Monthly Archives: February 2010

Minds on a Mission: UNC launches new global-oriented television ad

A new public service TV spot airing during basketball and football games shines a national spotlight on Carolina. The ad uses stop-motion animation to convey a university that is dynamic and hard at work on solving the world’s problems. The … Read More

UNC among six colleges and universities to receive presidential recognition for community service

February 25, 2010 — Six colleges and universities have been named as Presidential Awardees in the 2009 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning, … Read More

UNC had strong presence at international HIV/AIDS conference

The 17th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2010) took place in San Francisco, CA, February 16-19, 2010. CROI is a scientifically focused meeting of the world’s leading researchers working to understand, prevent, and treat HIV/AIDS and its complications. … Read More

Training birth attendants in developing countries increases babies’ survival

The study was conducted in six countries. Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine took part in the study in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in partnership with the Kinshasa School of Public Health. … Read More

UNC leads initiative to eradicate cervical cancer

Asserting that no one should die from cervical cancer, public health researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are leading a multi-state initiative to prevent – or even eradicate – the disease. The Cervical Cancer-Free Initiative is … Read More