Administrative Updates
September 2020
September 3, 2020
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 of the week-long celebration will be a virtual symposium on UNCʼs response to the novel coronavirus pandemic featuring frontline experts. There will be many other ... Read more
August 2020
August 6, 2020
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 Collaboratory to implement a COVID-19 research employee and trainee return to work assessment project. The purpose of this study is to determine whether safety and ... Read more
July 2020
July 2, 2020
Sheps Center creates video to share views on racism The faculty of the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research have created a video to address racism in response to the killing of George Floyd and the nationwide protests that have followed. The mission of the center is to improve health by understanding problems, ... Read more
June 2020
June 4, 2020
ORD builds COVID-19 research project database UNC researchers are working tirelessly to help the world navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, from vaccine research, drug discovery, and therapeutics to the impacts on our communities and economy. This resource is intended for use by members of the UNC community to learn about active projects and research interests that ... Read more
May 2020
May 7, 2020
COVID-19 Research Accelerator Fund UNC’s researchers, scientists, and staff are fervently working to find solutions to the novel coronavirus crisis. To speed the efforts underway and support Carolina’s existing and evolving COVID-19 research, the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research has partnered with the University Development Office to launch the UNC COVID-19 Research Accelerator ... Read more
April 2020
April 2, 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 will gain an understanding of the types of research being conducted across the university to enable the proactive identification of large grant opportunities, and will then ... Read more
March 2020
March 5, 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 the special advisor to the chancellor and provost for equity and inclusion and interim chief diversity officer. In this position, Anderson-Thompkins will advise the chancellor’s ... Read more