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UNC-Chapel Hill earns top national rankings for graduate education
April 29, 2026
U.S. News & World Reportโs 2026 โBest Graduate Schoolsโ list names multiple Carolina programs in national top 10.
Welcome to vibe coding and pumping the brakes
April 27, 2026
Carolinaโs first AI for Public Good Conference offered cutting edge views on the future of artificial intelligence to nearly 600 attendees.
A breakthrough in pediatric brain cancer
April 23, 2026
The School of Pharmacyโs structural genomics consortium has advanced medication options for rare brain tumors.
CRISPR Screening Facility supercharges impactful research
April 20, 2026
Using Carolinaโs turnkey, state-of-the-art technologies, academic investigators and biopharma companies can interrogate the whole genome to decipher biology and search for novel drug targets.
SOM among top five public universities to receive NIH funding in 2025
April 17, 2026
Many of the basic science departments rank in the top 10 in National Institutes of Health funding for federal fiscal year 2025 and 10 clinical departments rank in the top 30.
Identifying gaps in N.C.โs behavioral health professions
April 15, 2026
The Sheps Center has released the first comprehensive look at North Carolinaโs mental health and substance use services workforce, offering critical data to guide statewide policy and planning.
OVCR Updates
Resilience Drives Discovery
April 16, 2026
COI Program Move to Annual Disclosure Model
April 13, 2026
COI Program Moving to Annual Disclosure Model
April 1, 2026
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UNC Chemist Megan Jackson Named a 2026 Cottrell Scholar
April 20, 2026
Megan Jackson in the Department of Chemistry has been named a 2026 Cottrell Scholar โ a prestigious recognition honoring earlyโcareer faculty who excel as both researchers and educators.
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Longevity isnโt just about the latest gadget. The actual keys to a longer life are in plain sight
John Batsis in the UNC School of Medicine and the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health discusses the importance of improving health alongside increasing longevity.
Ashwaghanda, Magnesium and vitamin D: Should we all be taking supplements?
Abbie Smith-Ryan in the UNC College of Arts and Sciences and Gillings School of Global Public Health comments on the efficacy of creatine supplements.
Ancient โalien-likeโ skulls have been found on every continent but Antarctica. Anthropologists are starting to figure out why
Matthew Velasco in the UNC College of Arts and Sciences discusses cranial modification among pre-Hispanic people of the Peruvian Andes and how its meanings may vary across cultures.