Sudhanshu (Ashu) Handa, Kenan Eminent Professor of Public Policy, and Victoria Rovine, professor in the Department of Art and Art History, have been appointed co-directors of the African Studies Center (ASC) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill effective Aug. 1.   The ASC is designed to sustain and strengthen teaching of African languages … Read more

Infants can be healthy and HIV-free when their mothers are healthy. The best way to do this among HIV-positive women is to keep maternal viral loads suppressed through consistent use of antiretroviral treatment (ART). Yet, large numbers of women around … Read more

For three weeks in July, the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy virtually hosted its Innovations and Transformations in Pharmaceutical Sciences 2021 conference. The annual conference was geared toward current and future scientists to learn about the discovery, delivery, and clinical use … Read more

The African Studies Center (ASC) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the Oak Foundation for their project, “K-5 digital learning of contemporary Africa using technology,” which will produce resources for elementary school educators.   The ASC will use the grant to create … Read more

The UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University area studies centers connected with North Carolina educators in kitchens across the state in three virtual Cultural Kitchen sessions that explored dishes from Latin America, Southeast Asia and North Africa. The series served as … Read more

Associate professor David Ansong is collaborating on a new international initiative that aims to improve the financial capability and security of socially and financially marginalized populations in Africa and further strengthen the continent’s overall economic well-being. The project, known as … Read more

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) remains endemic throughout sub-Saharan Africa despite the widespread availability of effective childhood vaccines. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, HBV treatment and birth-dose vaccination programs are not established. In a new study published by Lancet Global Health, … Read more

The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation has awarded Ross Boyce a 2021 Clinical Scientist Development Award for his research proposal entitled, “Getting malaria off the back of women and children in western Uganda,” which aims at reducing the incidence of malaria … Read more

“They’re a little competitive when they play,” jokes Diane Youngstrom, who stands next to her sister Kay as they watch their parents from the porch of their family home in Chapel Hill. A snap sounds, and Eric leans over the … Read more

Researchers at the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center demonstrated in a clinical trial in Malawi that a five-drug combination chemotherapy provided curative benefit compared to current standard-of care-therapy in people diagnosed with lymphoma, and now they have determined this option … Read more