Tag: Student News

We would like to extend a big thank you to the dedicated support groups that have kept our research active during the COVID-19 pandemic. We are in gratitude for the flexibility & hard work of these outstanding members of our community.

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This is a weekly update on the campus Roadmap to Fall 2020 from the UNC-Chapel Hill Office of the Provost, issued Thursday June 25.

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In the journal Cell Reports, Brian Strahl, PhD, and colleagues engineered a genome regulator to reveal its important biological functions of genome access. Inside our cells, DNA is tightly packed and spooled around proteins called histones. Packaging DNA in this way allows large amounts of genetic material to exist inside the cell in a final …

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Jennifer M. Potter-Birriel, under the direction of Dr. Bill Marzluff, successfully defended her dissertation and received her Ph.D. in Genetics and Molecular Biology on June 3rd, 2020. The title of her dissertation is “A region of Drosophila SLBP distinct from the histone pre-mRNA binding and processing domains is essential for deposition of histone mRNA in …

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In this memo, Blossom Damania, PhD, Vice Dean for Research at the UNC School of Medicine, outlines measures to allow the safe resumption of lab-based and human subjects research at the UNC School of Medicine. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, research across campus has been limited to minimal critical activities and research related to …

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The UNC Office of Research Development is aggregating COVID-19 funding opportunities for the research community. The UNC Office of Research Development is centrally tracking COVID-19 funding opportunities to provide a resource to the campus-wide research community. The funding opportunities are listed on the COVID-19 Funding Opportunities website linked here. Information about COVID-19 funding opportunities will be added to the page as they become available.

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The Mental Health/Emotional Support Resources website provides resources for all UNC School of Medicine and UNC Health system employees. The Mental Health / Emotional Support Resources website provides resources for all UNC School of Medicine and UNC Health system employees. During an infectious disease outbreak like COVID-19, it is not uncommon for people to experience …

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Our new Student Services Specialist Holly Shepherd will be joining the department of Biochemistry and Biophysics on May 26, 2020.

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“Based on advice from our infectious disease and public health experts, who believe we could be facing a second wave of COVID-19 sometime late fall or early winter, we are making significant changes to our operations.” Read more… Dear Carolina Community, The past two months have been extraordinarily challenging, and I remain grateful for your …

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The University Development Office at UNC Chapel Hill created a Tar Heels Together website to connect community and share Carolina stories. The University Development Office created an innovative, dynamic way to connect people, share information, and build community during this time of isolation: The Tar Heels Together website, a “one stop shop” where friends and supporters of Carolina …

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