Working half a world away from each other, two teams of medical scientists have identified what they believe is a simple, effective and inexpensive treatment to reduce lung problems associated with cystic fibrosis, the leading fatal genetic illness… read more
After a national competition in undergraduate education that drew more than 675 proposals, the Ford Foundation has selected UNC as one of 27 higher education institutions to receive $100,000 grants for projects that promote academic freedom and… read more
UNC will establish a center aimed at learning more about what causes temporomandibular joint disorder and eventually how treatments can be improved and pain eliminated or eased. Each year, the illness incurs more than $1 billion in health-care costs… read more
The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded nearly $6 million in grants to promote environmental research at UNC. read more
Health scientists at Carolina have garnered more grants – eight – from the National Institutes of Health’s highly competitive Roadmap program than any other university in the nation. read more
National Institutes of Health funding for research conducted at UNC jumped almost 7 percent last year, according to new figures released by the federal agency. read more
The question of whether on certain issues North Carolina’s two research universities should be considered apart from the 16-campus UNC System has resurfaced with the N.C. Senate’s approval of a provision to enable Carolina and N.C. State to set… read more
Forty years ago, child psychologist Eric Schopler conducted ground-breaking research showing that autism is a developmental disorder, not an emotional illness. Schopler subsequently pioneered a treatment program for autistic children, resulting in… read more
John Edwards ’77 (JD), North Carolina’s former U.S. senator and the Democratic Party’s 2004 vice presidential candidate, will lead a new center being launched by Carolina to seek solutions to poverty. The Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity… read more
Faculty at Carolina saw a 7.5 percent jump in research funds in 2003-04 thanks to increases in both government and private funding. read more