UNC Research
During a Pandemic, Strong Public Policy Can Save Lives
Benjamin Mason Meier is analyzing policies across the globe that are being implemented to halt the spread of COVID-19. He wants to understand what powers governments have to prevent the disease and what policies are working in the disease response.
Emergency Self-Compassion Classes Help Teens Amidst Pandemic
UNC psychiatry professor Karen Bluth is helping teens address their anxiety and stress during the pandemic by teaching online, four-week self-compassion classes.
Household Deemed Most Common Place for COVID-19 Transmission
UNC infectious disease researcher Jessica Lin is leading a study to address the infection rates of household members living with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19.
UNC Team READDI for Next Outbreak
READDI is a new open-science, nonprofit drug research and development organization that seeks to combat virus families that cause the majority of the world’s epidemics — and pandemics — by identifying similar changes in their cellular proteins that are essential for viral replication.
UNC Researchers Successfully Remove PFAS Chemicals from Water
Working across disciplines, UNC-Chapel Hill environmental engineer Orlando Coronell and chemist Frank Leibfarth have developed a filtration resin that has thus far been successful in removing most PFAS from water. … Read more
April 2020
ORD hiring research development manager The Office of Research Development (ORD) is seeking a skilled and results-driven individual to join a dynamic team as the research development manager. This person … Read more
Coronavirus Drug Shows Promise at UNC
UNC researchers are doing their part in the fight against the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Ralph Baric, an epidemiologist in the Gillings School of Global Public health, heads a lab testing a broad spectrum antiviral drug called remdesivir.
March 2020
Anderson-Thompkins named interim chief diversity officer On February 24, Sibby Anderson-Thompkins, who has served as director of the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA) since 2007, began a new role as … Read more
2019 Hettleman Prizes Awarded to Promising Early-Career Faculty
The annual Phillip and Ruth Hettleman Prizes for Artistic and Scholarly Achievement have been awarded to four associate professors who exemplify groundbreaking and innovative research along with future career … Read more