October 23, 2018
UNC-Chapel Hill, Deerfield announce creation of new company to accelerate discovery of medicines
Deerfield Management commits up to $65 million to support the development of new therapeutics at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Tag: Press Releases
October 17, 2018
MAHEC, UNC-Chapel Hill Celebrate New Interprofessional Academic Health Center
UNC Health Sciences at MAHEC expands health science education in Western North Carolina.
October 11, 2018
American College of Emergency Physicians Names Award In Honor of Dr. Judith Tintinalli
The Judith E. Tintinalli Excellence in Education Award is a lifetime achievement award given to someone who has made a lasting change on emergency medicine education over a career.
October 10, 2018
Call for Letters of Intent – IHQI Improvement Scholars Program
The UNC Institute for Healthcare Quality Improvement (IHQI) requests letters of intent for clinical improvement projects to be conducted Sept 1, 2019 - Aug 31, 2020 as part of the Improvement Scholars Program. Letters of intent are due Nov 7, 2018. Full applications are due Jan 16, 2019.
October 4, 2018
Genomic study finds a new role for microRNAs as predictors of Crohn’s disease progression
These findings by UNC School of Medicine researchers are an important step forward in designing more effective clinical trials and developing personalized Crohn’s disease therapies.
October 2, 2018
UNC School of Medicine and Recovery Record launch study to detect and prevent binge-eating behaviors
New study brings together behavioral, genetic, and microbiome data to give a fuller snapshot of binge eating triggers and treatments.
September 27, 2018
Healthcare Equality Index – LGBTQ Patient-Centered Care Training Opportunity
UNC Medical Center received Leader Status in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Healthcare in the 2017/18 Healthcare Equality Index (HEI). Several sessions of the class will be offered.
September 27, 2018
Remembering Dr. Newton Fischer
Dr. Newton Duchan Fischer passed peacefully in his home on Saturday September 15, 2018. Fischer established UNC's Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery in 1952 and served as chair of the department for more than 30 years.
September 19, 2018
Healthcare Equality Index – LGBTQ Patient-Centered Care Training Opportunity
UNC Medical Center received Leader Status in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Healthcare in the 2017/18 Healthcare Equality Index (HEI). Several sessions of the class will be offered.
September 13, 2018
UNC Cure Center and Cell Microsystems Receive NIH Contract for Single Cell HIV Diagnostic Assay
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill HIV Cure Center and Cell Microsystems, a provider of innovative tools and scalable solutions for the sorting and isolation of single cells, announced they have received an approximately $283,000, 12-month Phase I Small Business Innovation and Research (SBIR) contract from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop an automated platform to quantify the latent HIV reservoir.
September 13, 2018
UNC Health Care Providing Free Access to UNC Urgent Care 24/7 for Hurricane Victims
Hurricane Florence victims in North Carolina can access medical care around-the-clock
September 5, 2018
Pillsbury receives Order of the Long Leaf Pine
At his retirement ceremony on Aug. 13, Harold C. Pillsbury, MD, was honored with the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, among the highest honors awarded in the state of North Carolina.