September 21, 2020
The Johnson & Johnson Scholars Award Program aims to fuel development of female STEM2D leaders and feed the STEM2D talent pipeline by awarding and sponsoring women at critical points in their careers, in each of the STEM2D disciplines: Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, Manufacturing and Design.
September 21, 2020
Zoe McElligott, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry and pharmacology and member of the UNC Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies, will investigate how neurotransmitters promote alcohol consumption and whether chronic alcohol consumption alters the strength of a specific brain circuit.
September 16, 2020
The Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development is offering virtual coaching to all School of Medicine faculty. Eligible faculty will have a challenge or goal they want to move forward in the next few months.
August 27, 2020
Medical students will soon have a one-stop shop for resources, and anyone who works with students, i.e. clinicians and faculty, will more easily be able to keep track of a student’s success.
August 20, 2020
Much still needs to be learned about how food allergies develop and why certain people are more susceptible than others. UNC School of medicine researchers led by Scott Commins, MD, PhD, may be able to answer some of these questions by studying an unusual food allergy to mammalian meat called alpha-gal syndrome.
August 20, 2020
Lauren Brinkley Rubinstein, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Social Medicine and a member of the UNC Center for Health Equity Research, is a co-author of a Viewpoint article published online by JAMA on August 17, 2020.
August 20, 2020
The Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development is currently recruiting faculty to participate in focus groups that will inform future programming and initiatives. In today’s dynamic and challenging environment, our aim is to better understand how the institution can foster an environment in which all faculty can thrive.
August 20, 2020
Without a doubt, this year has been extremely challenging for all of us. We have had to rethink every aspect of our daily lives - how and where we work, care for our children, run our errands, connect with family – and the list goes on. Having to pivot daily in order to adjust to these challenges has an effect on our emotional and physical health and well-being.
August 20, 2020
For an overview of the resident experience at UNC, we invite you to view our resident recruitment video. Faculty are encouraged to share the video on social media.
August 13, 2020
In this week's update, Dr. Wesley Burks, CEO of UNC Health and Dean of the UNC School of Medicine, provides an update on the work of the UNC Health System Executive Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council and shares multiple ways for co-workers to get involved.
August 13, 2020
Read an update on progress of the UNC School of Medicine's DEI Path Forward plan.
August 10, 2020
Cathy Anderson, a graduate student in the UNC Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, has been awarded the NCI Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition Award for research conducted as part of the McGinty lab.