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Gifts to our annual funds support key priorities and provide flexibility to seize opportunities not funded by any other source. Annual fund donors ensure that we can respond to the needs of our patients, students, clinicians and scientists as they arise. Gifts to funds supporting the greatest needs provide resources to create the future of health care and deliver improved outcomes for patients.

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Global Health with Dr. Groesbeck Parham

Posted 6 years ago

Groesbeck Parham, MD, discusses his work in Zambia with gynecological oncology and increasing women’s access to cervical cancer screening and treatment, as well as elevating women to alleviate poverty.     For more information on how to support our global … Read more

MRI Scans Help Parents Get 12-Month Jump on Autism Diagnosis

Posted 6 years ago

Imagine knowing that your infant is on the autism spectrum before they could even sit-up on their own. The researchers at the UNC Autism Research Center are doing just that. It’s been long understood that children with autism spectrum disorder … Read more

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  Casey Family Establishes UNC Fertility Fund

  By Bobby Hundley, UNC Health Foundation Elizabeth and Trevor Casey met in 2012 and began dating soon after. The couple got married while in graduate school in 2016 and knew that they wanted to start a family as soon as … Read more

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  UNC Health FoodWell Celebrates Official Launch

  At UNC Health, our more than 40,000 doctors, nurses, clinicians, researchers and staff members are committed to serving the people of North Carolina, improving health outcomes both here in our state and around the world. And that commitment extends beyond … Read more

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  FoodWell, Wegmans Team Up To Tackle Food Insecurity

  By Mark Kimmel, UNC Health Foundation An overwhelming sense of gratitude filled UNC Health teammates as the delivery truck pulled up to the loading dock at UNC Hospitals. Shannon Hinton and the local Chapel Hill Wegmans “delivery team” wasted no … Read more

• Phase Two Update From Joshua Alexander, MD

  Phase One Completed. On to Phase Two! It’s been another exciting year of fundraising, planning, and growth for the Fitch Family Comprehensive Pediatric Rehabilitation Program Fund. Thanks to the generosity of the Peterson Family Foundation and other generous donors, we’ve … Read more

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  Dads Raise Money For NICU Through Disc Golf

  Annual event supports the Neonatal Special Gifts Fund By Mark Kimmel, UNC Health Foundation The cool Carolina air held a crisp bite, the morning sun painting the leaves in fiery autumn hues. In the heart of this vibrant landscape, Robert … Read more