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Kea Turner awarded $1.4M DOD grant to study pancreatic cancer nutrition app

Jacobson Vann appointed to North Carolina Institute of Medicine

NCNA honors UNC Nursing faculty with Hall of Fame and Nurse of the Year awards 

Carolina Nursing’s BSN program ranks among the nation’s top nursing programs

Santacroce receives 2026 APHON Distinguished Researcher Award

Carolina Nursing has been redesignated an Apple Distinguished School

Ashley Leak Bryant named vice dean of UNC School of Nursing

Tiffani Chidume named associate dean for simulation and experiential learning 

Rachel Hirschey named Beerstecher-Blackwell Distinguished Term Scholar

Alderman and Bryant named National League for Nursing Academy of Nursing Education Fellows 

Zègre-Hemsey receives UCSF Jane Norbeck Distinguished Service Award

Carolina Nurses receive North Carolina Great 100 Nurses awards

Suja P. Davis named American Academy of Nursing Fellow 

Hirschey leads symposium for Scaling What Works

Julie Jacobson Vann receives grant from UNC Center for Galapagos Studies

Theresa Raphael-Grimm inducted into Order of the Golden Fleece

Publication and presentation roundup — Summer 2026

Saif Khairat to serve as chief AI officer

Carolina Nursing celebrates Class of 2026 

Grace Wu named Biobehavioral Lab director

Audra Rankin receives 2026 Faculty Award for Global Excellence 


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