Administrative Updates
Jessica Grant named interim director of the Odum Institute
June 18, 2024
A message from Penny Gordon-Larsen, Vice Chancellor for Research Dear colleagues, I’m pleased to announce that Jessica Grant will serve as interim director of the Odum Institute for Research in Social Science. This appointment marks an important milestone in Odum’s history, as Grant will be the first woman to lead the institute in an interim ... Read more
New Researcher Separation Manual ensures smooth transition of research activities
June 17, 2024
Dear UNC Research Community, We are excited to announce the release of the newly developed Researcher Separation Manual. This comprehensive resource has been assembled by the UNC Research Administrative Units to support researchers in settling research activities and resolving administrative and financial matters as they depart UNC-Chapel Hill. The new manual updates and replaces the ... Read more
Jill Aronson Pfaendtner named director of strategic research collaborations
May 23, 2024
A message from Penny Gordon-Larsen, Vice Chancellor for Research Dear colleagues, I’m pleased to announce that Jill Aronson Pfaendtner will serve as the director of strategic research collaborations for the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCR) starting May 28th. In this newly created position, Pfaendtner will report to the Vice Chancellor for Research and ... Read more
RDMC: Carolina’s data squad
May 21, 2024
The Research Data Management Core (RDMC) provides expertise in all aspects of data management and archiving to help researchers navigate new funding agency requirements.
New website for Federal Current and Pending (Other) Support and Biosketch requirements
May 8, 2024
A message from the OVCR Office of Research Science and Security, Office of Sponsored Programs, and UNC School of Medicine’s Sponsored Programs Office We previously announced upcoming changes from the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) that standardizes requirements for Current and Pending (Other) Support and Biographical Sketch (Biosketch) documents. This policy requires federal ... Read more
Nathan Blouin named assistant vice chancellor for research development
May 8, 2024
A message from Penny Gordon-Larsen, Vice Chancellor for Research Dear colleagues, It is with great excitement that I share Nathan Blouin has been named assistant vice chancellor for research development, effective Monday, April 29th. In this role, he will provide strategic vision and leadership in growing the University’s capacity for innovative, groundbreaking research and will ... Read more
OVCR Office Hours April 2024
April 25, 2024
This is a summary of the April 23 live Zoom update from Vice Chancellor for Research Penny Gordon-Larsen, Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Research Andy Johns, and Director of the Office of Human Research Ethics Carley Emerson. View the recording of this update here. Introduction Penny Gordon-Larsen, Vice Chancellor for Research The Office of the ... Read more
Introducing Carolina’s Research Roadmap
April 25, 2024
UNC Research is charting a course to grow Carolina’s research enterprise and continue enabling its success with a new strategic roadmap. A message from the Vice Chancellor for Research: Dear Carolina, Our University stands among the world’s most impressive research institutions, and we are poised to propel it even further. Today, we are unveiling the ... Read more
Inside UNC Research: Rethinking research compliance
April 15, 2024
Compliance-related services are being reorganized to better help researchers navigate regulations and meet requirements.
Leadership transition at the UNC Nutrition Research Institute
March 13, 2024
This is a message from Vice Chancellor for Research Penny Gordon-Larsen. Dear Colleagues, Today I am sharing the news that Stephen Hursting will be stepping down as director of the UNC Nutrition Research Institute in Kannapolis, NC, effective April 1, 2024. On that date, Deborah Tate will assume interim directorship of the institute. Tate holds ... Read more