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DeSimone awarded Lemelson-MIT Prize for innovations in polymer chemistry


UNC-Chapel Hill's Joseph DeSimone is the 2008 recipient of the $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize for his inventions in green manufacturing, nanomedicine and medical devices, in addition to his lab-to-market entrepreneurship and commitment to mentorship. Here, DeSimone holds a drum of his PRINT(r) molds, which can manufacture highly customizable and controllable nanobiomaterials to diagnose and treat disease. 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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Stretching exercises may reduce risk of preeclampsia during pregnancy Print E-mail
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Stretching exercises may be more effective at reducing the risk of preeclampsia than walking is for pregnant women who have already experienced the condition and who do not follow a workout routine, according to researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing.
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Children in N.C. child care not getting recommended amounts of healthy foods Print E-mail
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Young children in child care centers are not eating the recommended amounts of whole grains, fruits or vegetables during their time at such centers, according to a study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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UNC School of Pharmacy named for alumnus Fred Eshelman Print E-mail
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
The School of Pharmacy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill today was named in honor of Fred Eshelman, a 1972 graduate of the school and founder and chief executive officer of Wilmington-based PPD Inc.
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Foundation grants $450,000 to help improve public health service quality Print E-mail
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Public health departments across North Carolina stand to benefit from a new $449,590 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation aimed at improving the quality of public health programs.
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$19.9 million federal grant to UNC for stroke prevention study Print E-mail
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
The UNC School of Medicine has been awarded a $19.9 million five-year federal grant for a national clinical trial to determine if brain bypass surgery can prevent stroke.
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