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In August 2020, the Society for Black Biomedical Scientists (SSBS) was formed at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Meet the executives for the SBBS executive board: Society for Black Biomedical Scientists A graduate student lead organization at UNC Chapel Hill dedicated to supporting the needs, aspirations, and success of Black biomedical scientists. …
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Led by Qi Zhang, PhD, and Robert McGinty, MD, PhD, UNC-Chapel Hill scientists used cryo-electron microscopy technology to produce the first-ever high-resolution structure of the protein cGAS bound to the DNA packaging unit inside human cell nuclei, revealing how cGAS responds to foreign or damaged DNA, but not the body’s healthy DNA.
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Please read an update on the ongoing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion efforts within the UNC School of Medicine. Faculty are also encouraged to consult your department's diversity liaisons who are excellent sources for updates and progress regarding this ongoing work.
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The National Cancer Institute has awarded a team led by UNC Lineberger’s Dale Ramsden, PhD, professor in the UNC School of Medicine Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, a five-year, $8.8 million program project grant to study an enzyme called DNA polymerase theta. This enzyme is part of an important pathway that repairs damage to genomes, with particular significance …
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The UNC-Chapel Hill COVID-19 Dashboard helps us track and analyze the impact of COVID-19 on the overall health of our campus community and our ability to appropriately respond to change during these unprecedented times.
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Are you an early career UNC faculty member? We offer community and peer support through Peer Mentoring Circles, and there's still time join a circle for 2020-21! We invite experienced associate and full professor, either tenured or fixed-term, to serve as Peer Mentoring Circles Facilitators. - UNC Center for Faculty Excellence
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Developed to easily reach faculty, the site connects to key resources for well-being, racism and equity and teaching.
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Carolina also ranked in the top 20 for 11 academic subject areas according to the 2020 Academic Ranking of World Universities released by the Shanghai Ranking Consultancy on August 15.
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The UNC System Hotline is a tool anyone at any institution can use to file a complaint outlining alleged misconduct. Employees are encouraged to report any matter that could harm the UNC System’s reputation and operational efficiency, including noncompliance with laws, rules, regulations...
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Congratulations to Dr. Wentao Li on his new Assistant Professor position with the Department of Environmental Health Science at University of Georgia.
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After completing his PhD degree studying transcriptional kinases in yeast, Pengda Liu had one goal for his career: to make a difference for human health. Today, he is on the cusp of advancing a promising compound into the drug discovery and development pipeline. If successful, it would become the first targeted treatment for patients with …
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More than 1,200 people across the campus have signed the Roadmap for Racial Equity calls for action on a list of items intended to increase the presence of people of color in the faculty; rename buildings that bear the names of people associated with white supremacy; and have a heightened level of dialogue with the University’s top leaders.
