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Shannon Malone Gonzalez, Ph.D., is a new UNC associate sociology professor. She researches the health and wellness of communities of color.

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UNC hires faculty to study health and wellness in communities of color

By Keerthana Gotur | Oct. 3

“The idea for hiring faculty with expertise to work in the broad area of health and wellness in communities of color came about from feedback from within the College that these are areas of vital importance and ones in which Carolina could make a difference,” Terry Rhodes, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, said.

Dr. Gwenn Garden, professor and chair of the Department of Neurology at the UNC School of Medicine, is the co-director of the Duke-UNC Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. Photo Courtesy of Dr. Gwenn Garden.

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UNC-Duke center receives $14.8 million in NIH funding for Alzheimer's research

By Keerthana Gotur | Sep. 23

The newly established Duke-UNC Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center will work to better understand how to prevent, delay and treat Alzheimer's with funding from the National Institutes of Health, which is expected to total $14.8 million over the next five years.

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UNC hires faculty to study health and wellness in communities of color

UNC-Duke center receives $14.8 million in NIH funding for Alzheimer's research

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