June 28, 2018
Wedding bells ring at N.C. Cancer Hospital
The care team on 4Oncology at the North Carolina Cancer Hospital went all out when Bernard McBryde asked if he could marry his fiancé while he was still receiving care as an inpatient.
June 28, 2018
The care team on 4Oncology at the North Carolina Cancer Hospital went all out when Bernard McBryde asked if he could marry his fiancé while he was still receiving care as an inpatient.
June 28, 2018
A team of Malawian health and government officials met with UNC health and university leaders, researchers and clinical staff across three days to prepare for the opening of the first dedicated cancer center in Malawi.
June 28, 2018
An ad hoc committee has been appointed to undertake a routine review of the leadership provided by Raj S. Pruthi, MD, MHA, FACS, in his position as Chair of the Department of Urology. The review is a standard procedure of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The committee invites your written or verbal comments, suggestions and relevant information. The review will take place on August 28, 2018.
June 21, 2018
Over the course of two weekends, the UNC Family Medicine Summer Academy hosted a total of 14 recent high school graduates from rural North Carolina. All of these students have an interest in a future career in medicine.
June 21, 2018
An analysis co-led led by UNC Lineberger's Hazel B. Nichols, PhD, linked higher body mass index to lower breast cancer risk for younger women, even for women within a normal weight range.
June 21, 2018
On June 13, the UNC Employee Forum celebrated the contributions of employees from across campus. Two UNC School of Medicine employees, Shaketha Edwards and Erin Edwards were honored. In addition, ten UNC School of Medicine employees were elected delegates to the Employee Forum.
June 14, 2018
The Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development, along with the Nominating Committee, is delighted to announce the results of the 2018 School of Medicine Standing Committee Elections.
May 31, 2018
Thomas Boothby, PhD, Hui Feng, PhD, and Jenna Honeycutt, PhD, will be honored in a luncheon ceremony on Wednesday, June 6, in the Pagano Conference Room at UNC Lineberger.
May 31, 2018
The latest edition of the Mary Ellen Jones construction newsletter is available. It features photos of the recent progress made inside the building.
May 31, 2018
Research led by UNC School of Medicine MD/PhD student Jamie Jarmul, PhD, suggests physicians should defer to traditional 10-year risk score and existing statin guidelines in lieu of genetic tests.
May 30, 2018
Victoria Bae-Jump, MD, PhD, was recently awarded grant funding totaling more than $800,000 to further her research on the underlying biological factors that may influence the development and mortality of endometrial cancer in both Caucasian and African-American women.
May 24, 2018
Wendell Yarbrough, MD, MMHC, has been named Chair of the Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, effective September 17, 2018. Harold C. Pillsbury, MD, Thomas J. Dark Distinguished Professor of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, announced last year that he would step down from his position as Chair after 17 years in the role.