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Business
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Wednesday, May 23, 2012 |
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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s School of Medicine and Kenan-Flagler Business School have partnered to launch a unique dual-degree program offering medical students the opportunity to earn doctor of medicine and master’s of business administration degrees in five years. |
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Health and Medicine
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012 |
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With the support of Speaker Thom Tillis and Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger, Representative Harold Brubaker and Senator Tom Apodaca worked with WakeMed Health & Hospitals and UNC Health Care to develop partnerships in important areas of medical education and health care delivery. The parties have also agreed to collaboration and transparency in other areas and have agreed to resolve current disputes amicably in support of an ongoing relationship. |
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Health and Medicine
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Monday, May 21, 2012 |
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Multiple research projects – including a 2006 study conducted at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – have used DNA microarray analysis to identify several breast cancer subtypes, including luminal A, luminal B, basal-like and HER2-enriched. Simple tests are being developed to help doctors identify these subtypes and to treat their patients in a more biologically-based way. In turn, these tests have made several studies possible that indicate that basal-like, or triple negative breast cancer, is more prevalent in African Americans than their Caucasian counterparts. |
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Campus and Community
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Monday, May 21, 2012 |
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Every two seconds, someone in the United States needs blood. |
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Arts
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Thursday, May 17, 2012 |
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For the fifth year in a row, the NEA has recognized the professional theater company, which is based in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. |
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CAROLINA IN THE NEWS
Kenan-Flagler has doctors in the house
Financial Times The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has become the latest US university to launch an accelerated programme for those who want to study medicine, through its medical school, and business, through its Kenan-Flagler business school. ...James Dean, dean of Kenan-Flagler, said the collaboration was part of a larger partnership to train healthcare professionals. “This unparalleled program - fusing the assets of top business and medical schools - will prepare leaders in science to continue to drive innovation in human health while they master tools to transform healthcare to reflect higher standards of affordability.”
