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Drug-checking project cuts overdoses

August 7, 2024

Supported by the N.C. Collaboratory, epidemiologist Nabarun Dasgupta and his team analyze street drugs and alert communities about dangers

Dream: Diverse and Resilient Educators Advised through Mentorship

August 7, 2024

The Diverse and Resilient Educators Advised through Mentorship teacher residency program ā€” is a collaboration between the UNC School of Education and Durham Public Schools (DPS) to recruit, train, and support highly effective, responsive, transformative, and committed educators to serve the diverse DPS student population. Made possible by a $4.8 million U.S. Department of Education grant, DREAM prepares participating MAT students and provides them with three years of unique on-the-job guided mentorship to help ensure an effective and meaningful career as a DPS educator.

UNC research team awarded $1.5 million NASA grant to explore disparities and solutions to urban heat stress and climate justice in U.S.

August 7, 2024

A new $1.5 million grant from NASA will allow an interdisciplinary team of researchers, led by Angel Hsu an assistant professor of public policy and director of the Data-Driven EnviroLab (DDL) at the UNC Institute for the Environment, to harness the power of satellite remote sensing data, community-collected temperature data and machine learning to evaluate disparities in heat stress from environmental and climate injustices across the U.S.

Outreach manager protects NC families

August 7, 2024

Center for Public Engagement with ScienceĀ works with theĀ North Carolina Department of Health and Human Servicesā€™ Childrenā€™s Environmental Health UnitĀ to develop trainings and educational resources. The group helps NCDHHS share these resources and also makes sure public health professionals and/or nonprofits with a health mission have access to them.

Addressing Pandemic Problems

August 7, 2024

While COVID-19 has shaken the world, it has also pushed society to be more innovative and creative ā€” two attributes that have been essential to the success of researchers at UNC. Carolina students, faculty, and staff are engaged in an abundance of projects, making UNC the most cited university in the nation for coronavirus research.

New study by researchers at UNC-Chapel Hill finds chemical composition of U.S. air pollution changed over time

August 7, 2024

A new study published in Atmospheric Environment by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill analyzed space and time trends for fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in the continental United States to track the progress of regulatory actions by federal, state and local authorities aimed at curbing air pollution.

UNC ObGyn, Orange County Department of Health recieve funding to reduce inequities in Maternal Health Care and Outcomes

August 7, 2024

A study between the UNC Chapel-Hill and Orange County Health Department, called ā€œThriving Hearts: Healing-Centered, Integrated, Community Maternity Care,ā€ has been approved for a $21-million funding award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). The funding award will be used to reduce the incidence of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) and improve maternal outcomes across 10 North Carolina counties over the next six years.Ā The intervention will be delivered by local health departments inĀ Alamance, Caswell, Chatham, Cumberland, Durham, Forsyth, Guilford, Johnston, Orange, and Person Counties, with the goal of strengthening the ecosystem for pregnant and parenting people across each county.

UNC Menā€™s Health Program, Carolina Demography Launch Innovative Web Tool to Combat Prostate Cancer Disparities in North Carolina

August 7, 2024

Eric Wallen, MD, professor of urology at the UNC School of Medicine and a member of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, is co-leading an effort to improve diagnostic and health outcomes for all North Carolinians with prostate cancer, including Black men and Native Americans, who are disproportionately affected. A tool they developed, ā€œProstate Cancer Across North Carolina,ā€ provides a detailed, county-by-county map view of prostate cancer cases and deaths, offering valuable insights for local and state organizations as well as the public.

Researchers Demonstrate How Vital Conditions Enable Perinatal Well-Being

August 6, 2024

The UNC School of Medicine's Alison Stuebe authored a study with colleagues on how a holistic approach comprising seven domains can foster conditions for women and birthing people to thrive.

Graduate student uses research to increase food security

June 28, 2023

UNC-Chapel Hill graduate student Anna Naples conducted research with the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina to identify produce-insecure areas.