June 6, 2011 — Dr. Michael Meyers’ letter to the editor was published in the June 4, 2011 issue of The New York Times.

June 1, 2011 — Clara Lee, MD, was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure, effective June 1, 2011.

May 31, 2011 — The annual presentation of the Dr. Robert C. Cefalo House Officer Award occurred at Tuesday’s UNC SOM Spring Faculty Meeting.

May 27, 2011 – A UNC laboratory study led by Dr. Nancy DeMore has found that Tacrolimus, a drug commonly used to prevent a patient’s body from rejecting organs following a transplant, also inhibits breast cancer growth in pre-clinical studies. The findings of the study were reported in the May 26 Public Library of Science.

May 26, 2011 — Clara Lee, MD, was named a 2011 Health Policy Scholar with the American College of Surgeons and American Society of Plastic Surgery.

May 26, 2011 — Colin G. Thomas, Jr., was recognized as the 2011 Distinguished Alumni of Shattuck-Saint Mary’s, a coeducational Episcopal Church-affiliated boarding school located in Faribault, Minnesota.

May 19, 2011 – North Carolina Children’s Hospital at UNC Hospitals has been ranked in six of 10 U.S. News Media Group’s “America’s Best Children’s Hospitals” ranking categories, including a Top 50 ranking in Cardiology and Heart Surgery

May 19, 2011 — A new heart and a new kidney have given a 28-year-old Wilson woman a second chance at life.