A statewide system designed to curb the number of deaths resulting from prescription drug overdose is underused but effective, according to a new study at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The findings, released during National Poisoning Prevention … Read more
The UNC School of Medicine is ranked No. 1 for the first time by U.S. News & World Report in the magazine’s 2014 “America’s Best Graduate Schools” issue. The School ranked 1st in Primary Care and tied for 22nd in … Read more
A new study conducted by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of Adelaide, Australia, has produced the strongest evidence yet that fluoride in drinking water provides dental health benefits to adults, even those … Read more
Felix Dodds, former executive director of the Stakeholder Forum for a Sustainable Future, will deliver a lecture titled “The Emerging Role of Water in the Global Climate Negotiations” at 5:30 p.m. on March 27 in the fourth floor conference room … Read more
The University of North Carolina Institute for the Environment will host a free public lecture to examine policies that would improve the safety, convenience and feasibility of cycling and walking in sustainable cities. The lecture will be held at 4:00 … Read more
The Office of the Governor has awarded The Old North State Award to James J. Gallagher, senior scientist emeritus at UNC’s Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute. Former state senator Howard Lee presented the award on March 1.
By simultaneously investigating millions of gene variants in more than 5,000 individuals, researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill reveal that genes that are responsible for nervous system development and immune function also play a role in … Read more
ESPN analyst and former NFL player Merril Hoge will speak at a March symposium on how to recognize, manage and prevent serious head injuries among high school and college athletes. The event will be held March 8-9 at the University … Read more
Two grants from neighbors in the Research Triangle Park will help the North Carolina Botanical Garden at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill continue a science program for pediatric patients at UNC Hospitals.
In his State of the Union address, President Obama praised Georgia’s universal pre-kindergarten program, which a team from the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (FPG), based at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, recently evaluated.