September 3, 2020
Lori O’Brien, PhD, assistant professor in the department of Cell Biology and Physiology, and member of the UNC Kidney Center, discusses her research on kidney development and nephron function as it relates to kidney disease.
September 3, 2020
Clark Denniston, MD, Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education and ACGME Designated Institutional Official, will step down from this role effective January 1, 2021.
September 3, 2020
Hospitalized patients with diabetes are dependent on hospital staff to monitor blood glucose, administer medications and deliver meals in a coordinated manner. Inconsistency in the timing of these tasks can increase the risk for hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia. The UNC Department of Medicine’s Value Care Action Group (VCAG) has been working with the division of endocrinology and metabolism to improve glycemic control for hospitalized patients. New services recently introduced are ensuring the safety of patient care and decreasing the length of stay at UNC Medical Center.
September 3, 2020
The Faculty Affairs and Diversity Leadership Committee is soliciting feedback from faculty to inform revisions to the guidelines for appointments, promotion, and tenure.
September 3, 2020
The inaugural Race, Racism, and Racial Equity (R3) Symposium, hosted by the University Office for Diversity and Inclusion, is a series of virtual events that will bring together scholars and researchers from across campus to share their work with Carolina and the broader community.
September 3, 2020
Registration is open for the 2020 Women in Medicine Conference. This year’s conference will be held virtually on September 25, 2020.
September 3, 2020
All full- and part-time School of Medicine faculty must receive an annual review and complete a review attestation by the end of the year. The review attestation process launched this week.
September 3, 2020
On Monday, March 16th, Clare Harrop, PhD, found out that her daughters' daycare was closing. As the full impact of state and national shutdowns hit her, Harrop began to lose sleep and feel a heightened sense of anxiety. At the same time, she was thinking of the many families she works with in her research studies. She recalls texting a colleague: If I'm feeling like this, how are parents of kids with autism feeling?
September 3, 2020
The School of Medicine is now accepting submissions for the "Forward Together" Initiative to Support Clinician Scientists on K awards. Submissions from Clinical Departments are due on September 21, 2020.
September 3, 2020
Read a message from Wesley Burks, MD, CEO of UNC Health and Dean of the UNC School of Medicine.
September 3, 2020
What is myocarditis? How is it linked to COVID-19? And why is it a concern for athletes? UNC Blood Research Center scientist Silvio Antoniak, PhD, explains.
September 3, 2020
The UNC Health System Executive Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Council, which was established in June, is actively working to elevate and embrace a culture of DEI throughout all aspects of UNC Health and the UNC School of Medicine and to measure and evaluate the progress and effectiveness of current (and future) initiatives.