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Terra Incognita: Explorations of Consciousness

UNC Friday Center 100 Friday Center Drive Campus Box 1020, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

What is consciousness and how does it come about? The answers to these questions are not clear.

Brain Surgery Through the Ages

UNC Friday Center 100 Friday Center Drive Campus Box 1020, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Since the first brain surgery with the trephinations (making a hole in the skull) done in ancient times to the more recent developments of placing stimulating electrodes directly into the brain to treat disorders such as Parkinson’s disease; neurosurgery has proved an exciting and at times revolutionary field.

17th Annual UNC Neuroscience Symposium

Carolina Club

Presenters include Frank Polleux, PhD, Professor of Neuroscience at Columbia University; Arnold Kriegstein, MD, PhD, John Bowes Distinguished Professor in Stem Cell and Tissue Biology at University of California-San Francisco; and Elizabeth M. C. Hillman, PhD, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Columbia University.

Understanding the Mysteries of Sleep

UNC Friday Center 100 Friday Center Drive Campus Box 1020, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

We spend nearly a third of our lives in sleep, and yet the function of sleep and its implications for us remain somewhat of a mystery.

Matthew Gfeller Sport-Related Neurotrauma Symposium

BlueZone, Loudermilk Center for Excellence (3rd Floor) Kenan Football Stadium The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 33 Ridge Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

This symposium will provide physicians, athletic trainers and therapists, and other allied health care professionals with a comprehensive overview of sport-related neurotraumatic injuries, with an emphasis on sports-related mild traumatic brain injuries, concussions, and cervical spine injuries.

17th Perl/UNC Neuroscience Prize Presentation & Lecture

Please join us on Wednesday, April 12 at 3:00pm for the presentation of the 17th Perl/UNC Neuroscience Prize to David Anderson, PhD, and his lecture, “Neural Circuitry of emotional behaviors in flies and mice.” The events will take place in the Medical Biomolecular Research Building, Room G202 and a reception will follow.

Head for the Cure 5k Run/Walk

Koka Booth Amphitheater 8003 Regency Parkway, Cary, NC, United States

Join us in Cary, NC on Sunday, April 30th at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Regency Park. Proceeds from this event will benefit UNC's Department of Neurosurgery and the Brain Tumor Trials Collaborative.

2017 Triangle Heart & Stroke Walk

PNC Arena 1400 Edwards Mill Rd., Raleigh, NC, United States

Run, stroll or roll with the UNC Comprehensive Stroke Center's Triangle Heart and Stroke Walk Team!

Ellie Helton Memorial 5K, Fun Run & Silent Auction

WakeMed Soccer Park 201 Soccer Park Dr, Cary, NC, United States

Join us on Saturday, October 14, 2017, at 9am at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, NC for the Ellie Helton Memorial 5K & Fun Run. Can't make it to Cary? Participate via our virtual run registration.