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UNC lands $2.35M grant to research hepatitis C cancer links

The hepatitis C virus is believed to have links to the growth of liver cancer, but those connections have been hard to study. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill research aimed at learning more about those connections has secured a $2.35 million federal grant.

A microscopic image of a section of a liver biopsy from a patient with hepatitis C. The viral proteins are green, cell nuclei are blue.

UNC Nutrition Institute lands Gates Foundation grant

The UNC Nutrition Research Institute at the N.C. Research Campus in Kannapolis has been named a Grand Challenges Explorations winner by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Online retailers, shipping companies give minors access to alcohol, study finds

Minors can easily purchase alcohol online as a result of poor age verification by Internet alcohol vendors and shipping companies such as FedEx and UPS, according to a new study from UNC Chapel Hill.

UNC, NCSU's DeSimone, Duke professor elected to National Academy of Sciences

Dr. Joseph DeSimone, a professor at UNC-CH and NCSU as well as an inventor and entrepreneur, and Duke's Dr. Xinnian Dong receive one of top honors for scientists.

UNC researchers identify gene linked to male infertility

Researchers at the UNC-CH Nutrition Research Institute have linked a gene that could be a genetic cause for some cases of male infertility.

UNC researchers identify gene linked to male infertility

Researchers at the UNC-CH Nutrition Research Institute have linked a gene that could be a genetic cause for some cases of male infertility.

Emerging Company Showcase presents 14 UNC startups

Fourteen startup companies based on innovations at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will present at the annual Emerging Company Showcase on Wednesday.

Classroom to Market

UNC first, Duke third in Boston U. business case event

A team of students at UNC-CH's Kenan-Flagler Business School took home the top prize in the Boston University School of Management International Tech Strategy Business Case competition. Duke finished third.

UNC Chancellor talks startups with iContact co-founder

UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Holden Thorp, a veteran entrepreneur and inventor himself, chats with Ryan Allis, a Carolina Alumnus and co-founder of iContact, about building successful new companies in a video blog.

UNC tapped to lead national effort to find AIDS cure

Researchers at UNC Chapel Hill have been awarded a $32 million federal grant to develop ways to cure people with HIV - considered a critical component to finding a cure for AIDS.

The Arctic and you: Why changes there will affect not just polar bears

Ahead of the "Who 'owns the Arctic?" conference being put on by Duke and UNC-CH on Wednesday, a look at issues that could affect all of us.

Who owns the Arctic?

PPD founder gives $2.5M to UNC School of Pharmacy

The school is already named after Fred Eshelman, who donated $20 million to UNC in 2003. He has now provided $35 million in funding, service and gifts.

UNC kidney cancer researchers land $843,000

Kidney cancer research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is getting a funding boost from SAIC-Frederick with the goal of developing new treatments for renal cell carcinoma, the most common type of kidney cancer in adults.

UNC makes breakthrough in search for HIV

Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have used a lymphoma drug to force HIV hidden in the body out into the open where it can be treated.

UNC-CH lands $100,000 grant for private equity research

Z Capital Partners and its CEO James Zenni provide the funding for the three-year grant.