For immediate use: Tuesday, May 13, 2014   Several medications can help people with alcohol use disorders maintain abstinence or reduce drinking, according to research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.   The work, published today in … Read more

For immediate use: Thursday, April 24, 2014   Six distinguished individuals will receive honorary degrees, including celebrated surgeon and best-selling author Dr. Atul Gawande, who will deliver Carolina’s spring Commencement Address on May 11.   Commencement will be held in … Read more

For immediate use: Monday, April 14, 2014   The John William Pope Foundation has made a $1.3 million gift to UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center to fund cancer research and treatment.   As one of the leading cancer centers in … Read more

For immediate release: Thursday, March 27, 2014   Children who received high-quality early care and education in UNC’s Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute Abecedarian Project from birth until age 5 enjoy better physical health in their mid-30s than peers … Read more

For immediate use: Tuesday, March 25, 2014   Founder of Mothers Against Medical Error Helen Haskell will speak at a special event beginning at 6 p.m. March 27 and noon March 28 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel … Read more

For immediate use: Monday, March 24, 2014   The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will dedicate Marsico Hall (formerly called the IRB building or the BRIC building) at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, March 27.   Marsico Hall—one of the … Read more

For immediate use: Tuesday, March 11, 2014   Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist and author of “The Cost of Hope” Amanda Bennett will speak at 5:30 p.m. March 20 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.   The free, … Read more

For immediate use: Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014   Low-molecular-weight heparin is commonly used in surgeries to prevent dangerous blood clots. But when patients experience the other extreme – uncontrolled bleeding – in response to low-molecular-weight heparin, there is no antidote. … Read more

For immediate use: Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014   Nursing homes are widely used by Medicare beneficiaries who require rehabilitation after hospital stays. But according to a recent study led by a researcher at the University of North Carolina at Chapel … Read more

For immediate use: Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014   The School of Dentistry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will provide free dental care to approximately 100 Durham Head Start children ages 3-5 on Friday, Feb. 7, from … Read more