The Mary Kay Foundation is a non-profit public foundation, which focuses on funding research for innovative grants for translational research in ovarian, uterine, breast or cervical cancer.

UNC Department of Radiology is pleased to announce its former Chair Matthew A. Mauro, MD, FACR, FSIR, FAHA, has been named Chair of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Board of Directors. Dr. Mauro’s selection was announced Tuesday, December 1, at the RSNA’s annual meeting (virtual).

UNC is part of a national effort, funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Diversity Program Consortium, to identify best mentoring practices for scientists underrepresented in biomedical research.

Review a listing of recent competitive grant awarded to UNC School of Medicine faculty.

UNC Health has created a new partnership with Juggle, a babysitting app to support childcare needs in the UNC community. Register with the code “UNCHealth” to receive 20% off of all Juggle services.

Andrea Knittel, MD, PhD, FACOG, has been appointed as a Women’s Reproductive Health Research (WRHR) Scholar. Her work will focus on the health of women involved with the criminal justice system.

The UNC Academy of Educators (AOE), housed in the Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development, has revitalized its former Residents as Teachers program with a new name: Teaching As a Resident: Highlighting the Evidence and Enthusiasm of Learning (TARHEEL) Program. Read on to learn more about the program and the 2020-21 cohort.

School of Medicine IT will be performing maintenance to SOM file services on Saturday, December 5th starting at 10AM and finishing up around 5PM. The School of Medicine IT SOM file services are usually accessed as the “H:”, “G:”, and “J:” drives. This work is non-disruptive and should cause no downtime.

Internal applications are being accepted for the Josiah Macy Foundation Scholars Program. One application from the SOM will be permitted, and the internal deadline for materials is December 17, 2020.

Working towards a cure for HIV requires many things – tenacity, determination, and collaboration. Nilu Goonetilleke, an immunologist in the UNC School of Medicine, is well-equipped to meet this challenge.

The purpose of the Ono Initiative is to support scientist Principal Investigators (“PIs”) with creative ideas in selected scientific research fields with the mission of seeking discoveries/solutions and development of high impact science.

Internal applications for the NIEHS ONES award are due by December 21, 2020.

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Limited Submissions Internal Call for Proposals: Mary Kay Foundation Cancer Research Grant

Mauro Named Chair of RSNA Board of Directors

PROMISE study seeking racially/ethnically underrepresented MD, PhD, MD/PhD or DO Assistant Professors for peer group mentoring research

Latest Grant Awards to SOM Faculty

Subsidized Childcare Resource Available – Juggle @ UNC

Knittel appointed as Women’s Reproductive Health Research Scholar

21 Residents complete the UNC Academy of Educators TARHEEL Program

Upcoming Maintenance for SOM Managed File Services

Limited Submission Opportunity: 2021 Macy Faculty Scholars Program

Changing the Trajectory of HIV

Limited Submissions Internal Call for Proposals: Ono Pharma Breakthrough Science Initiative Awards Program

Limited Submission Opportunity: NIEHS Outstanding New Environmental Scientist Award