Around Campus
Undergraduate spends summer studying N.C. coral
August 21, 2025
Senior Ella HennesseyĀ used a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship to study how a specific feature of N.C. coral could help save tropical varieties from destructive coral bleaching.
NC Collaboratory funds critical environmentalĀ research
July 31, 2025
Check out three projects on water quality, lithium mining, and marsh restoration that are protecting the state and its residents.
Groundbreaking twice-yearly HIV prevention injection approved by FDA
July 31, 2025
The School of Medicine’s Joe Eron led a clinical trial on the new medication, which has the potential to resolve the HIV epidemic around the world.
Solving a shortage with virtual nurses
July 16, 2025
A new study from the Kenan-Flagler Business School shows that virtual nursing cuts hospital stays by more than 7% and reduces readmissions, helping address the nurse shortage.
Identifying vitamins that help and hurt cancer growth
July 16, 2025
The Nutrition Research Instituteās Madeline Childress is exploring a promising new mechanism in the world of anti-metabolites ā a type of cancer treatment that works by starving cancer cells of the nutrients they need to grow.
Lineberger awarded up to $28MĀ for new metastatic breast cancer trial
July 16, 2025
With this ARPA-H funding, the cancer center can design new clinical trials that quickly adjust treatmentsĀ based on how a patientās cancer changes, helping match them with the most promising therapy.
Gene connected to Alzheimerās may disrupt brain health
July 16, 2025
Sarah Cohenās lab in the School of Medicine found that Apolipoprotein E4, a protein known as the strongest genetic risk factor for late-onset Alzheimerās, exhibits a disruptive behavior in cells that nourish the brainās neurons.
Sheps Center research improves health care in ruralĀ areas
July 16, 2025
CarolinaāsĀ Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services ResearchĀ is an invaluable resource for hospital administrators, government officials, and others looking for data-driven information to guide health care decisions.
Loneliness in seniors linked to oral health problems
June 24, 2025
The School of Dentistryās Jane Weintraub collaborated on a study showing that loneliness, life satisfaction, and other psychological and social stressors may influence whether older adults visit the dentist regularly or lose their teeth.
Study finds forever chemicals may make breast cancer cells more aggressive
June 24, 2025
Chemists in the College of Arts and Sciences discovered that long-term exposure to two PFAS chemicals can change the way breast cancer cells behave.