Around Campus
Barry Popkin co-leads publications urging global action to curb ultra-processed foods
December 19, 2025
Popkin, Gillings professor and Carolina Population Center researcher, has coauthored a new series published in The Lancet warning that the rapid rise in ultra-processed food consumption is undermining diet quality and health globally.
Sheps Center releases rural hospital financial distress index
December 18, 2025
The NC Rural Health Research Program’s financial distress index uses historical data about hospital finances, government reimbursement, organizational characteristics, and market characteristics to predict the probability of rural hospital financial distress within two years.
NRI researchers document the importance of Choline for precision nutrition
December 17, 2025
A new perspective article highlights the gap of information about this essential nutrient and outlines how advancing choline science could strengthen health guidance across the lifespan.
What it takes to build a heart
December 16, 2025
Applied mathematician Boyce Griffith uses mathematical modeling to simulate the mechanics of the human heart.
FPG researchers evaluate early-literacy home visiting programÂ
December 15, 2025
Book Babies was developed to strengthen literacy by promoting evidence-based practices for families and children at home. A team of FPG Child Development Institute researchers evaluated the program to determine its efficacy.
Four collaborations receive UNC Rural Research and Engagement AwardsÂ
December 12, 2025
These awards recognize partnerships based in rural North Carolina, led by faculty members and community partners, that support a wide range of community endeavors.
31 Carolina faculty named ‘highly cited researchers’Â
December 11, 2025
Clarivate’s 2025 international list of trailblazers includes scholars from across the University.
UNC researchers will use ARPA-H funding to transform drug development through AI modelingÂ
December 10, 2025
The School of Pharmacy and the Lampe Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering have received an award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) to develop AI tools that can predict how antibody-based therapies behave in the human body.
Michael F. Almeida connects with students through research
October 18, 2025
The Rebecca Clark Staff Award for Moral Courage winner is training the next generation of biomedical researchers.
Chemist receives prestigious prize for early-career researchers
October 17, 2025
Frank Leibfarth’s trailblazing work on PFAS and upcycling plastics has earned him the Blavatnik National Award for Young Scientists in the chemical sciences category.