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A summer of OVCR-hosted conferences

July 24, 2024

While the students were away, the support services of UNC Research played — by hosting colleagues from around the state and country to learn and share insights on a variety of topics.

Scientists Discover Brain Circuits for Placebo Effect Pain Relief

July 24, 2024

School of Medicine researchers reveal a new pain control pathway from the cortex to the cerebellum crucial to placebo analgesia – when the expectation of pain relief leads to pain alleviation without a therapeutic intervention, such as with a drug.

Student researchers map heat on campus

July 24, 2024

Working with the Sustainable Triangle Field Site, they gather data to provide potential solutions to hotspots.

Student’s research to help endangered corals

July 24, 2024

Through a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, Rachel Geyer is learning how corals survive environmental stress.

UNC-Chapel Hill research funding hits new milestone at $1.21B

July 18, 2024

Investment in Carolina’s research enterprise grew in FY24, with significant increases in funding from private organizations and federal agencies.

UNC senior researches cicadas’ impact on food web dynamics

July 12, 2024

Alexander Smith used his Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship at Carolina to explore how the bugs’ cyclical emergence changed some animals’ feeding habits around the Triangle.

SOM study suggests more interventions may not be helpful for children on the autism spectrum

July 10, 2024

A thorough systematic analysis by Micheal Sandbank and other researchers across the U.S. found that evidence was lacking that higher intensity interventions provided increased benefits for young autistic children.

The College’s Jinsong Huang leading new project funded by UNC System

July 3, 2024

Huang is the principal investigator on a new project that’s being funded by the System’s 2025 Research Opportunities Initiative. UNC-Chapel Hill is also a collaborator on two other projects that have been funded.

Rooted: Ashley Leak Bryant

July 2, 2024

Ashley Leak Bryant is the Frances Hill Fox Distinguished Professor in the School of Nursing. She has been contributing to research at Carolina for 19 years.

Using a ā€œsmart retainerā€ and gaming app to make speech therapy fun

June 27, 2024

Carolina clinicians helped develop a Bluetooth-enabled wireless charging retainer and gaming app to make speech therapy more engaging for kids born with cleft lip or palate.