Category: Faculty
Vaughan Wins Leadership Award
December 14, 2005K.T. Vaughan has been busy since graduating from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2001 with a master’s in library science. In addition to being appointed as an adjunct clinical assistant professor in the UNC School of Pharmacy, Vaughan recently was awarded the American Society for Information Science and Technology’s James M. Cretsos Leadership Award for her contributions to the organization. The Cretsos Award was established in 1992 to recognize new ASIS&T members who have demonstrated outstanding leadership qualities in professional ASIS&T activities. It is administered by the Leadership Committee and is presented annually to the recipient … Read more
School of Pharmacy Researchers Awarded Three NIH Roadmap Grants
December 14, 2005Three researchers in the School of Pharmacy’s Division of Medicinal Chemistry and Natural Products have received National Institutes of Health Roadmap Grants. Kenan Professor K.H. Lee, PhD, will receive $1.28 million over three years for his project, “Chemical Diversity Libraries from Medicinal Plants. Professor and interim chair Alex Tropsha, PhD, will receive $762,000 over two years for his project, “Carolina Exploratory Center for Cheminformatics Research, and assistant professor Michael Jarstfer, PhD, will receive $73,000 over one year for his project, “A High Throughput Screen for Telomerase Assembly.” In addition, assistant professor Rihe Liu, PhD, is a key member of a … Read more
Hadzija Wins Massey Award for Service
December 14, 2005Six UNC-Chapel Hill employees win prestigious Massey award for service By SUSAN PHILLIPS University Gazette Six employees have been selected by Chancellor James Moeser to be honored with 2005 C. Knox Massey Distinguished Awards, one of the most coveted distinctions bestowed by the University. Recipients are: Paul Spencer Davis of Chapel Hill, maintenance mechanic, Facilities Services; Boka Hadzija of Chapel Hill, professor, School of Pharmacy; Sue Hester of Graham, University administrative manager, UNC Honors Program and James M. Johnston Center for Undergraduate Excellence; Shirley Ort of Chapel Hill, associate provost and director of scholarships and student aid; Betty Russell of … Read more
Sleath Awarded $1.6 Million for Asthma Study
August 24, 2005The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute recently awarded associate professor Betsy Sleath, PhD, a $1.6 million grant for a four-year project, “Children and Asthma: Communication and Outcomes.” The project will study the relationship between provider-child-caregiver communication during pediatric asthma visits and child outcomes. As part of the project, 360 children between eight and 15 years of age who have mild, moderate or severe persistent asthma and their caregivers will be enrolled at eight private pediatric practices across the state. The children’s medical visits will be audio-tape recorded and home visits will be conducted one month after their medical visits. … Read more
SOP Faculty Honored for Patents that Help Economy, Improve Lives
June 15, 2005UNC inventors honored for patents with potential to help economy, improve lives CHAPEL HILL – During the past two decades, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has become one of the top U.S. public universities in research support, with $577.6 million in sponsored research funding during the fiscal year ending in June 2004. That support – from federal government, other government and private sources – has funded research leading to patented discoveries. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued 26 patents in 2004 that were assigned to UNC, university officials recently announced. “These patents, in turn, often are developed … Read more