Research News

For the first time in the University’s history, annual new awards for research have exceeded the $1 billion mark. The record amount in new grants, contracts and awards received in the fiscal year that concluded June 30 comes largely from… read more

Clinical microbiology experts at UNC’s Medical Center and School of Medicine have developed a coronavirus disease diagnostic test based on the World Health Organization protocol. read more

Baric’s lab in UNC’s Gillings School of Global Public Health was among the first to receive samples of SARS-CoV-2, more commonly know as the coronavirus COVID-19. read more

Spring break 2021 could be out of this world for a handful of Tar Heels. read more

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