UNC Team Aims to Use Research Funding to Bring Medical Screening to Rural Areas

Posted Oct 20, 2024
The North Carolina Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research has announced the projects earning funding through the Creativity Hubs program. Four of the five winning projects are in medical fields. One of the medical projects, led by radiology professor Dr. Yueh Lee, is focused on bringing advanced medical screening to underserved rural populations. (Chapelboro.com)

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