January 28, 2020
UNC Senior Alliance Ranked #1 Nationally in Clinical Quality
Among 34 Pay-for-Performance Next Generation Accountable Care Organizations
Tag: Press Releases
January 23, 2020
The Beacon Program is Looking for Champions
The UNC Beacon Program is looking for any UNC Hospital or Medical School Employees who have a passion for helping patients who have experienced any form of intimate partner violence.
January 23, 2020
The Head and the Heart
Todd Cohen and Jonathan Schisler — a neuroscientist and a heart researcher — began working together in 2016 after meeting for coffee in Marsico Hall. By combining their expertise in protein studies, they strive to develop a potential treatment for Alzheimer’s disease.
January 22, 2020
2020 Benefits Reminder
Now that the new year is here, it's important to review some timely benefit news and information.
January 9, 2020
Dr. Stephan Moll Receives International Media Attention for Helping Treat Astronaut’s Blood Clot
Professor Stephan Moll, MD, has been featured in a variety of media outlets for his contribution to NASA in treating an astronaut’s blood clot during a mission on the International Space Station, about which he co-authored a commentary in the New England Journal of Medicine. Here is a selection of the stories that have been …
December 11, 2019
UNC-led HIV Study Named as One of the Discoveries of the Decade
National Geographic selected the multinational HPTN 052 HIV trial, led by Myron Cohen, MD, as one of the discoveries of the decade.
December 3, 2019
Machine Learning Helps Scientists Measure Important Inflammation Process
Led by the UNC School of Medicine lab of Leslie Parise, PhD, researchers created an artificial intelligence tool to measure NETosis, an important inflammatory process by which certain white blood cells trap invaders like bacteria. This work will help scientists find ways to stop or promote the process in disease states.
December 3, 2019
Surgical & Cardiology Team at UNC Children’s Help Infant Thrive
Margot Halpin is Flourishing After Heart Surgery at Four Months Old
November 26, 2019
Multiple forms of stigma may increase risk for mental illness and cardiovascular disease among Black and Latina Transgender Women Living with HIV
The research, led by Tonia Poteat, PhD, MPH, PA-C, in the Department of Social Medicine is highlighting the ways that stigma and stress affect health outcomes for Black and Latina Transgender women.
November 21, 2019
First-Year Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling Student Hailey Morris Motivated to Serve
A chance conversation with a customer who was a rehabilitation counselor while Hailey Morris worked at a local coffee shop in South Carolina spurred her desire to pursue the profession and to consider graduate school. Today, Morris is a first-year student in the Division of Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling who hopes to become a licensed professional counselor.
November 21, 2019
2020 Macy Faculty Scholars Program
The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation is accepting one nominated candidate from the School of Medicine and one nominated candidate from the School of Nursing, for the tenth class of the Josiah Macy Faculty Scholars. This program is designed to identify and nurture the careers of promising educational innovators in medicine and nursing.
November 21, 2019
Clean In Clean Out Feedback Contest Winners
With over 15,000 observations submitted between Oct. 15 – Nov. 15, the Clean In, Clean Out initiative continues to be a tremendous success! Congratulations to our Feedback Contest Winners who all submitted hand hygiene observations and gave feedback to their colleagues.