A new study shows how broadly the COVID-19 pandemic caused disruptions for working parents who experienced difficulties finding childcare, especially parents of children who have special healthcare needs. Third-year UNC School of Medicine student Caleb Easterly led the analysis of data collected before and during the pandemic.

The UNC-CH Peer Support Core is looking for student volunteers willing to lend an empathetic listening ear to their peers, help peers identify their own needs, subsequently access relevant campus and community resources, and provide ongoing support as requested. Please apply by Sunday, May 22 at 11:59PM.

Students involved in the Climate Leadership and Environmental Action Network at the UNC School of Medicine recently received the Planetary Health Report Card (PHRC) results for the 2021-2022 academic year, along with other medical schools around the world.

From left to right: Taruni Santanam, Will Bennett, Trevor Parton, Bryan Dobbs, Demitra Canoutas

Three years ago a small group of UNC School of Medicine students banded together to create the Carolina Journal of Interdisciplinary Medicine. With their first issue under their belts, the endeavor has grown to include a board of faculty advisors and more than 100 additional students. And they’re not done yet.

UNC School of Medicine’s 54th annual Student Research Day will take place on Friday, November 12th, 2021. Historically, this has been a symposium-style event highlighting the research achievements of UNC medical students, giving them the opportunity to present their work. Due to the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic, the event will be held virtually, with live video sessions. If you are interested in serving as a judge, please submit here: https://unc.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_d5VvRT1BAt5ZouG.

LiRA, a developer of lip-reading technology for voiceless individuals, has won the $25,000 first-place prize in the Covintus Tech Tank pitch competition, a technology-focused accelerator designed to groom startup founders.

Nature featured research spearheaded by Patrick Brandt, PhD, and Beka Layton, PhD, at the UNC School of Medicine Office of Graduate Education, and Patrick Brennwald, PhD, in the UNC Department of Cell Biology and Physiology.

Targeting Equity in Access to Mentoring (TEAM) ADVANCE is recruiting 1-2 graduate students to support quantitative data analysis and reporting for Fall 2021.

UNC School of Medicine students and postdocs co-created this series, which will begin June 1, to offer all interested individuals opportunities to engage in conversations and workshops with professionals in medical and regulatory affairs careers.

UNC School of Medicine student Stephen Himmelberg, a Schweitzer Fellow, wrote a blog post for the Schweitzer Foundation about the crucial need to connect homeless patients to housing prior to discharge.

Serene Ahmad, Meghan Pavelka, and Benjamin Succop were among 25 graduate students across the state to receive North Carolina Albert Schweitzer Fellows.

This new summer research bridge program, founded by doctoral candidate LaKeya Hardy, will support departmental diversity and strengthen connections with historically black colleges and universities.

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COVID-19 Pandemic Increases Employment Disruptions Due to Childcare Insecurity

LSN Peer Support Program Recruiting Student Volunteers

UNC CLEAN Received Planetary Health Report Card Results

Introducing CJIM: the classroom assignment turned medical journal for student researchers, by student researchers

John B. Graham Student Research Day: Call for Judges

UNC Student-Led Startup LiRA Takes Home Top Prize in Covintus Tech Tank Pitch Competition

Pursuing Outside Career Avenues is No Impediment to Doctoral Goals

Grad Students Recruited For TEAM ADVANCE

Announcing the Medical and Regulatory Affairs Summer Series

Himmelberg Authors Article on Need for National Respite Program

Three SOM Students Named NC Schweitzer Fellows

Microbiology & Immunology launches HBCU-Bridge Summer Research Opportunity Program