October 2, 2026
TraCS K12 Program Accepting Applications
The Gene Orringer Junior Faculty Career Development Program (TraCS K12) is now accepting applications for positions beginning July 1, 2027.
Category: Announcements
September 25, 2026
UNC School of Medicine Launches Innovative Effort to Block Life-Threatening Peanut Allergic Reactions
Researchers hope to create a therapy that reduces the fear, anxiety and lifestyle limitations associated with peanut allergy.
September 23, 2026
Four School of Medicine Students Named Schweitzer Fellows
The NC Albert Schweitzer Fellowship selected its class of 31 Fellows for 2026-27, including four from the UNC School of Medicine.
September 9, 2026
Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society Fall 2026 Inductees
The UNC School of Medicine is excited to announce the new Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) medical honor society inductees. AOA is dedicated to the belief that we can improve care for all by recognizing high educational achievement, honoring gifted teaching, encouraging the development of leaders in academia and the community, supporting the ideals of humanism, and promoting service to others.
August 31, 2026
UNC Awarded Up to $35 Million to Lead Landmark Initiative to Build World’s Largest Data Resource for Rare Disease AI
This data resource will provide physicians and researchers with new capabilities to identify patterns, support clinical decisions, and accelerate research aimed at transforming rare disease diagnosis and care.
August 25, 2026
PCORI Awards $13M to UNC to Study Innovative Symptom Management Interventions for Rare Cholestatic Liver Diseases
UNC School of Medicine’s Donna Evon, PhD, will lead a multi-center study evaluating a mind-body digital health program with and without clinician-guided psychotherapy to improve mental health, fatigue and other symptoms for adults with rare cholestatic liver diseases.
July 22, 2026
UNC Lineberger MD/PhD Student Awarded NCI F30 Fellowship for Bladder Cancer Research
MD/PhD student Kounlavong has received an NCI F30 Predoctoral Fellowship to investigate how the tumor microenvironment shapes treatment vulnerability in bladder cancer, a disease where we still cannot predict which patients will respond to available therapies.
June 2, 2026
UNC Health Names Min Lee President, UNC Hospitals
Lee joins UNC Hospitals from UVA Medical Center in Virginia.
May 7, 2026
Perou Named Honorary Doctor by Karolinska Institutet
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is proud to announce that Charles “Chuck” Perou, PhD, Professor of Genetics, was awarded the title of Honorary Doctor by Karolinska Institutet (KI) in Sweden in recognition of his groundbreaking contributions to breast cancer research.
May 6, 2026
UNC Receives $1.3 Million Grant for Bridge to Health Initiative
UNC School of Medicine and UNC Health received funding from The Duke Endowment to launch Bridge to Health, a pilot program led by Timothy Daaleman, MD, and UNC Family Medicine. The initiative will expand hospital-based transitional clinics and strengthen partnerships to improve care for patients with complex medical and social needs.
May 4, 2026
Traveling with Hope: Rex Mobile Mammography Celebrates 25 Years of Service
Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the Rex Mobile Mammography, a department of UNC Health Rex Hospital, will welcome a new mobile mammography unit this year named Hope Esperanza, or “Hope.”
March 19, 2026
Milner Awarded $1 Million for Pancreatic Cancer Research
The All-Star Translational Award from the V Foundation will help create new treatments to help patients better fight off pancreatic cancer, one of the most lethal types of cancer.