Carolina, which just set a new record in attracting research grants and contracts, has set an even higher bar for pulling in research funding. In his annual State of the University address last week, Chancellor James Moeser said, “We should never… read more
UNC’s total amount of research grants and contracts in fiscal year 2006 grew to a new high of $593 million. The total represents a 2.4 percent increase from fiscal 2005’s $579 million, and it’s more than twice the amount the University received… read more
This fall, students and teachers in 26 N.C. high schools will explore faraway galaxies via high-powered telescopes that top the tallest mountains in the Andes. Their new experience in college-level astronomy research will be made possible by… read more
The University’s research magazine, Endeavors, was recognized in July with two gold medals in the national competition sponsored annually by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. Endeavors won the top awards in two… read more
For decades, researchers have tried to understand why breast cancer in younger black women is such a significant public health problem. Black women have fewer breast cancers than white women, but their mortality is worse. Black women under the… read more
Four Carolina students have been awarded UNC Class of 1938 travel scholarships to conduct research projects abroad this summer. The students were selected from among 50 UNC student applicants who submitted proposals for independent projects… read more
GlaxoSmithKline is giving $99,200 to the Morehead Planetarium and Science Center for the center’s next Star Theater show – “Destination: Space.” It is the largest single gift for planetarium show production in the facility’s 57-year history. The… read more
The University has received a $22.6 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support a pivotal clinical trial of a promising new oral drug for treating African sleeping sickness. African sleeping sickness, or trypanosomiasis,… read more
As part of its Legislative Reporting Service, UNC’s Institute of Government is offering a new feature: online digests of bills filed in the N.C. General Assembly. This service previously was available only to legislators and their staffs. For… read more
The N.C. GlaxoSmithKline Foundation has awarded $1.65 million to UNC and Duke University for a collaborative partnership to address four pressing local and global health-care concerns: quality of care and patient safety, health disparities, global… read more