Here’s Where Jobs and Programs Are Being Cut at the Nation’s Top Health Agencies
Thousands of people were laid off Tuesday at the United States’ top health agencies. Here are what positions and efforts were cut.
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Universities Are Facing Big Cuts to Research Funding. At Duke, It’s A Time for ‘Damage Control’
Written by MAKIYA SEMINERA DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Facing the potential loss of hundreds of millions...
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UNC Researchers Warn About Effects of Federal Funding Cuts on Cancer Discoveries, Treatments
Threats of federal funding cuts are already felt within research circles at UNC, including the labs of some leading cancer research.
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UNC Vice Chancellor for Research Resigns Over Plagiarism, Misconduct
UPDATE: UNC Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz and Provost Chris Clemons shared a message on Thursday...
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UNC, Duke Establish Joint Alzheimer’s Research Center with NIH Grant
UNC and Duke are teaming up to establish a joint Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. One of 33, the UNC-Duke center plans to focus on how factors relating to the development of Alzheimer’s arise later contributing to racial, ethnic, and geographic disparities in developing dementia.
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Sources: US To Recommend COVID Vaccine Boosters at 8 Months
Written by ZEKE MILLER U.S. health experts are expected to recommend COVID-19 vaccine boosters for...
Read MoreNIH Director: Large-Scale Vaccine Testing Expected by July
Having a COVID-19 vaccine by January is “a stretch goal,” but the head of the National Institutes of Health is gearing up for a master experiment to rapidly tell if any really work. At least four or five possible vaccines “look...
Read MoreUNC Awarded $23 Million Grant for HIV Research
UNC will continue its innovative “kick and kill” initiative for eradicating HIV after being chosen to receive funding from The National Institutes of Health. Over the next five years, UNC will receive funding of nearly $23...
Read MoreHomeownership, Scholarship, Taxes And Snow Days
Congrats to local high achievers; learn how to buy an affordable home; snow changes CHCCS schedule; get help on taxes.
Read MoreLungs’ Unique Viability: Transplant Procedure Seeks To Save Lives
CHAPEL HILL – Lungs have the ability to live longer than other organs after a person dies. If the lungs are recovered from an organ donor in time, it may lead to transplant operations that could save thousands of lives....
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