October 2, 2024
The Farm at Penny Lane Food Shuttle Ribbon Cutting
UNC Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health unveils the Farm at Penny Lane Food Shuttle, made possible with $100,000 in funding from UnitedHealthcare.
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September 25, 2024
The Center for Genomics and Society Renamed to Center for the Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications of Biotechnology
The Center for Genomics and Society (CGS) will now be known as the Center for the Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) of Biotechnology, or simply ELSI@UNC.
September 12, 2024
Latest Grant Awards to SOM Faculty
The following is a list of new grants awarded to SOM faculty with project start dates August of 2024 (the awards listed have a total award amount greater than $100,000):
August 14, 2024
Travel Scholarships Available for AAMC 2024 Mid-Career Women Faculty Leadership Development Seminar
FALD is offering travel scholarships for the AAMC Mid-Career Women Faculty Leadership Development Seminar.
August 14, 2024
Leading Transformation in Academic Medicine Announces 2024-2025 Cohort
Leading Transformation in Academic Medicine (LTAM), which provides leadership and career development opportunities, welcomes the 2024-2025 cohort.
August 14, 2024
Latest Grant Awards to SOM Faculty
The following is a list of new grants awarded to SOM faculty with project start dates in June of 2024 (the awards listed have a total award amount greater than $100,000).
July 24, 2024
UNC Academy of Educators Seeks Applications for FLAGship Program
The AOE website has more information, including how to apply. Applications are due August 16th.
July 16, 2024
Latest Grant Awards to SOM Faculty
This listing includes recent competitive grant awards to UNC School of Medicine faculty with project start dates in June of 2024 and a total award amount greater than $100,000.
July 16, 2024
Vielot Receives K01 Grant to Reduce HPV Vaccination Disparities
Nadja Vielot, PhD, was recently awarded a four-year K01 grant totaling over $620K by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The grant, "Developing and piloting an intervention to reduce human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination disparities in rural adolescents," aims to improve HPV vaccination rates in rural North Carolinians to reduce the drastic urban-rural disparities in HPV cancer incidence and mortality.
July 16, 2024
UNC Researchers Awarded Grant to Improve Cannabis Warnings
Leah Ranney, PhD, Sarah Kowitt, PhD, MPH, and team were rewarded a five-year, $2.9 million grant studying cannabis warnings. The award from the NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) will go towards research involving a legal analysis of existing cannabis warning regulations, interviews with cannabis regulators, the development of evidence-based cannabis warnings, and online experiments to implement more effective warnings that inform people about the risks associated with cannabis use.
June 19, 2024
TarHeal Wellness Podcast Highlights Headspace App Access to UNC Health Employees
Headspace, the popular wellness app, is available to UNC Health Employees, a partnership highlighted in a two-part episode of the TarHeal Wellness podcast exploring the partnership and available resources, including evidence-based meditation and mindfulness tools, mental health coaching, therapy, psychiatry, and family support.
June 19, 2024
Academy of Educators Names 2023-24 Teaching Award Recipients
The Academy of Educators, housed within the School of Medicine’s Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development, has recognized 27 faculty and trainee members with teaching awards.