In July, hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) was performed at UNC Medical Center for the first time. Mirriam Munthali scrubbed in and participated in parts of the procedure. That might have been her most memorable experience during her 10-week summer rotation … Read more

Asian studies faculty members Afroz Taj and John Caldwell reached a major milestone this summer — celebrating two decades of taking UNC-Chapel Hill students on a study abroad experience to India. The UNC Summer in India program is one of … Read more

For Jim Thomas, director of the MEASURE Evaluation Project and associate professor of epidemiology in the Gillings School of Global Public Health, global health and environmental changes are inextricably linked. “For example, because some areas are now warmer than they … Read more

In this new role, Chowa, an associate professor and director of Global Social Development Innovations at Carolina, will be responsible for creating and advancing the School’s vision for making an impact around the world and for leading and coordinating the efforts needed to fulfill the University’s overall global strategic plan and initiatives, said Dean Gary L. Bowen.

Health leaders from Malawi traveled to the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center last week to strengthen a longstanding research and health care partnership with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in advance of the opening of Malawi’s first dedicated cancer center.

To Dan Namarika, the opening of Malawi’s first National Cancer Center is a dream realized. “I wanted to see this center built during my lifetime,” he said. “For Malawians, this is something we’ve been wanting. It’s the first of its … Read more