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School of Pharmacyโs Denise Rhoney receives AACP Distinguished Teaching Scholar Award
April 10, 2026
Rhoney teaches within the Division of Practice Advancement and Clinical Education and designs learning experiences that build clinical reasoning, judgment, and adaptability, helping students learn how to approach problems rather than memorize solutions.
A scalable approach to safer medication use in older adults
April 8, 2026
Researchers from SOM and the School of Pharmacy examine using centralized consultant pharmacists to help clinicians taper opioids or benzodiazepines when appropriate.
TraCS announces 2026 cohort for junior faculty development program
April 6, 2026
The Gene Orringer Junior Faculty Career Development Program (TraCS K12) is pleased to announce the names of our new cohort of CTSA K12 Scholars, who will be starting their appointments on July 1, 2026.
Powering the next generation of wearable health sensors
April 3, 2026
The Collegeโs Yihan Liu helped design a series of new wearable systems that combine smart hardware with advanced data analysis to unlock deeper, clearer, and more meaningful physiological information.
Implant treats eye disease in military marine mammals
April 1, 2026
A crossdisciplinary team of veterinarians, marine mammal experts, and chemists from UNCChapel Hill and NC State is using tiny ocular implants to treat PCK, a group of eye diseases that affect the surface of the eye in marine mammals.
Leveraging AI to better understand brain disorders
March 30, 2026
OVCR Updates
Research is at the heart of Carolinaโs AI work
March 16, 2026
COI Program Moving to Annual Disclosure Model
April 1, 2026
Leadership transition at the UNC Winston Center
January 21, 2026
Researcher Spotlight
Jackson Sears, Exercise and Sport Science
March 23, 2026
Sears discusses how the legalization of sports betting has influenced the experience of events like March Madness from the perspective of athletes and fans alike.
UNC Research in the News
GLP-1s have transformed weight loss and diabetes. Is addiction next?
Klara Klein in the UNC School of Medicine discusses a recent study on GLP-1 drugs and diabetes, noting reasons for enthusiasm and its limitations.
As rare genetic disorder causes her son to regress, Carrboro mom teams up with UNC doctor studying new treatment
Joseph Muenzer, a distinguished professor, researcher and pediatric geneticist in the UNC School of Medicineโs pediatrics department, talks about the treatment he has been leading for a local child with Hunter syndrome.
UNC study advances understanding of high-fat foodsโ impact on memory, brain function
Taylor Landry in the UNC School of Medicine discusses his research with the Song Lab on how fried and other high-fat foods may affect cognitive function.