Researchers at Carolina have secured backing for several projects funded by a new, highly competitive federal grant program that aims to tackle high impact scientific and health challenges. The National Institutes of Health’s Challenge Grants… read more
The Galapagos Islands are undoubtedly among the most famous places on Earth, thanks to Charles Darwin, giant tortoises and the archipelago’s dramatic land- and seascapes. But with fame comes strain, and the Galapagos has had its share of… read more
UNC is one of 12 centers chosen to be part of a large-scale, collaborative effort by the National Cancer Institute and the National Human Genome Research Institute to systematically characterize the genomic changes that occur in cancer. The… read more
A trio of scientists from Carolina have received prestigious awards from the National Institutes of Health aimed at encouraging high-risk research and innovation. Joseph DeSimone has been selected for a Pioneer Award, one of 18 such honors handed… read more
Carolina’s research grants and contracts totaled $716 million in fiscal 2009, the largest amount ever. The tally is up 5.6 percent on the $678 million received last year and more than double the amount from a decade ago. The contracts and grants… read more
The director of the Ohio Supercomputer Center has been named the new director of the Renaissance Computing Institute, the multi-campus research center with its home base in Chapel Hill. Stanley C. Ahalt, who has directed the Ohio center for six… read more
Scientists, staff and other employees at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md., are hearing a familiar voice back on campus. Francis S. Collins ’77 (MD) was confirmed by the Senate Aug. 7 to return to the nation’s premiere medical… read more
The structure of an entire HIV genome has been decoded for the first time by researchers at UNC. The results have widespread implications for understanding the strategies that viruses, including the one that causes AIDS, use to infect humans. The… read more
Kristen M. Swanson, a nationally recognized professor and chair of the family and child nursing department at the University of Washington, will be recommended as dean of UNC’s School of Nursing. Chancellor Holden Thorp ’86 told the Board of… read more
Researchers at UNC have launched a center that will bring together scholars and technical experts to solve the problems of managing and sharing today’s deluge of digital data. In addition to building shared collections, the new Data Intensive… read more