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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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  Elmore Family Endows Fund for Mental Health in Western North Carolina

  This story – which includes discussion of issues related to mental health and suicide – was written before Hurricane Helene brought widespread destruction and even greater mental health challenges to Western North Carolina. In the aftermath of the storm, mental … Read more

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  UNC Health Foundation Board of Directors Approves $2.5 Million for UNC Health Teammates

  CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The UNC Health Foundation Board of Directors unanimously approved a $2.5 million investment in the UNC Health Employee Assistance Fund in response to the ongoing crisis in western North Carolina. The board approved the immediate transfer … Read more

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  Healing Hands, Caring Hearts

  A Family’s Journey to Carolina Inspired by an Exceptional Physician’s Expertise and Compassionate Care By William Davis, UNC Health Foundation Idit and Moti Ferder of California, travel the world with an incredible sense of purpose. They are inspirational individuals; masters … Read more