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Federal Research Dollars Safe in Budget Agreement

Posted by Blake Hodge | May 2, 2017 | National

A $1 trillion budget agreement may have some local university officials breathing a sigh of relief. A bipartisan agreement to keep the federal government operating through the fall keeps many resources in place at operating...

LGBTQ People Still Targeted, According to Study

Posted by Staff | Mar 24, 2017 | National

A new report analyzing 20 years’ worth of data shows that LGBTQ people remain at a higher risk for victimization than their non-LGBTQ peers. The 56-page report, which focused on the frequency and variety of violent acts...

A ‘Crazy Idea’ to Cure Heart Disease

Posted by Staff | Jul 7, 2016 | Featured, UNC

It all began with a crazy idea. “I remember that day when I cut a slice out of the heart and did some staining. I identified some reprogramming cell and that was on Christmas Eve and there was no one there. I was looking around...

UNC Researchers: Removing a Brain Tumor Makes Cancer More Aggressive

Posted by Daniela Ocampo | Jun 30, 2016 | Featured, Health, Higher Education

Researchers at the University of North Carolina are working to perfect stem-cell research after a discovery made regarding glioblastoma, a cancerous brain tumor. The research team from the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy has...

UNC Researchers Develop New Cancer Drug Delivery Method

Posted by Staff | Feb 1, 2016 | Featured, UNC

UNC researchers have found a way to kill drug resistant lung cancer using 50 times less chemotherapy. For the first time, researchers have developed a way to package cancer drugs inside naturally occurring particles found in...

Most NC Hospitals Ban E-Cigarettes

Posted by Staff | Jan 19, 2016 | Featured, Health

According to a survey done by UNC researchers, approximately 80 percent of North Carolina hospitals have a written policy regarding the use of E-cigarettes. Research associate Clare Meernik said the vast majority of these...

Duke Researchers Find Radioactive Contamination In Coal Ash

Posted by Staff | Sep 3, 2015 | Health

New research from Duke University suggests there’s yet another reason to be wary of coal ash.

UNC Gathers Second-Highest Research Funding Total

Posted by Staff | Sep 26, 2014 | UNC

UNC secured nearly $793 million in research contracts and grants in the 2014 fiscal year, an increase of $215 million since 2004.

UNC System Reviewing Centers’ And Institutes’ Functionality

Posted by Ran Northam | Sep 12, 2014 | UNC

The UNC Board of Governors plans to review more than 200 centers and institutes in the UNC system, with the possibility of redirecting state funding elsewhere, in some cases.

Cystic Fibrosis Risks Increase with Mucins

Posted by Staff | Jun 5, 2014 | Health

Researchers from the UNC School of Medicine have found evidence to suggest that patients with cystic fibrosis possess a much greater number of the proteins that forms mucus, known as mucins.

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