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Shekinah Elmore, MD, MPH, a remarkably talented radiation oncologist and a cherished member of the UNC Lineberger family, passed away on July 24.

Taghreed Al-Turki at a science lab bench showing her son how to use a pipette.

Taghreed Mohammed Al-Turki, PhD, a postdoctoral researcher in the UNC Lineberger lab of Jack Griffith, PhD, shares her journey of becoming a telomere scientist as a first-time mother.

Exteriors of the UNC Lineberger and Marsico Hall buildings.

More than $1.3 million in UNC Lineberger developmental research grants were awarded to 13 faculty members and one postdoctoral trainee this spring.

A collection of video still frames from the anti-vaping ad campaign "The Real Cost."

Seth Noar, PhD, and Sarah Kowitt, PhD, MPH, investigate the factors that make vaping prevention ads effective for adolescents and young adults.

An elderly couple sits holding hands and leaning on each other for support.

Sam Cykert, MD, published insights on the need to provide a systematic, co-management approach for patients who have cancer and a chronic illness.

Barbara Savoldo, MD, PhD, and Stephanie Wheeler, PhD, MPH, were recently approved as named distinguished professors, one of the highest honors a university bestows to a faculty member.

A person wearing a mask, gloves, safety glasses and white coat holds a vial of blood in a medical test lab.

A new test can detect colorectal cancer with a simple blood draw. However, a colonoscopy is still more reliable and effective than newer screening methods.

Status flag on the door of a clinical exam room. The flag has the word "provider" on it.

A new program being used in the UNC Department of Urology is helping to expand access to rapid, high quality urologic care.

Aaron Chack, a graduate research assistant, will use the grant to support his research targeting a newly discovered molecular pathway as an effective approach for treating lung cancer.

Shekinah Elmore, MD, MPH, passed away on July 24. She was a pioneer in global oncology, a stellar physician and visionary in humanity.

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In memoriam: Shekinah Elmore, MD, MPH

“You can be both,” a single mom’s journey to becoming a renowned telomere scientist

UNC Lineberger provides $1.3 million in developmental research grants

Decoding anti-vaping campaigns

A call to bridge the cancer care – chronic illness management gap

Investing in named professorships to attract and retain world-class faculty

New blood test for colorectal cancer: what you need to know

New program cuts wait times in half for patients with suspected prostate cancer

Lung Cancer Initiative awards Lung Cancer Research Fellows grant to Chack

Honoring the life of Shekinah Elmore, MD, MPH