Skip to main content

Neurodiagnostics and Sleep Science Program Becomes Eighth Division Within Department of Health Sciences

September 12, 2024

Following its relocation to UNC-Chapel Hill, the Neurodiagnostics and Sleep Science (NDSS) program is now its own Division within the Department of Health Sciences, housed within UNC’s School of Medicine. The addition brings the Department of Health Sciences up to eight unique divisions, each comprised of various programs, units and centers that span a breadth … Read more

Neurodiagnostics and Sleep Science Program Relocates to UNC-Chapel Hill’s Department of Health Sciences

March 20, 2024

The Neurodiagnostics and Sleep Science (NDSS) program has relocated from UNC-Charlotte to UNC-Chapel Hill’s Department of Health Sciences. The program previously spent 14 years operating as a collaborative effort between UNC-Charlotte and UNC-Chapel Hill’s Department of Health Sciences, and now resides solely at UNC-CH. The NDSS program is a two-year, hybrid, limited residency undergraduate program. … Read more

WUNC Features Sleep Expert Mary Ellen Wells on “The State of Things”

October 17, 2019

WUNC-FM’s daily show “The State of Things” recently featured Mary Ellen Wells, director of the Neurodiagnostics and Sleep Science (NDSS) program, on an hour-long radio show highlighting the science of sleep. Wells joined other sleep experts to discuss neurological, physiological, and social aspects of sleep, among other topics. Mary Ellen Wells, PhD, is also an … Read more

UNC School of Medicine Departments of Allied Health Sciences and Neurology announce the 2019 Sleep Innovative Research Grant Recipients

July 17, 2019

The Departments of Allied Health Sciences (DAHS) Office of Research and Scholarship and Neurology have announced awardees of the 2019-2020 Sleep Innovative Research Grants (SIRG). The SIRG program launched in 2018 thanks to the generosity of the Eddie and Jo Allison Smith Family Foundation; the program leads an effort to build an internationally recognized program … Read more

Mary Ellen Wells featured in Cooking Light magazine

June 18, 2019

The magazine Cooking Light recently featured Mary Ellen Wells, the director of the Neurodiagnostics and Sleep Science program, in their article, “What is Sleep Hygiene–and Why Is It So Important?” Mary Ellen Wells, Ph.D, RPSGT, R. EEG T., R. NCS T. 

Neurodiagnostics and Sleep Science Celebrates the Class of 2019

May 23, 2019

The Neurodiagnostics and Sleep Science (NDSS) program, a joint initiative between the UNC School of Medicine and University of North Carolina at Charlotte, celebrated its graduating class on May 9, 2019 in Chapel Hill. Two NDSS graduates presented their capstone research projects titled “Does Everyone Dream?” and “Effectiveness and Compliance of Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation in the Treatment … Read more

NDSS Alumna Receives the Maureen Berkeley Award from American Society of Electroencephalographic Technicians (ASET)

April 2, 2019

Kristy Fox, an alumna from the Neurodiagnostic and Sleep Science program (NDSS), was recently awarded the Maureen Berkeley Award by the American Society of Electroencephalographic Technicians (ASET) for her capstone project entitled F.I.R.E.S. that was published in the Neurodiagnostic Journal.  Fox’s interest in the topic of febrile infection-related epilepsy syndrome (FIRES) began with her summer … Read more