Laura Hanson is the medical director of the Department of Medicine’s Palliative Care and Hospice Program. She has been contributing to research at Carolina for 31 years.

Following a national search, Penny Gordon-Larsen, who has served as interim vice chancellor for research since March of last year, has accepted the position on a permanent basis.

Researchers at the North Carolina Collaboratory apply their academic research to find innovative, real-world solutions in service to the people of North Carolina.

The Duke Endowment grant will fund a multi-phase project that aims to prevent child maltreatment and strengthen support for kinship caregivers raising children with special health care needs.

Barbara Fredrickson and Allison Lazard are principal investigators of a $3 million study funded by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities. The study will test whether, how, where and for whom social media messages can reduce social isolation in young adults.