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UNC OB-GYN faculty members Jennifer Tang, MD, and Rachel Peragallo Urrutia, MD, were recognized as part of the award-winning ACURE4Moms research team, which is testing an innovative model that combines community doulas and health data tools to reduce maternal health disparities and improve outcomes for Black mothers and infants across...

Researchers at UNC have received a five-year, $3.3 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to evaluate a novel approach to supporting pregnant women with substance use disorders who are involved in the justice system. The study, titled “Justice Core: Effectiveness of a Jail Diversion Intervention for...

What would it look like if research was designed with communities, not just for them? That question sat at the heart of UNC-Chapel Hill’s inaugural BIRCWH Evidence Academy on April 21, 2026, marking the official launch of the Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health (BIRCWH). It also served as the...

“Estrogen helps the brain and blood vessels work together to control the body’s internal thermostat. As estrogen levels fall during menopause, that thermostat becomes more sensitive, so small changes in body temperature can trigger flushing, sweating, and a racing heart,” says Genevieve Neal-Perry, MD, PhD, a reproductive endocrinologist at UNC Fertility...

“For Ben Arnold, a fourth-year medical student at UNC School of Medicine, the journey has been rewarding….Throughout June, Arnold traveled to Zambia for a month-long elective with the UNC Global Women’s Health program….”

The Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology is proud to support a group of meritorious, innovative projects through two new departmental research programs. These awards are designed to foster collaboration, accelerate discovery, and strengthen the department’s research pipeline. Ob-Gyn Pilot Research Awards support intradisciplinary collaborations led by co-investigators from different divisions...

Lisa Rahangdale, MD, MPH, has been appointed as Director of the UNC Center for Women’s Health Research (CWHR), effective Aug. 1, 2026. An internationally recognized leader in women’s health and longstanding collaborator with the Center, Dr. Rahangdale will be stepping away from her role as Associate Dean for Admissions in...

Jeffrey Stringer, MD, OB/GYN at UNC School of Medicine explains, “The ultrasound is one of the most important diagnostic things that we do in pregnancy. I like to say it’s like a stethoscope to an obstetrician.” But that simple check can mean hours on the road because more than a...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Katelyn Rittenhouse, MD, and Elizabeth Stringer, MD, MSc, have been awarded funding through the UNC Center for Health Innovation’s 14th Annual Innovation Pilot Awards for a project aimed at expanding access to obstetric ultrasound. Rittenhouse will serve as principal investigator and Stringer as co-principal investigator on...

The UNC-Chapel Hill Women’s Reproductive Health Research (WRHR) Career Development Program is proud to announce the appointment of two Ob-Gyn clinician-scientists, starting June 1. Dr. Lauren Kucirka and Dr. Ben Albright are the first new scholars to be appointed since the WRHR Career Award was successfully renewed. Funded by the...

Anne Z. Steiner, M.D., M.P.H., Charles H. Hendricks Distinguished Professor and Fellowship Director of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, has received a multi-year (2026–2031), multi-million dollar award from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). ...