November 1, 2018
Announcing enhanced education leadership at the UNC School of Medicine
Read a memo from Julie Byerley, MD, MPH, regarding changes to the UNC School of Medicine's education administration.
Category: News
November 1, 2018
Congratulations to all of our Carolina Care Award Winners
Outpatient Services would like to congratulate all of our Carolina Care Award Winners, who were honored at a ceremony at the UNC Medical Center.
November 1, 2018
Dr. William L. Roper Named Interim President of the UNC System
The University of North Carolina Board of Governors announced today that UNC Health Care CEO and Dean of the UNC School of Medicine Dr. William L. Roper has been named interim president of the UNC System, effective January 1, 2019. Dr. Roper also serves as vice-chancellor for Medical Affairs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
October 29, 2018
Shih Earns $3.8 million NIH BRAIN Initiative Grant
Yen-Yu Ian Shih, PhD, associate professor of neurology and member of the UNC Biomedical Research Imaging Center, will use cutting-edge neuroscience tools to improve the understanding of fMRI signal in a brain area called striatum.
October 29, 2018
Piven honored with Ruane Prize for autism research
At an awards dinner in New York City, Joseph Piven was named co-recipient of the Ruane Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Research by the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation.
October 29, 2018
Former patient donates $10 million to further blood cancer research at UNC Lineberger
Etteinne “ET” and W. G. Champion “Champ” Mitchell of New Bern, North Carolina, will create a new fund supporting ground-breaking research in blood cancer at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, including lymphoma, leukemia and myeloma research, in gratitude for the care Champ received and to bolster research directed at finding cures.
October 26, 2018
When it comes to respiratory effects of wood smoke, sex matters
Impacts of environmental toxins may be missed when researchers fail to compare effects on men and women, according to a study by UNC-Chapel Hill scientists. UNC School of Medicine’s Ilona Jaspers, PhD, led the research.
October 25, 2018
Byerley named UNC School of Medicine’s Executive Vice Dean
Julie Byerley, MD, MPH, has been named Executive Vice Dean of the UNC School of Medicine, effective November 1. Byerley will continue her present role while also assuming expanded leadership responsibilities for the School of Medicine.
October 25, 2018
UNC Medical Center Department of Pharmacy Earns Innovator Award for Reducing Drug Waste
At the 35th Annual National Oncology Conference, the Association of Community Cancer Centers recognized the NC Cancer Hospital for early adoption of a program to reduce drug waste and reduce drug cost.
October 25, 2018
2-Step Verification required for Office 365 in November
2-Step Verification will soon be required to access Office 365, which includes email, calendar and OneDrive, among many other applications. School of Medicine faculty and staff will be required to use 2-Step in early November. The mandatory 2-Step for Office 365 will be a phased rollout from November 1st - 8th. In preparation for this, several dedicated 2-Step Help Clinics will be available throughout the School of Medicine.
October 25, 2018
School of Medicine IT Announces the Release of Webex for Secure Web Conferencing and Collaboration
On November 12, 2018, UNC School of Medicine IT will launch the new Webex video conferencing service for School of Medicine faculty, staff, and students.
October 25, 2018
Roush and McComish Awarded $1.3 Million to Prepare Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists to Serve Children with Hearing Loss and Developmental Disabilities
Jackson Roush, PhD, and Cara McComish, PhD, both faculty within the Department of Allied Health Science's Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, have received two federally funded training grants totaling $1.3 million. The four-year grants will prepare future audiologists and speech-language pathologists to work with children who have autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities, in addition to hearing loss.