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The National Society of Black Engineers is Hosting Virtual Panel Discussions on February 23 and February 27

02/20/2024

As part of its Black History Month events, The NSBE is hosting two panel discussions with PhD students in engineering. Undergraduate students interested in learning more about how to overcome obstacles in the academy, DEI in engineering, and getting a PhD in any STEM field are encouraged to attend.

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Present Your Research at the Black Doctoral Network’s Regional Conference!

02/14/2024

Undergraduate researchers from professional degree backgrounds are encouraged to submit their research for the BDN’s Undergraduate Research Poster Competition.

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OUR Newsletter February 2024

02/01/2024

Click here to read the latest news and updates in our February 2024 newsletter.

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Applications for the Arts Internship Program are open until February 1, 2024

01/26/2024

Any undergraduate interested in the arts is encouraged to apply for the funded Arts Internship Program housed in the College of Arts and Sciences.

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Registration is Open for the 2024 American World Health Organization’s (AMWHO) Conference at UNC

01/24/2024

Are you interested in Public Health, Science and Medicine, Public Policy, Research, Politics and Foreign Affairs? Then you should register for the AMWHO international conference held from April 5-April 7 at UNC-CH.

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UNC JOURney Call for Submissions

01/23/2024

Students interested in publishing their faculty-mentored research in any discipline are encouraged to submit their research to UNC JOURney’s 2023-2024 issue.

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The People, Ideas, and Things Journal is currently accepting submissions

01/18/2024

The People, Ideas, and Things (PIT) Journal encourages undergraduate researchers to submit their work for the Spring 2024 issue.

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The Carolina Population Center’s Undergraduate Internship Program is accepting applications for Summer 2024

01/17/2024

Undergraduate students from underrepresented populations and/or those committed to diversity and interested in population, health, and spatial sciences are encouraged to apply to the Carolina Population Center’s Summer 2024 internship program.

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Call for submissions for The Health Humanities Journal of UNC-Chapel Hill

01/17/2024

The Health Humanities Journal of UNC-Chapel Hill is currently accepting submissions of health humanities work, with a submission deadline of February 8, 2024.

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UNC-CH undergraduates collaborated on a study that has been published in Nature Communications

01/16/2024

UNC-CH undergraduates collaborated on research exploring subcutaneous drug delivery in a study that could be promising for treating neurodegenerative disorders and neurological injuries, and their work was recently published.

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