Research News

New cystic fibrosis therapies offer relief for patients like Kelsie Houston, 8, and their families. This fall Kelsie joined the UNC volleyball team during a signing ceremony at Carmichael Arena, and the players joined Kelsie’s support team. read more

With $5 million from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Carolina is establishing the Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life. read more

A joint UNC and Washington University School of Medicine research team has received a five-year, $9.5 million grant to further evaluate whether brain imaging can help detect very high risk of autism spectrum disorder in early infancy. read more

A team of clinical researchers at UNC has received $14 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to conduct two studies aimed at improving pregnancy outcomes in the world’s poorest countries. read more

Dr. Ned Sharpless ’88, the former director of the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, is set to become acting commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. read more

The University posted a record high for both overall research expenditures and federal expenditures during fiscal 2017, the most recent year measured. read more

UNC and Deerfield Management have created Pinnacle Hill LLC, a company that seeks to discover medicines to address significant unmet medical needs. read more

MEASURE Evaluation is not only UNC’s largest project in global health, but the largest single award the University has ever received, at $231.9 million. read more

The University has received a funding boost for its research in the Galápagos Islands and work elsewhere in the world, including in Hawaii and Puerto Rico. read more