Tag Archives: HIV/AIDS

Photo of the Day: At the NIH

Posted on September 24, 2012 by lchensvold

On Wednesday, Sept. 19, Myron Cohen, MD, director of the Institute for Global Health & Infectious Diseases, delivered the annual R. E. Dyer Lecture at the National Institutes of Health. The lecture is part of the Wednesday Afternoon Lecture Series, … Read More

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“I am a collage”: poetry, politics, power in Malawi documentary project

Posted on February 22, 2012 by lchensvold

In 2009, photographer Kathryn Stein raised money to do a documentary project in Malawi about child-headed households impacted by HIV/AIDS. While in Malawi, she collaborated with the Pendulum Project/Face-to-Face AIDS, local grassroots organizations, and UNC Project-Malawi. The video below came … Read More

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Hark the sound: cheers for Myron Cohen at Tar Heels basketball game

Posted on February 20, 2012 by lchensvold

So, what do you give the Carolina faculty member who has already been given the Hope is a Vaccine award, been featured in the cover story of The Economist, received a standing ovation at the leading scientific conference on HIV/AIDS, and led … Read More

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Photo of the day: press coverage of IAS

Posted on July 20, 2011 by lchensvold

Looking at the wall of IAS conference press coverage, I notice that nearly every news story mentions HPTN 052. -Lisa

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AAA: Arts, Awareness, and AIDS at UNC this week

Posted on March 23, 2011 by lchensvold

[This post was sent in by Hema Kondur, a third-year student majoring in nutrition. Hema wishes to acknowledge the input of Marie Garlock, who is community liaison in the Community Outreach Dissemination and Education Office at UNC's Center for AIDS Research, … Read More

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Ringing the bell for AIDS awareness

Posted on November 30, 2010 by admin

What do AIDS, gay icons, fashion royalty, NBC comedy, and capitalism have in common?  They were all present on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange this morning to ring the opening bell. The Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR) … Read More

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Storytelling through song: AIDS in Malawi

Posted on October 26, 2010 by admin

[This post was sent in by Anne McNulty, a senior majoring in international studies who works part time for IGHID] People often say that music is a universal language.  But is it really?  A recent study conducted by Thomas Fritz … Read More

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We're not joking when we say ART saves lives: a powerful PSA

Posted on September 3, 2010 by admin

[Post written by me, Lisa, your friendly blog editor] It’s Friday (and the Friday before a long weekend in the U.S.), so I thought I’d share this powerful and inspiring public service announcement from the Topsy Foundation in South Africa. … Read More

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In Austin, striking a balance between work and play

Posted on July 29, 2010 by admin

[This is the fourth in a series of  posts by Steven Norton ('12), who is a part of a student team making a documentary film about clean water in Tanzania.] The beginnings of the 9-5 mentality are starting to appear … Read More

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Goodbye Tanzania; Hello Austin, Texas!

Posted on July 8, 2010 by admin

[This is the third in a series of posts by UNC undergraduate Steven Norton ('12), who is working on a film project about clean water in Tanzania with other UNC students] We spent our last few days in Tanzania tying … Read More

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