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Cancer researcher, pharmacologist receives UNC's Thomas Jefferson Award
April 25, 2008 — Dr. H. Shelton Earp, professor of pharmacology and medicine, Lineberger Professor of Cancer Research and director of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has been honored by his peers with the 2008 Thomas Jefferson Award.
UNC wins grant to train HIV doctors in Africa
April 24, 2008 — The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has been awarded a training fellowship from the Gilead Foundation to provide doctors from the African nation of Malawi with postdoctoral training in internal medicine.
Researchers identify new cell targets for preventing growth of breast and other tumors
April 23, 2008 — Researchers at the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have discovered new targets for cancer treatment aimed at blocking a key step in tumor progression.
Dr. Robert C. Cefalo, longtime director of graduate medical education at UNC, dies at 74
April 23, 2008 — Robert C. Cefalo, MD, PhD, professor emeritus of obstetrics and gynecology in the UNC School of Medicine and director of the medical residency and fellowship programs at UNC Hospitals for 25 years, died April 22 at the age of 74.
UNC alumnus, Kardon Foundation give $1 million to establish Kittner Eye Center
April 22, 2008 — David Kittner, an attorney in Philadelphia and an alumnus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and the Samuel and Rebecca Kardon Foundation have given $1 million to establish an endowed innovation fund for the future of the UNC School of Medicine’s department of ophthalmology.
Survey finds disordered eating behaviors among three out of four American women
April 22, 2008 — Sixty-five percent of American women between the ages of 25 and 45 report having disordered eating behaviors, according to the results of a new survey by SELF Magazine in partnership with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Most lethal melanomas are on scalp and neck
April 21, 2008 — People with scalp or neck melanomas die at nearly twice the rate of people with melanoma elsewhere on the body, including the face or ears, researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have found.
DNA Day ambassadors reach out to North Carolina high schools
April 21, 2008 — What do the cartoon character Krusty the Clown from “The Simpsons” and Hollywood actor Brad Pitt have in common?
UNC, Hamner Institutes announce partnership to accelerate basic, translational research
April 18, 2008 — The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences have signed a memorandum of understanding that will guide innovative collaborations in basic and translational research.
UNC researchers awarded $825,000 grant for multiple sclerosis research
April 16, 2008 — A team of UNC researchers has been awarded an $825,000 grant by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Two UNC faculty members named Beckman Young Investigators
April 16, 2008 — Two up and coming UNC faculty members have been honored with Beckman Young Investigator Awards for their work on the cutting edge of chemical and life sciences research.
Discovery of differences in heart’s precursor cells may advance treatment options
April 14, 2008 — Scientists have long thought that the cells that ultimately give rise to the heart all respond to the same cue before turning into the muscle tissue of this vital organ.
UNC student-run free health clinic celebrates 40 years of service
April 8, 2008 — A Carrboro-based health clinic run by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill students – the oldest such operation in the United States – is marking 40 years of service with a birthday party at the Carrboro Arts Center this Sunday (April 13).
UNC professor garners distinguished investigator award for schizophrenia research
April 8, 2008 — Dr. Bryan L. Roth, a professor of pharmacology in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s School of Medicine, has been recognized with a prestigious award given to researchers of brain and psychiatric disorders who have established themselves as leaders in their fields.
Nobel Prize recipient Oliver Smithies to speak Wednesday at UNC
April 7, 2008 — Nobel Prize co- recipient Dr. Oliver Smithies will give a free public talk about “Reflections on a Lifetime of Science” at UNC’s Morehead Planetarium and Science Center on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Pieces coming together in Parkinson's, cholesterol puzzle
April 4, 2008 — In 2006, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers published a study that found people with low levels of LDL cholesterol are more likely to have Parkinson's disease than people with high LDL levels.
For the paper trail of life on Mars or other planets, find cellulose
March 31, 2008 — Looking for evidence of life on Mars or other planets? Finding cellulose microfibers would be the next best thing to a close encounter, according to new research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The cover story for the April issue of the journal Astrobiology, the new research also pushes back the earliest direct evidence of biological material on Earth by about 200 million years.
Carolina honors P. Kay Lund with women's advancement award
March 24, 2008 — The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill today (March 24) honored three individuals with the University Awards for the Advancement of Women.
American College of Surgeons establishes new Health Policy Institute at UNC
March 13, 2008 — The American College of Surgeons (ACS) has established a new Health Policy Institute, which will be based initially at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
UNC neurology professor appointed to national credentialing body
March 12, 2008 — Dr. James F. Howard Jr., distinguished professor of neuromuscular disease in the UNC School of Medicine’s neurology department, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine (ABEM).
