In The News
Mentions of UNC Researchers in external publications.
Nicotine’s comeback is the latest wellness scam
February 6, 2026
Richard Saver, a professor at the UNC School of Law with a secondary appointment in the UNC School of Medicine, discusses medical misinformation.
Rural North Carolina counties scramble to keep up with Triangle’s wage growth
February 2, 2026
LaChaun Banks in the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School discusses the importance of removing barriers to better-paying jobs for rural community growth.
Baby wraps treated with insecticide could help slash malaria cases, say researchersÂ
January 29, 2026
Ross Boyce, faculty member in the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health and UNC School of Medicine, discusses research he recently led on permethrin-treated baby wraps to reduce malaria in Africa.
5-year cancer survival rates hit 70% as doctors credit screening, treatment advances
January 27, 2026
Haley Simpson in the UNC School of Medicine’s oncology division comments on the progress in cancer screenings for multiple myeloma as an example of advances in cancer treatment.
Biologists race to rescue bat populations from deadly white-nose syndrome
January 5, 2026
Rada Petric, director of the UNC Institute for the Environment Highlands Field Site, talks about the increased need for pesticides as bat populations decline.
San Francisco sues 10 companies that make ultraprocessed food
December 29, 2025
Barry Popkin, professor in the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health’s nutrition department, discusses the rise of ultraprocessed foods in the 1980s and how they are affecting the population today.
Are young people feeling better about the economy? It’s complicated
December 23, 2025
Camelia Kuhnen, professor at the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School and research director of the Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise, explains the tools she uses to gauge public opinion on the economy.
NC could see a measles outbreak soon. We talked to infectious disease experts
December 23, 2025
David Weber and David Wohl, professors in the UNC School of Medicine’s infectious diseases division, discuss factors likely to contribute to an expected measles outbreak in North Carolina.
Doing nothing appears best approach to common heart defect among preemies
December 23, 2025
Matthew Laughon, a professor in the UNC School of Medicine’s pediatrics department, explains findings from research he led on a wait-and-see approach for preemies with patent ductus arteriosus.
Junk food might be quietly wrecking your memory, study warns
October 17, 2025
Juan Song in the School of Medicine and research collaborator Taylor Landry discuss recent research on how high-fat diets affect memory.