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UNC Board of Governors endorses plan to expand medical education in North Carolina

In an effort to address an expected shortage of doctors in North Carolina, the University of North Carolina Board of Governors today (March 7, 2008) endorsed a plan to expand medical education at the state's public medical schools.

Doctors mentor Covenant Scholars about medical school

Media representatives are invited to cover a class in which five of the top doctors at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill take time out of their clinic schedules to help low-income undergraduates decide whether medical school is right for them.

Computer simulations point to key molecular basis of cystic fibrosis

Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have identified a key molecular mechanism that may account for the development of cystic fibrosis.

UNC neurology professor appointed to national credentialing body

Dr. James F. Howard Jr., distinguished professor of neuromuscular disease in the UNC School of Medicine's neurology department, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine (ABEM).

American College of Surgeons establishes new Health Policy Institute at UNC

The American College of Surgeons (ACS) has established a new Health Policy Institute, which will be based initially at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

For the paper trail of life on Mars or other planets, find cellulose

Looking for evidence of life on Mars or other planets? Finding cellulose microfibers would be the next best thing to a close encounter, according to new research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The cover story for the April issue of the journal Astrobiology, the new research also pushes back the earliest direct evidence of biological material on Earth by about 200 million years.

Lawrence Marks appointed chair of radiation oncology at UNC School of Medicine

Dr. Lawrence Marks has been appointed chair of the department of radiation oncology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, effective March 31. He succeeds Dr. Carolyn I. Sartor, professor of radiation oncology.