Higher Education, Part VI: Teaching Over Research
How much does today’s university value teaching? How much should it?
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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...
Read MoreLGBTQ People Still Targeted, According to Study
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...
Read MoreA ‘Crazy Idea’ to Cure Heart Disease
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...
Read MoreUNC 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...
Read MoreUNC Researchers Develop New Cancer Drug Delivery Method
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...
Read MoreMost NC Hospitals Ban E-Cigarettes
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...
Read MoreDuke Researchers Find Radioactive Contamination In Coal Ash
New research from Duke University suggests there’s yet another reason to be wary of coal ash.
Read MoreUNC Gathers Second-Highest Research Funding Total
UNC secured nearly $793 million in research contracts and grants in the 2014 fiscal year, an increase of $215 million since 2004.
Read MoreUNC 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.
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