UNCP’s Landmark Patent to Aid in Alzheimer’s Disease, TBI Treatment
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke has been awarded the first patent in the university’s history for a method to treat Alzheimer’s and traumatic brain injury patients.
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NSF grant will aid WCU in preserving several biological collections
Thanks to a $517,282 grant from the National Science Foundation and the current construction of the Tom Apodaca Science Building at WCU, those collections will have a new home where they will be prominently displayed on the fifth floor of the new building upon its scheduled completion in 2021.
Threatened Coral Species Spawns for the First Time in Captivity in UNCW Lab
The Coral REEF lab at UNCW’s Center for Marine Science has induced coral spawning in captivity, making it the first lab in North Carolina to do so.
Wave of Success: First Hire in UNCW’s Coastal Engineering Program Nets Major NSF Grant
Only weeks into his faculty position, Ryan S. Mieras submitted his first grant proposal as a UNC Wilmington employee not quite eight months ago. The proposal has yielded an impressive award from the National Science Foundation totaling $925,975 to develop an instrument for measuring sand movement at shorelines, leading to the development of more resilient coastal communities.
UNC-Chapel Hill sets a record year for research as new grant awards top $1 billion
For the first time in the university’s history, annual new awards for research conducted at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have exceeded the $1 billion mark. The record amount in new grants, contracts and awards received in the fiscal year that concluded June 30 comes largely from sources outside of North Carolina primarily from federal research agencies, industry and nonprofit organizations.
ECU Research is Aimed at Improving Survival Among Trauma Victims with Difficulty Breathing
East Carolina University will be working in conjunction with the University of Pittsburgh on a research study aimed at improving survival among people who have difficulty breathing after a trauma.
NCCU Professor Receives $2.7M from NIH for Esophageal Cancer Research
North Carolina Central University professor Xiaoxin Luke Chen, M.D., Ph.D., has been awarded $2.7 million by the National Institutes of Health to investigate new treatment options for a type of esophageal cancer that disproportionally affects African Americans.
UNC System Awards Three ROI Grants for 2021-2023
The UNC System announces that teams from three institutions within the UNC System have been awarded grants through the University of North Carolina’s Research Opportunities Initiative (UNC ROI).
App State helps 3-year-old find his voice
CAS is defined by the Mayo Clinic as an uncommon speech disorder in which a child has difficulty making accurate movements when speaking. In CAS, the speech muscles aren’t weak; rather, the brain has difficulty directing or coordinating the movements.
Research That Keeps Us in the Game
Innovative research taking place at our institutions is changing how athletes prevent injuries and changing how physicians and therapists treat them.