December 15, 2021
Audiology Students Receive American Academy of Audiology Foundation Awards
Meredith Braza was awarded a Jerry Northern Scholarship in Pediatric Audiology and Amanda Davis received an Improving the Conversation Scholarship.
Category: Health Sciences
December 15, 2021
Reminder: Eshelman Institute Grant Funding Available
The Eshelman Institute for Innovation recently opened its pre-proposal application for the 2022 annual grant cycle. The Institute seeks to fund translational research related to therapeutics focused on oncology, infectious disease, and neuroscience, including rare diseases, and all digital health technologies. The Institute also welcomes ideas for devices and diagnostics, and other therapeutic areas and services.
December 1, 2021
AHS Alumni Cephus Simmons Uses RA Experience and Innovation to Launch New Business
Cephus Simmons graduated in 2012 with a Master’s in Radiologic Science from the Division of Radiologic Science within the UNC School of Medicine’s Department of Allied Health Sciences. A 25-year career in the radiology field cultivated his affinity for innovative problem-solving, leading to his most recent endeavor - the launch of SealCath and a shift to full-time business owner.
December 1, 2021
Audiology Students Win ADA Student Business Plan Competition
Department of Allied Health Sciences Audiology students Alyssa Fischer and Ryan Sprouse received a check for $5,000 as the winner of the 2021 ADA Student Business Plan competition.
December 1, 2021
Johnson Receives Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Equity Scholars for Action Award
Khalilah Johnson, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy in the Department of Allied Health Sciences in the UNC School of Medicine. The $250,000 grant will support her project, Disrupting the Cycle of Inaccessible Healthcare and Community Supports for Minoritized People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
October 27, 2021
Thoma Featured in Healio Rheumatology for Research Regarding Rehabilitation Use Among Black Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Louise Thoma, PT, DPT, PhD, discussed her recent publication in Arthritis Care & Research with Healio.
September 1, 2021
UNC Medical School Professor Has Second Transplant
Elizabeth Crais, PhD, Speech and Hearing Sciences, received her first kidney transplant in 2004 from colleague, Linda Watson. After 17 years of excellent health and wellness, however, Dr. Crais needed a second transplant, this time for both a kidney and a liver.
June 9, 2021
Lead With Compassion Yoga Teacher Training 2021-22
Balance Through Movement Lead With Compassion Yoga Teacher Training program offers an inclusive and compassionate approach to Hatha yoga with a foundation in contemporary anatomy, neuroscience, and research backed mindfulness tools. We place emphasis on body mechanics, modifications to adapt the practice, and modern knowledge of the body and mind to offer a comprehensive scope of yoga. Balance Through Movement Lead With Compassion is a Yoga Alliance certified training.
May 12, 2021
CRMH student Madison Swisher describes her LEND traineeship experience
Madison Swisher, a first-year master’s degree student in the Division of Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling (CRMH), describes her nine-month traineeship with the North Carolina Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) Program in May.
May 4, 2021
Division of Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling students share scholarship experiences
Weiss Urban Livability Fellow Shannon Mulloy and Merit Assistantship awardee Jenna Brunner describe their scholarship activities for the 2020/21 academic year.
April 28, 2021
NC State ASSIST and UNC Translational Research Collaborations RFA
UNC's NC TraCS and the Center for Advanced Self-powered Systems of Integrated Sensors and Technologies (ASSIST) at NC State is seeking highly innovative proposals that address high-impact unmet clinical needs using NC State’s ASSIST-developed technologies. The goal of this Special Emphasis is to match UNC providers’ expertise of clinical challenges and unmet needs, with engineering faculty at ASSIST seeking to develop novel technology applications.
April 28, 2021
DAHS selects Womack as Associate Chair for Faculty Affairs
The Department of Allied Health Science (DAHS) is pleased to announce Dr. Jenny Womack as its inaugural associate chair for faculty affairs, effective July 1.