July 21
UNC conducting survey of graduate and professional students
The Carolina Center for Public Service is currently conducting a study to quantify the engagement of graduate and professional students at UNC.
Carolina Global Photography Contest accepting submissions
The 17th annual Carolina Global Photography Contest is accepting submissions through Sept. 30. This amateur competition is open to all students, faculty, alumni and staff of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and it showcases Carolina’s global activity, educational opportunities, research and service work.
A message from Dr. Roper on State Budget passed by the N.C. General Assembly
Please read this message from Dr. Roper detailing the impacts of the State Budget, passed by the General Assembly on July 1, 2016, on the UNC School of Medicine and UNC Health Care.
MedServe story spreads across state
In late June, MedServe, a program co-founded by Patrick O’Shea, a dual MD/MBA student from the UNC School of Medicine and Duke’s Fuqua School of Business, and Anne Steptoe, a dual MD/MBA student from Brown University’s Alpert School of Medicine and Duke’s Fuqua School of Business, officially launched with a two-week training institute at the UNC School of Medicine.
CTSA Conversations Series: Careers and Partnership with Industry
In an effort to encourage a two-way dialogue and discussions around the UNC Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program at UNC, NC TraCS holds regular OPEN TO ALL information sessions.
UNC SOM faculty recognized by Reuters as Highly Cited Researchers
The annual list of Highly Cited Researchers from Thomson Reuters recognizes the impact of leading researchers around the world across 21 fields in the sciences and social science. The 3,000 researchers highlighted in the 2015 list represent the top 1 percent cited authors in their respective research category. This includes 14 faculty members from UNC-Chapel Hill, 11 of whom are affiliated with the UNC School of Medicine.
Powell selected for Aspen Institute Fellowship, will join entrepreneurial leaders mobilized to improve US health care
Wizdom Powell, PhD, associate professor of health behavior at UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, was selected on July 12 to receive one of the Aspen Institute’s second annual Health Innovators Fellowships.
Lee to step down as Chair of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Michael Y. Lee, MD, MHA, Sidna Chockley Rizzo Distinguished Professor and Founding Chair of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, has announced that he will be stepping down from the position, effective September 2016, after serving in the role for almost 23 years.
UNC Lineberger celebrates 40 years as an NCI-designated cancer center
In 1975, UNC Lineberger was named a ‘Designated Cancer Center’ by the National Cancer Institute. To mark the milestone, UNC Lineberger's leadership, past and current, recently got together to reflect on the Center's history and look forward to the future.
The ethics of compassionate use with Arthur Caplan
This week on Your Health Radio, Adam and guest co-host Bob Gwyther, MD, MBA, have an exciting conversation with Arthur Caplan, PhD, Director of the Division of Medical Ethics at New York University's Langone Medical Center. The theme of the conversation is The Ethics of Compassionate Use.