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TraCS announces 2026 cohort for junior faculty development program
April 6, 2026
The Gene Orringer Junior Faculty Career Development Program (TraCS K12) is pleased to announce the names of our new cohort of CTSA K12 Scholars, who will be starting their appointments on July 1, 2026.
Powering the next generation of wearable health sensors
April 3, 2026
The College’s Yihan Liu helped design a series of new wearable systems that combine smart hardware with advanced data analysis to unlock deeper, clearer, and more meaningful physiological information.
Implant treats eye disease in military marine mammalsÂ
April 1, 2026
A crossdisciplinary team of veterinarians, marine mammal experts, and chemists from UNCChapel Hill and NC State is using tiny ocular implants to treat PCK, a group of eye diseases that affect the surface of the eye in marine mammals.
Leveraging AI to better understand brain disorders
March 30, 2026
Advancing precision nutrition strategies for autism
March 30, 2026
Nutrition Research Institute professor Isis Trujillo-Gonzalez is leading groundbreaking research to explore how choline, an essential nutrient for brain development, may help explain differences in cognitive and language outcomes among autistic children.
Alcohol warning labels may not reach U.S. adults
March 27, 2026
Research from Gillings professor Marissa Hall shows that one in four U.S. adult alcohol consumers has read the federal alcohol health warning in the past month — and even fewer remember what it says.
College chemist Megan Jackson named 2026 Cottrell Scholar
March 27, 2026
The Cottrell Scholar Award recognizes outstanding early-career faculty who excel as both researchers and teachers, supporting innovative scientific programs alongside impactful educational initiatives.
Nabarun Dasgupta honored with TIME100 Health and N.C. Dogwood awards
March 25, 2026
Nabarun Dasgupta is an innovation fellow at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health and senior scientist at the UNC Injury Prevention Research Center.
Four teams selected for SOM’s 2026 Translational Team Science AwardsÂ
March 25, 2026
These awards provide early planning support and initial funding to enable innovative team‑based research and to position investigators for future large‑scale interdisciplinary funding.
Natural compound could benefit lymphoma patients
March 23, 2026
A new SOM study finds that a chemical derived from ashwagandha disrupts viral and cancer processes that make B-cell lymphomas difficult to treat with standard chemotherapy.