June 9, 2021
Save the Date: UNC Health Co-worker Town Hall on June 21
Please Save the Date for the next UNC Health Co-Worker Town Hall, which will be held virtually on Monday, June 21, from Noon – 1 p.m.
Category: Vital Signs
June 3, 2021
UNC Health and the UNC School of Medicine Recognize Pride Month
As we celebrate our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) community during Pride Month, let’s also recognize the ongoing fight to ensure equity and to overcome mistreatment, oppression, and marginalization.
June 3, 2021
Watch: Learn More About UNC Health’s Patient Blood Management Initiative
Reducing unwarranted red blood cell transfusions is a UNC Health system goal. Watch this video, featuring Drs. Ewend, Nielsen, Balfanz and Marks, to learn more about the importance of this patient blood management initiative.
June 3, 2021
Forward Together Update on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Scheduled for June 8
The next Forward Together update will take place on June 8 and focus on the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion imperative of the Forward Together Strategic Plan. The session will be held from 2 - 3 p.m. and feature a panel including Nate Thomas, Stephanie Brown, and Kim Nichols.
June 3, 2021
Five new faculty members join Office of Academic Excellence to provide student support
The Office of Academic Excellence (OAE) is pleased to announce that five new faculty members have joined the OAE to provide student support across the state.
June 3, 2021
Scherrer Earns Three Grants for Innovative Pain, Opioid Research
Greg Scherrer, PhD, associate professor of cell biology and physiology, will use two NIH grants and a Brain Research Foundation award to further study how opioids interact with brain mechanisms, with the ultimate goal of creating better medications to treat chronic pain.
June 2, 2021
HSL Systematic Review Workshop
The Health Sciences Library is offering a free, one day workshop on systematic review standards, methods, and tools on June 16 via Zoom.
June 2, 2021
Latest Grant Awards to SOM Faculty
Listing of recent competitive grant awards to SOM faculty
June 2, 2021
Underrepresented faculty needed to facilitate peer group mentoring research on racially underrepresented early career researchers
UNC is part of a national effort, funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Diversity Program Consortium, to identify best mentoring practices for scientists underrepresented in biomedical research.
June 2, 2021
PROMISE study informational lunch sessions
Join PROMISE PI Dr. Susan Girdler and the UNC research staff for more information on participating in research, funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Diversity Program Consortium, to identify best mentoring practices for scientists underrepresented in biomedical research.
June 2, 2021
Sheikh Named Linda Coley Sewell Distinguished Professor of Medicine
Saira Sheikh, MD, is the first recipient of the Linda Coley Sewell Distinguished Professorship of Medicine.
June 1, 2021
COVID-19 Simulation Shows Importance of Continued Safety Efforts During Vaccine Distribution
A team of researchers led by UNC School of Medicine’s Mehul Patel, PhD, has produced a mathematical simulation that evaluates how many COVID-19 cases could be avoided in North Carolina if more people get vaccinated and follow mask and physical distancing guidelines.