Amanda Thompson named permanent director of the Center for Galapagos Studies

February 17, 2025

The human biologist has been interim director of the center since 2023 and is also co-director of the Galapagos Science Center.

OVCR Update on Federal Funding Programs, Feb. 8

February 8, 2025

Dear Carolina research community, Late Friday afternoon the National Institutes of Health (NIH) published a new notice entitled ā€œSupplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Costs.ā€ This notice states that effective immediately, all NIH grants must have a maximum indirect cost rate of 15% in lieu of the normal rates defined in ... Read more

Preserving Access to Research Data

February 5, 2025

Dear Carolina research community, We are hearing from many researchers who have concerns about accessing datasets required for their research projects. The UNC Research Data Management Core is committed to ensuring that researchers and research teams have the resources they need to conduct impactful, rigorous research. One of our primary functions is to archive research ... Read more

OVCR Update on Federal Funding Programs, Feb 3

February 3, 2025

Dear Carolina Research Community, We understand that there are many questions arising from the recent set of presidential Executive Orders, some of which may affect federally funded research on campus. Multiple offices across campus are actively working to evaluate the effect of the orders, as well asĀ a temporary restraining orderĀ issued late Friday, Jan. 31. We ... Read more

2nd OVCR Update on Federal Research Funding, Jan 29

January 29, 2025

Dear Carolina Research Community, InĀ a new memo,Ā the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has rescinded Memorandum 25-13, which instructed federal agencies to temporarily freeze federal grants and financial assistance. While this rescission means there is no longer an across-the-board freeze on all federal grants and financial assistance, the President’s Executive Orders from the past ... Read more

OVCR Update on Federal Research Funding

January 29, 2025

Dear Carolina Research Community, We are continuing to assess the dynamic and evolving situation with the implementation of the new presidential administration’s executive actions as they pertain to research funding. As we shared yesterday, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) releasedĀ Memorandum 25-13Ā on Monday, Jan. 27, that directed federal agencies to “temporary pause agency grant, ... Read more

OVCR Update on Federal Funding Programs

January 28, 2025

Dear Carolina Research Community, As many of you may have seen, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released Memorandum 25-13, on Monday, Jan. 27, that directs federal agencies to “temporary pause agency grant, loan, and other financial assistance programs.” The specific guidance on which projects would be affected is unclear. Because the memo was ... Read more

Executive Actions & Federally Supported Research

January 23, 2025

The University plays a vital role in conducting federally funded research across a wide range of disciplines and collaborations. In doing so, we maintain close partnerships with the National Institutes of Health and other agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services. The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCR), in coordination with ... Read more

Inside UNC Research: A look back at 2024

December 18, 2024

From implementing the UNC Research strategic plan to expanding our impact to becoming a top-10 research university, the past year has given the Carolina community many reasons to celebrate.

Carolina ranks 9th among all top U.S. research institutions

December 10, 2024

UNC-Chapel Hill has grown research activity by $190M, pushing the University into the top 10 research institutions in the U.S. by volume and annual expenditures.