The U.S. Agency for International Development has awarded the Carolina Population Center up to $181 million to continue its MEASURE Evaluation project, evaluating health, poverty and gender programs worldwide. The award is the largest ever… read more
A University spin-off company has been awarded a $2 million grant to commercialize a new technology to improve radiation treatment of prostate cancer. The grant from the National Cancer Institute, as part of its Small Business Innovation Research… read more
The National Center for Research Resources, a part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded a $2 million High-End Instrumentation grant to UNC’s School of Medicine. The grant is one of 20 such awards to research institutions nationwide… read more
Isn’t it odd that cancer cells from one organ, such as the skin, can travel and take root in a totally different organ, such as the lung? And why is it that certain cancers prefer to spread, or metastasize, to certain places? Prostate cancer… read more
Scientists looking for evidence of life on Mars have turned to technology invented by UNC researchers to help with their mission. A team from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., has created a device for use on the European… read more
UNC has received a $61 million National Institutes of Health grant intended to help speed how scientific discoveries directly benefit patients in communities across North Carolina. UNC is among 14 academic health centers in 11 states to join the… read more
UNC’s School of Medicine has established a new institute to advance research, training and treatment efforts aimed at aiding children and adults with developmental disabilities. The Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities brings… read more
Four UNC students have received the UNC Class of 1938 travel fellowships for research abroad this summer. The students were chosen from among 40 students who submitted proposals for projects outside the U.S. Selection is based on the quality of… read more
Dr. H. Shelton Earp ’70 (MD), professor of pharmacology and medicine, Lineberger Professor of cancer research and director of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, has been honored by his peers with the 2008 Thomas Jefferson Award. The… read more
Every year, millions of people are infected with noroviruses — commonly called “stomach flu” — often resulting in up to 72 hours of vomiting and diarrhea. While most people recover in a few days, the symptoms can lead to dehydration and — in… read more