April 12, 2018
Garcia Receives Neurovirology Award
J. Victor Garcia, PhD, Professor of Medicine in the Division of Global Health and Infectious Disease, is the 2018 recipient of the Opendra Narayan Lecture.
Category: Awards, Rankings and Recognitions
March 29, 2018
UNC SOM to Celebrate National Doctors’ Day with Physician Appreciation Week in April
During the week of April 8 – 14, the Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development and the Integrated Wellness Initiative will be hosting a number of Physician Appreciation events.
March 29, 2018
Elsa U. Pardee Foundation: Cancer Research Grant
The Elsa U. Pardee Foundation is accepting applications from investigators to fund research directed toward identifying new treatments or cures for cancer. Project relevance to cancer detection, treatment or cure should be clearly defined. Award amount varies. The application deadline is April 30, 2018.
March 16, 2018
Match Day: The end of the beginning
We spoke to a few students about this pivotal day, their reflections on their time at the UNC School of Medicine, and their feelings as they enter the next phases of their careers.
March 1, 2018
Earp named Director of UNC Lineberger
Shelton Earp, MD, has been named director of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. Earp has served as interim director since June 2017, a role he accepted after Norman E. “Ned” Sharpless, MD, UNC Lineberger’s director since January 2014, was nominated to become the director of the National Cancer Institute.
February 6, 2018
The Right Note at the Right Time
One great performance earned Angela Smith a music scholarship to UNC. She’s been in Chapel Hill ever since. Now, as a urologic oncologist, she’s developing an app to ensure her patients get the right information, right on time. Her work has earned her a Jefferson-Pilot Fellowship in Academic Medicine.
January 4, 2018
Three UNC autism research studies earn end-of-year honors
Autism Speaks, Spectrum, and the NIH singled out innovative work from Joseph Piven’s research team as top studies advancing the field of autism research in 2017.
December 7, 2017
Forbes names Dees as a top breast cancer expert in the U.S.
UNC Lineberger’s Claire Dees, MD, is one of the country’s top 27 breast oncologists, according to Forbes magazine.
September 18, 2017
UNC named NIH Autism Center of Excellence for third time
As part of a five-year, $7.5 million award, UNC researchers led by Joseph Piven, MD, will follow up on innovative imaging studies to create interventions to help children with autism.
August 31, 2017
2017 UNC Medical Center Exceptional Patient Service and Patient Service Star Award Winners
On Thursday, Aug. 24, Dr. Ian Buchanan, Dr. Matt Mauro, and Meghan McCann presented 30 clinics the 2017 Award for Exceptional Patient Service and 18 employees the Patient Service Star Award. Please join us in congratulating our high-performing colleagues and clinics. The complete lists of clinics and STAR recipients can be found below, as well as a clinics that received performance awards.
August 17, 2017
372 UNC Health Care physicians named to 2017-2018 Best Doctors in America® list
Only four percent of doctors in America earn this prestigious honor.
August 8, 2017
UNC Health Care receives high marks in latest US News & World Report Ratings
U.S News & World Report has released its annual Best Hospitals ratings. Across the state, several UNC Health Care facilities were recognized for clinical excellence.