A study led by three UNC PhD students identified disparities in testing volume for rural populations in North Carolina. Informed by this work, UNC infectious disease researchers are leading a longitudinal study in Chatham County to understand how and why SARS-CoV-2 is spreading through this population.
University Research Week University Research Week 2020 will be held the week of October 19-23. Please note the earlier date due to the shifted fall semester timeline. The signature event … Read more
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is pleased to announce the 2020-2022 Carolina Postdoctoral Program for Faculty Diversity (CPPFD) Fellows.
UNC’s Phillip Clapp and the team at the UNC Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma, and Lung Biology are measuring the effectiveness of different masks in filtering air particles.
Return to Campus COVID-19 Assessment Project for research employees and trainees In July, a research study team led by Dr. Audrey Pettifor was awarded funding from the North Carolina Policy … Read more
Toxic blue-green algae has long proven to be harmful to the environment, human and animal health. While many studies examine the effects of ingestion or skin contact, PhD student Haley Plaas looks at a different angle: aerosol.
UNC psychologist Shauna Cooper focuses on understanding the impacts of discrimination and how Black families help their children cope and promote positive development.
In response to the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor and the #SayHerName campaign, UNC playwright Jacqueline Lawton is helping to organize a series of plays and monologues to bring awareness to the names and stories of Black women and girls who have been victims of police violence.
A UNC team is conducting a randomized clinical trial on the effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine — a drug used to treat malaria, lupus, and rheumatoid arthritis — in preventing novel coronavirus infections in U.S. health care workers.