February 10, 2026
On February 4, 2026, the UNC-Chapel Hill Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health (BIRCWH, pronounced “birch”) program announced its selection of three scholars for the first BIRCWH cohort. Read more about these rising women’s health researchers in the original story, UNC BIRCWH Program Announces New Cohort of Women’s Health Scholars. About BIRCWH at UNC-Chapel …
February 10, 2026
In early January 2026, the Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH) visited several scholars from the 2025 Research Leadership Academy (RLA) cohort as part of ongoing partnerships through the North Carolina Community Engagement Alliance (NC CEAL). These site visits highlighted community-engaged research projects supported by RLA seed grants that center historically marginalized communities across North Carolina, …
February 10, 2026
Registration is now available for the 3rd Annual Symposium for Health Access Research in Southeastern North Carolina, hosted by UNC and Novant Health. The symposium will bring together researchers, practitioners, and community leaders and members to share innovative research and strategies aimed at addressing health disparities in the Southeastern Carolina Region. Featured panel Mary McKinley, Associate …
July 29, 2025
This July, Abacus Evaluation didn’t just add services – we expanded into a full-service research and evaluation resource! Here’s how our journey unfolded from virtual webinars to conference stages. The Complete Service Suite Our comprehensive service suite continues our dedication to evaluation and data support services that we have provided for the last 5 years. …
January 29, 2025
We are pleased to announce that we have received a sub-award from Emory University for the HRSA (Health Resources & Services Administration) Co-Propel grant. This grant focuses on enhancing the newborn screening (NBS) system to achieve optimal health outcomes by providing comprehensive healthcare services to newborns and children who have or are at risk for …
January 21, 2025
Effective January 1, 2025, a new policy expanded access to Carolina’s core facilities. The expansion applies to collaborative research support already offered by cores. Before this change, we could only offer our internal rates to UNC departments or units. This change means that now we can offer internal rates to partners at any UNC …