April 14, 2021
Colin Orr, MD, has been selected to join the Continuity Research Network (CORNET) Executive Committee as the Region 4 Research Chair. CORNET is the national research network of the Academic Pediatric Association.
March 10, 2021
In search of factors that increase vulnerability to the novel coronavirus, UNC Children’s Hospital providers, Tracie Walker, MD, and Stephanie Schwartz, MD, capture real-time data on children and youth hospitalized with COVID-19.
March 2, 2021
Samantha Schilling, MD, MSHP awarded Research Project Grant (R01) "Child-Adult Relationship Enhancement in Primary Care: Effectiveness Trial of a Primary Care Based Parenting Intervention to Prevent Child Maltreatment."
February 3, 2021
Starting in February 2021, a new collaborative initiative between the UNC Institute for the Environment, the Curriculum in Toxicology and Environmental Medicine in the UNC School of Medicine, and the Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences at North Carolina Central University (NCCU), will provide research opportunities for diverse undergraduates through a new program called the 21st Century Environmental Health Scholars (21EH Scholars).
February 3, 2021
Meghan E. Rebuli, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, and her team with the Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma and Lung Biology, had their publication, "Electronic-cigarette use alters nasal mucosal immune response to live-attenuated influenza virus. A clinical trial." named Extramural Paper of the Month for February 2021 by the NIEHS Environmental Factor.
January 6, 2021
At the Improving Pediatric Sepsis Outcomes (IPSO) National Workshop, December 10-11, 2020, UNC Children’s Hospital was recognized for demonstrating important improvements in outcomes for key sepsis measures.
December 9, 2020
Congratulations to Dr. Kenya McNeal-Trice on receiving the prestigious 2021 Distinguished Teaching Award for Post-Baccalaureate Instruction. The University Committee on Teaching Awards was greatly impressed by her exemplary excellence in inspirational teaching of undergraduate students. Her students and faculty colleagues are consistently enthusiastic in praise of her commitment to the highest standards of teaching.
December 2, 2020
James S. Hagood, MD, has been named among 55 child-health leaders across the United States as one of American Pediatric Society’s (APS) newest members for 2021. APS members include individuals who have distinguished themselves as academic leaders, teachers and researchers whose contributions to academic pediatrics have garnered national and international recognition.
November 17, 2020
Congratulation to Michelle Hernandez, MD, associate professor in the UNC Department of Pediatrics, on being elected Secretary of the Environmental & Occupational Respiratory Diseases (EORD) Interest Section of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.
October 28, 2020
This study looks at stress due to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic among parents of children with and without chronic conditions across the U.S.
October 28, 2020
UNC Speech and Hearing Sciences faculty member, Brenda Mitchell, recently published and released her first children’s book titled, “Anthony’s Adventures: Already a Winner.”
October 20, 2020
We are pleased to announce two major changes in physician leadership within UNC Children’s.