Thanks to a donation from a pediatric surgeon, UNC Children’s Hospital is making the trip to the operating room a little less scary for kids and their parents. Watch the video to see how the car is helping young patients. UNC Children’s Hospital has a sweet new ride, and it’s transporting patients to the operating room …
See why summer programs at NC State often go from shorts and sandals to cap and gown. Every summer, the NC State campus comes alive with an influx of campers from all over the country, and some from even farther. They’re here to do everything from studying nano-fibers to designing buildings and dissecting pig hearts. …
Could the next Elon Musk be found in the high schools of Pitt County? If so, East Carolina University and the College of Business’ (COB) Miller School of Entrepreneurship want to introduce these students to the resources available at ECU so they can be the next innovator, entrepreneur and business owner. That’s one of the …
UNCSA Associate Professor Christal Schanes reached the pinnacle of her profession in 2012 when she brought home an Emmy for her work on “Saturday Night Live.” A 2003 graduate of the School of Design and Production at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Schanes leveraged her MFA in wig and makeup design into a thrilling, seven-year …
As part of a national initiative to increase employment opportunities for veterans and military spouses, UNCW is playing a key role in efforts to connect employers with military-affiliated students who will enter the workforce upon graduation. Several UNCW employees recently attended the summer meeting of Hiring Our Heroes, a program sponsored by the U.S. Chamber …
The $1.2 million gift will be used to accommodate more students, recruit top faculty and develop rural sites for students to participate in clinical rotations. Representatives from Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill gathered on Monday to celebrate an investment in the University’s Physician Assistant Studies program. …
A second mobile health clinic is hitting the road, serving the uninsured and underinsured of in East Winston. Winston-Salem State University’s (WSSU) School of Health Sciences (SOHS) held a ribbon cutting for the university-branded 38-foot Freightliner motor coach on Thursday, May 17. The Rams Know H.O.W. Mobile Clinic, a service of SOHS’ Center of Excellence …
Gazing at the stars through the prism of Elizabeth City State University’s Khan Planetarium is about to become a digital state-of-the-art experience. According to Dr. Gloria Payne, the Khan Planetarium is undergoing a scheduled upgrade this summer that will connect it to a worldwide digital system. “The upgrade will enhance the educational and research opportunities …
May 1st was a clear, sunny day. Perfect conditions for Kiser Middle School’s Meteorology Club and UNC Greensboro collaborators to send a high-altitude weather balloon into the stratosphere, more than 85,000 feet above the earth’s surface. The seventh-graders had worked for several months on the project, with science teachers Temple Cantrell and Aimee Perry; UNCG’s …
Fayetteville State University (FSU) announced today its partnership with the Fort Bragg Research Institute (FBRI), a center designed to support the ongoing research interests of Womack Army Medical Center (WAMC) and Fort Bragg scientists and clinicians and to enhance the operational readiness of soldiers on the military base. The announcement was made at a press …