healthcare system.
January 18, 2024
Nasrallah Serves As Expert Diet Reviewer for the US News & World Report Best Diets 2024
Lana Nasrallah, MPH, RD, LDN, clinical dietician in the Department of Family Medicine at the UNC School of Medicine, shares expertise as a panelist for the US News & World Report Best Diets 2024.
January 17, 2024
Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of January 12 – January 18
The below clickable headlines link directly to outside media outlets, which featured UNC School of Medicine faculty starting Friday January 12, 2023.
January 16, 2024
Shams Pens Op-Ed About Living and Working Conditions of Migrant Farmworkers in NC
Rayad Shams, fourth year UNC School of Medicine student and 2023-24 NC Schweitzer Fellow, pens op-ed in Charlotte Observer about the living and working conditions of migrant farmworkers in North Carolina.
January 10, 2024
Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of January 5 – January 11
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January 8, 2024
Jones Elected as Chair of Women & Substance Use Disorders Special Interest Group for the American Society of Addiction Medicine
Hendrée Jones, PhD, senior advisor of the UNC Horizons Program, was recently elected as chair of the Women & Substance Use Disorders Special Interest Group for the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM).
January 3, 2024
Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of December 22 – January 4
The below clickable headlines link directly to outside media outlets, which featured UNC School of Medicine faculty starting Tuesday December 22, 2023.
December 20, 2023
Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of December 15 – December 21
The below clickable headlines link directly to outside media outlets, which featured UNC School of Medicine faculty starting Friday December 15, 2023.
December 19, 2023
2023 UNC NeuroSpark Research Award Winners Selected
As part of a UNC NeuroSpark event, four research teams at the UNC School of Medicine won $25,000 pilot grants with the goal of increasing collaborations throughout the neurosciences.
December 13, 2023
UNC Researchers Reveal Prevalence of Persistent Symptoms in Patients with Microscopic Colitis
A new study led by Walker Redd, MD, at the UNC School of Medicine, examines how multiple factors contribute to the miscommunication and understanding of the digestive disease, microscopic colitis.