September 2, 2026
The Lampe Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering at UNC-Chapel Hill and NC State has received a new NIH R01 grant to study resistive exoskeleton technology aimed at supporting healthy aging.
September 2, 2026
The new cohort joins the current ~450 total PhD students conducting research across biomedical science fields.
August 26, 2026
Chapel Hill, NC — August 26, 2026 — The Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine is pleased to announce that David M. Johnston, PhD, retired President of PPD and former Senior Vice President and President of Clinical Research at Thermo Fisher Scientific, has been …
March 26, 2026
Researchers at UNC-Chapel Hill have created what they describe as a kind of functional growth chart for the brain—a map showing how large-scale brain networks are organized from the first days of life through old age.
January 28, 2026
Myron (Mike) Cohen, MD, Yeargan-Bate Professor of Medicine, Microbiology, and Epidemiology, will conclude his tenure as Director of the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases (IGHID) at the end of June 2026.
July 15, 2025
Following six years in the dual role of CEO of UNC Health and Dean of the UNC School of Medicine, Dr. Wesley Burks is stepping down. A pediatrician by training, Burks has announced his intention to focus his attention squarely on the development of NC Children’s, North Carolina’s first standalone children’s hospital, which UNC Health is developing in partnership with Duke Health.
April 9, 2025
The UNC School of Medicine was ranked Tier 1 in both Research and Primary Care in U.S. News & World Report's 2025 “Best Graduate Schools.” UNC is one of only two medical schools in the country that are ranked Tier 1 for both Research and Primary Care.
April 3, 2025
The Office of Clinical Research will join Members of the Office of Research Support and Compliance with the Research Integration Team to expand UNC Health’s clinical research capacity, with the reorganization taking effect on July 1, 2025.
June 20, 2024
Congratulations to this year’s Kenan Primary Care Medical Scholars. Thanks to the generous support of the Sarah Graham Kenan Endowment and the William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust, the Kenan Primary Care Scholars Program offers medical students rural experiences in Central, Eastern, and Western North Carolina through the Kenan Rural Scholars program.
March 20, 2024
During her remarks, she reflected on her own Match Day and let students know that this was a day that would remember throughout their career.
August 25, 2023
UNC School of Medicine researchers continue to explore how best to protect our patients and communities against COVID-19. Recent work includes findings that show that SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination produces a robust immune response in the nasal cavity as well as results that show Metformin substantially decreasing the risk of developing long COVID after infection from …
May 19, 2023
Nominations are now open for the Robert C. Cefalo House Officer Award. The annual award recognizes outstanding members of the Hospitals’ house staff for exemplary service, professional performance and compassionate patient care. Nominations are due by June 15.