Skip to main content

RAMP Scholar Awards –HIV Vaccine Research

January 7, 2022

Research and Mentorship Program (RAMP) Scholar Awards to attract African American/Black and Latinx medical students who want to make a difference in their communities and contribute to the development of an effective HIV vaccine. RAMP-flyer-2022-v2

Scholarly Concentration Student, Erin Xu coauthors paper with Dr. Ross Boyce

October 5, 2021

One of OGHE’s scholarly concentration students, Erin Xu, is a co-author on a paper with Ross Boyce on the use of malaria chemoprevention after flooding in Uganda. Clinical Infectious Diseases is a very highly regarded journal in the infectious disease world. The study showed that chemoprevention substantially reduced malaria incidence. Boyce RM, Hollingsworth BD, Baguma … Read more

Dr. Janey Phelps leads UNC Global Anesthesia Program

July 31, 2020

  UNC Global Anesthesia seeks to offer educational, clinical and research opportunities for Anesthesia trainees and faculty at Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe Malawi.  The goal of the collaboration is to improve the anesthesia and critical care in Malawi through enhanced education, development of evidence based protocols, and quality improvement research projects. See their new … Read more

Med Students Take Their Learning Online with Summer Global Health Course

July 22, 2020

“COVID-19 travel restrictions have had a great impact on our students, effectively causing all electives to be cancelled this year, but remote learning does offer unique opportunities for students from all over the world to connect in the same class,” said Martha Carlough, director of the OGHE and professor in family medicine.  Read the full story by UNC Global here.

A Message from UNC-Chapel Hill on International Students

July 17, 2020

UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Kevin M. Guskiewicz, Provost Robert A. Blouin, and Chief Global Officer Barbara J. Stephenson reaffirm commitment to international students . July 16, 2020 Dear Carolina Community, As the nation’s first public university, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has dedicated over 225 years to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, … Read more

(Formal Notice) UNC Travel Reminders

April 27, 2018

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: Each year, hundreds of people in the Carolina community travel internationally for important academic, research, and outreach opportunities.  We would like to remind you of university requirements and resources that can help inform your plans for safe and productive international travel. UNC Global Travel Registry  (http://globaltravel.unc.edu) Anyone traveling internationally in … Read more