March 1, 2022
UNCMC Rapid Response Nurse Feature: Janice Galloway
The UNC Medical Center’s Adult Rapid Response System recognizes the nurses that ensure rapid response events are successful.
Author Archives: Caroline Gabryel
February 16, 2022
Black History Month Showcase: UNC Pharmacology presents “The Life of Dr. Curtis Harper” Video Series
Curtis Harper, PhD, was the first African American faculty member to receive tenure in the Department of Pharmacology in 1981. In addition, Harper also taught and conducted research in toxicology as a member in the Curriculum in Toxicology at UNC.
January 25, 2022
Willis Authors BMJ Editorial on Decrease in Hospital Admissions for Child Infections during Pandemic
The UNC School of Medicine’s Zachary Willis, MD, MPH, co-authored an editorial published in the British Medical Journal in conjunction with new research that shows dramatic reductions in hospital admissions for common and severe childhood infections in England during the pandemic.
January 12, 2022
Cruz Leads New Study Showing Promise of Education as Mental Health Therapy
Christina Cruz, MD, assistant professor in the UNC Department of Psychiatry, is the first author of a study published in Frontiers in Psychiatry that shows how teachers can successfully deliver child mental health care in a low and middle income country.
January 12, 2022
UNC Allied Health Sciences Nationally Recognized for Collaboration, Innovation in Education and Healthcare
Allied Health professionals have been on the forefront of interprofessional education and practice for decades. This has been especially evident during the COVID-19 pandemic, as UNC students have mobilized to serve their communities. This is one reason why the UNC Department of Allied Health Sciences has received a national award of excellence for its interprofessional work.
December 21, 2021
Adult Cochlear Implant Program Finishes 2021 with 2,021st Procedure
The UNC Adult Cochlear Implant Program in the Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery completed its 2,021st cochlear implantation procedure in 2021!
December 14, 2021
UNC-Led CORVASEQ Surveillance Program Detects Omicron Variant in North Carolina
The Coronavirus Variant Sequencing (CORVASEQ) Surveillance Program, led by a team of UNC researchers, has detected the Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant in North Carolina. Together, members of the program at UNC-Chapel Hill, UNC-Charlotte, Duke, Wake Forest, and East Carolina have sequenced more than 10,000 samples from COVID-19 positive patients to track the spread and development of the virus across the state.
December 1, 2021
UNC Health Hosts Media Briefing on Omicron Variant
On Wednesday, UNC Health experts David Wohl, and Melissa Miller met with the media to answer questions and offer their expertise regarding what we know so far about the Omicron COVID-19 variant.
November 15, 2021
UNC Department of Psychiatry to Create Child and Adolescent Mental Health Research Program with $1 Million Commitment from the Foundation of Hope
The Foundation of Hope Child and Adolescent Anxiety and Mood Disorders Program (CHAAMP) within the UNC Department of Psychiatry will conduct cutting-edge translational research to advance understanding and treatment of pediatric and adolescent mood and anxiety disorders.
November 11, 2021
Veterans Day: Thank You to All Who Have Served
Thank you for your sacrifice, your bravery and the example you set for us all. Thank you for your service. Read messages from UNC Health Veteran teammates.
November 11, 2021
Changes Coming to UNC Health’s Online Provider Directory on Nov. 15
A new and improved UNC Health Find a Doctor website will go live on Monday, Nov. 15.
November 4, 2021
Liu, Arthur, Receive 2021-2022 Jefferson-Pilot Fellowships
Pengda Liu, PhD, and Janelle Arthur, PhD, earned Jefferson-Pilot Fellowships in Academic Medicine from the UNC School of Medicine for their respective work on understanding the dysregulation of signaling pathways in human diseases and investigating the capabilities and features of gut microbes.