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Carolina Mental Health Update
During Spring 2022, UNC-Chapel Hill offered a series of mental health online conversations, as well as launched multiple initiatives to support student health and wellbeing.
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During Spring 2022, UNC-Chapel Hill offered a series of mental health online conversations, as well as launched multiple initiatives to support student health and wellbeing.
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In March 2022, Dr. Nikea Pittman presented her first Teaching As Research project in front of a national audience!
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Meet a Post-Doc in Cook lab and learn about her background, research, and advice for other trainees.
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Researchers in Biochemistry and Biophysics (Rick Baker and Kevin Cannon) and collaborators have uncovered a new checkpoint that cells use to control what molecules they internalize. Understanding the determinants for entry into cells could lead to the design of better therapeutics that must enter through this gatekeeping mechanism.
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Our department is deeply committed in creating a diverse and inclusive community.
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Najla Ward-Conyers mentions both Drs. Saskia Neher and Nikea Pittman as her mentors in this CSS interview.
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The NPA and NIH series: "Becoming a Resilient Scientist" is designed to help researchers navigate challenges & stressors unique to their community. The series consists of 5 webinars from April 7 to June 9, each followed by a small group discussion the following week.
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Congratulations Audra Bryan Ph.D. of the Jill Dowen lab for receiving a Science Mentoring Award 2021-22! She was highlighted on BBSP Twitter on March 16.
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The ranking also listed Carolina third among all public universities in the United States and 33rd among all public and private universities in the nation.
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Wellness resources are available to help support you during difficult times. Please check-in with your teammates – we recognize that what is going on in the world may cause additional stress and fear for our patients, teammates and community.
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Starting March 7, masks will no longer be required in most University buildings. This change follows UNC System guidance and comes after the Orange County Health Department announced that starting Monday the county’s indoor mask requirement will be lifted. Masks will still be required on Chapel Hill Transit and in all health care settings on campus.
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Researchers at UNC-CH Biochemistry and Biophysics and Lineberger have uncovered a new role of a chromatin-modulatory enzyme, termed EZH2, during cancer development. They then developed a new therapeutic approach with a potent small-molecule inhibitor of this enzyme. Published online "EZH2 noncanonically binds cMyc and p300 through a cryptic transactivation domain to mediate gene activation and promote oncogenesis" in Nature Cell Biology on February 24, 2022.