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Investment in imaging to accelerate UNC researchers’ understanding of disease


Cancer, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s, stroke – biomedical researchers at the UNC will be able to make strides in understanding and treating all of these diseases and more because of a $260 million investment to enhance the University’s imaging capabilities.  read more

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Edward Halloran, associate professor in the School of Nursing, taught in Hong Kong in 1999 to 2000 and can discuss the similarities and difference between the health-care and educational systems in Hong Kong and the United States.
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UNC cited in new National Wildlife Federation report on climate E-mail
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Eight energy efficiency projects at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill not only saved $36,000 annually, they got the university mentioned in a new National Wildlife Federation report on campus initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. “Higher Education in a Warming World: The Business Case for Climate Leadership on Campus,” demonstrates how schools are stepping up efforts in response to the potential threats of global warming and how these institutions are reaping multiple rewards.
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New FPG center offers novel professional development resources E-mail
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
The FPG Child Development Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has received a $2.5 million grant to address the national need to improve the skills of professionals working with young children with disabilities and their families. The Center to Mobilize Early Childhood Knowledge will provide a new approach to professional development that emphasizes exchange and collaboration via online resources shaped by the needs of those in the field.
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Digital mammography superior to film mammography in some cases E-mail
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
For some women, digital mammography may be a better screening option than film mammography, according to newly published results from a national study led by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Morehead Planetarium takes a closer look at steroids E-mail
Monday, January 28, 2008
Performance-enhancing drugs are the next topic in the Current Science Forum series at Morehead Planetarium and Science Center at UNC’s on Feb. 7. Called “Victory at Any Cost,” this free, public forum will offer a behind-the-scenes look at the science behind these substances and how they can affect the body.
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Lineberger joins Lance Armstrong Foundation Survivorship Network E-mail
Monday, January 28, 2008

The Lance Armstrong Foundation today announced that the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center has joined the LIVESTRONG Survivorship Center of Excellence Network to address the needs of the growing number of cancer survivors in the United States. Lineberger is the eighth network member institution in the nation.
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