September 17, 2025
An ad hoc committee has been appointed to undertake a routine review of the UNC Department of Family Medicine and the leadership of its chair, Margaret Helton, MD. The review is a standard procedure of UNC-Chapel Hill and will take place on November 12. The review committee invites your input: If you would like to …
September 4, 2025
David Darr, associate director of administration at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, announced that he will step down on Sept. 5 to become associate dean for administration at the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Nursing. Darr has been a cornerstone of UNC Lineberger’s administrative leadership, helping guide its growth into one of the nation’s most respected …
September 4, 2025
The AAMC Midcareer Faculty Leadership Development Seminar will be hosted December 1st – 3rd in Ft. Myers, FL. The seminar covers organizational leadership topics and career advancing strategies that are essential for effective leaders throughout various mission-critical activities. The Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development sponsors a grant program for UNC attendees. The grant …
September 4, 2025
AAUW (American Association of University Women) is the nation’s leading organization for equity in higher education and women’s economic empowerment. Founded in 1881 by women who defied society’s conventions by earning college degrees, AAUW has since worked to increase women’s access, opportunity, and equity in higher education. The American Fellowship, AAUW’s largest funding program, began …
August 28, 2025
UNC-Chapel Hill has been announced as the recipient of a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health (BIRCWH) award. Created by the Office of Research on Women’s Health in partnership with NIH Institutes, Centers, and Offices, BIRCWH is a mentored career-development program designed to connect junior faculty to senior faculty …
August 26, 2025
For those scheduled to work on football game days, please mark your calendar now with reminders of upcoming Carolina Football games. Home games routinely impact traffic and even bus routes on and around the Chapel Hill campus. Please Note: Additional on campus activities prior to all home games will increase traffic several hours ahead of kick off time. …
August 21, 2025
The Women’s Reproductive Health Research (WRHR) Career Development Program at UNC-Chapel Hill has been renewed for a five-year term. This National Institutes of Health (NIH) initiative’s primary goal is to provide Ob-Gyn junior faculty with state-of-the-art training in women’s reproductive health research in an academic setting and to increase the research capacity of clinically trained …
August 20, 2025
The Department of Genetics has established a non-endowed program fund in the UNC Health Foundation – the Chair’s Mid-Career Genetics Faculty Research Fund. Funds were provided by a donor based on their belief that cutting-edge fundamental research relies on the creativity and ingenuity of scientists and their willingness to challenge long-held assumptions. The fund is …
August 20, 2025
The UNC Academy of Educators (AOE) is now accepting applications for membership from School of Medicine faculty, staff, educators, residents, fellows, and trainees. The AOE is dedicated to fostering excellence in medical and biomedical education through teaching, mentoring, curriculum design, leadership, and scholarship. Membership offers opportunities for professional growth, collaboration, and recognition within our community …
August 20, 2025
Passing the Torch is a faculty development program uniquely suited to Clinician Educator faculty to further develop patient care and teaching skills with a person-centered model. Participants will be expected to attend 16 sessions from October 2025 through June 2026. Depending on the size of the group, these meetings will be virtual and/or in person. Timing will …
August 14, 2025
We are pleased to announce that Leslie Burnside has been named Vice President, System Affiliations for UNC Health. In this role, Leslie will provide leadership for our statewide affiliation efforts, working closely with system and affiliate leaders to expand access to high-quality care close to home across North Carolina. Leslie is well known to many at UNC …
August 14, 2025
Academic and CME/Grand Rounds requests for SOM classroom space for Spring 2026 are now being accepted. Spring requests will be due on September 22, 2025. Please visit our web page to access the course request form. Academic programs may use this form to request space for major program events or activities occurring in the semester of the request …