NC State and UNC-Chapel Hill researchers working on breakthrough cardiac treatment How do you cure a broken heart? If you’re researcher Ke Cheng, hopefully one day soon, it will be with a simple injection. Cheng, an associate professor in the college of veterinary medicine at North Carolina State University and biomedical engineering department (a joint …
Joint online program aims to help North Carolina address its growing teacher shortage (Chapel Hill, N.C. – Feb. 9, 2017) – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University are launching a joint online program for people who have been hired to teach in North Carolina schools but haven’t yet …
Imagine doctors looking inside their patient’s bones, seeing each layer in order to pinpoint a problem without ever resorting to the operating table. Imagine researchers manipulating 3-D images of their subjects, breaking them down layer by layer without physical dissection. These scenarios may seem futuristic, but in reality this is cutting-edge research happening in labs …
On Friday, January 27, the White House issued an Executive Order (EO) limiting immigrant and non-immigrant visa holders from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Somalia, Libya, and Yemen from entering the United States. The EO also directed the US Secretary of State to suspend the refugee admission program for 120 days and to suspend all refugee …
Sheer tenacity pays off for N.C. A&T Engineer With more than 15 years of experience in mechanical, electrical and plumbing design, Ronnie Isaac has worked with some of the biggest clients in and around Washington, D.C. Johns Hopkins University Hospital, the Naval Research Laboratory, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and the U.S. Department of …
CHAPEL HILL, NC – The University of North Carolina announced this week it has selected four teams as the recipients of Undergraduate Research Awards, granting $100,000 in funding to support projects that span nine UNC institutions. Last fall, the system’s Undergraduate Research Directors Council identified three areas of focus for research proposals: Assessment, Course-Based …
Newly instituted fixed-tuition payment program helps UNC campuses remain affordable With the rising costs of college education in America, students who can predict their tuition costs for their academic careers stand a better chance of staying in school and graduating on time. That’s the philosophy behind the University of North Carolina’s newly instituted fixed tuition …
Unique UNCG/N.C. A&T partnership gives grad students best of both campuses Despite locations four miles apart and being part of the same university system, creating the Joint Master of Social Work Program (JMSW) between North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro was no small undertaking. After years …
UNC SYSTEM GRADUATES BEGIN CAREER SERVING UNIVERSITY AND STATE The University of North Carolina is now accepting applications for the 2019-2020 Presidential Scholars Program. This is a one-year, paid appointment for three May 2017 UNC system graduates to serve at The UNC System Office in Chapel Hill under the UNC System President. The program gives graduates the …
Rick earns Erskine Bowles Staff Service Award for work on campus, in community When reviewing all of the activities Joe Rick is involved with, one question leaps to mind – how does he have time to do it all? His exceptional level of service to the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and …