July 20, 2018
Megan Agajanian, in the lab of Ben Major, PhD, and Juanita Limas, in the lab of Jean Cook, PhD, will receive up to $150,000 each to support their biomedical research at the UNC School of Medicine and the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center.
July 12, 2018
Susan Zhao, Jamie Prince, Nicole Damari, and Yousef Abu-Salha were selected as North Carolina Schweitzer Fellows in the 2018 class of 28 graduate students who will spend next year improving community health and developing lifelong leadership skills.
June 28, 2018
An ad hoc committee has been appointed to undertake a routine review of the leadership provided by Raj S. Pruthi, MD, MHA, FACS, in his position as Chair of the Department of Urology. The review is a standard procedure of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The committee invites your written or verbal comments, suggestions and relevant information. The review will take place on August 28, 2018.
June 26, 2018
Pediatric Diabetes & Endocrinology Care Ranked Best in the Southeastern United States.
June 12, 2018
UNC researchers led by Frank Conlon, PhD, shed light on how gene defects lead to congenital heart malformations.
June 6, 2018
The Gold Humanism Honor Society is a nationally recognized organization dedicated to recognizing, fostering and promoting humanism in medicine with the hope of integrating music, art, literature, drama, and film into the regular routine of medical and professional students throughout their training process. The UNC Chapter has announced new members who will be officially inducted this fall at the annual White Coat Ceremony.
June 4, 2018
Researchers in lab of Ilona Jaspers, PhD, found that the common food additive cinnamaldehyde impaired cilia -- the hair-like structures on lung cells crucial for proper respiratory function.
April 24, 2018
UNC Medical Center, UNC REX, Johnston Health, High Point and UNC Rockingham earn “A” grades for safety.
April 18, 2018
This air ambulance is used for critically ill and trauma-related emergency flights.
April 5, 2018
The study, based on results from patients treated at UNC Hospitals, found that using genetic testing to inform which blood thinner to use following a procedure to open narrowed blood vessels resulted in significantly fewer complications. George “Rick” Stouffer, III, MD, was a leader of the study.
April 4, 2018
Since opening its doors in March 2008, SECU Family House at UNC Hospitals has served more than 20,000 seriously ill patients and their loved ones. Anyone can support this critically needed hospitality house by attending Family House’s 10th Anniversary Golf Tournament & Birthday Party on Friday, April 13. Gary Williams, popular host of Golf Channel’s Morning Drive, will emcee both fun-filled events at Chapel Hill Country Club.
April 4, 2018
Scientists led by Rob Nicholas, PhD, at the UNC School of Medicine show how the gonorrhea bacterium resists last-resort antibiotic ceftriaxone while maintaining a robust growth rate.