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Rise Above COVID, a nationwide movement, partners with nearly 100 Black-owned barbershops and beauty salons in the Raleigh-Durham area to raise awareness and encourage enrollment in a clinical trial called ACTIV-2.

The UNC Center for Health Innovation is pleased to announce the winners of the eighth annual Innovation Pilot Awards. Proposals were sought from UNC Health Care and School of Medicine faculty and employees for innovations across a spectrum of areas including care delivery, new technology, advanced analytics, and more!

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.

The below clickable headlines link directly to outside media outlets, which featured UNC School of Medicine faculty during the past week, starting Thursday April 1, 2021.

The John B. Graham Student Research Society would like youto save the date for UNC School of Medicine’s 53nd annual Student Research Day, which will take place on Friday, April 16th, 2021. Dr. Ofer Levy of Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard will present his research on precision medicine and vaccine technology from 12:00 - 1:00 PM. We still need judges to help judge student posters from 3:00 - 5:00PM!

The Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development and the School of Medicine (SOM) Nominating Committee are delighted to announce the results of the 2021 SOM Standing Committees Election.

Robert Blouin, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, encourages faculty to participate in an important national survey of faculty job satisfaction.

Swim for Charlie first partnered with three Orange County elementary schools and the Orange County Sportsplex in Spring 2020 and graduated 194 students.

The John B. Graham Medical Student Research Society would like to invite everyone to participate in the 53rd annual Student Research Day on April 16, 2021! Our keynote speaker, Dr. Ofer Levy, director of the Precision Vaccine Program at Boston Children's Hospital, will deliver his talk over Zoom at 12:00-1:00pm. We are additionally seeking faculty, fellow, and physician judges to evaluate student research and help make the day a success.

UNC Pharmacology is honored to host the Inaugural Curtis Harper Distinguished Lectureship Celebration to be held on Tuesday, April 6th from 1:30-4:30 pm via Zoom.

We seek a clinical faculty member to oversee electives for the UNC medical students starting in July 2021.

The “Prevent COVID U” research study, conducted by the COVID-19 Prevention Network through satellite universities around the country, will be launching here at UNC on March 30.

From Mistrust to Trust: Barbershops and Hair Salons Spread the Word About Rise Above COVID

2021 Innovation Pilot Award Winners Announced

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

Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of April 1 – 7

Student Research Day is on April 16th – Judges Needed!

School of Medicine Standing Committees Election Results

Helping Our Faculty Succeed through Participation in the COACHE Survey

Dr. Charles van der Horst Water Safety Initiative Created to Honor Former SOM Professor

JBG Medical Student Research Day coming April 16: Announcement, Call for judges

Save the Date – April 6th Inaugural Curtis Harper Distinguished Lecture Series

Office of Medical Education seeks clinician course director to oversee electives for UNC SOM

National “Prevent COVID U” Study Seeking Student Participants