Our UNC-CH School of Social Work (SSW) team is collaborating with the North Carolina Department of Public Safety (NCDPS) to develop human trafficking identification and response protocols for North Carolina correctional settings. To inform the development of such protocols, we are conducting an environmental scan to determine how correctional settings (prisons and jails) across the United States are currently identifying and responding to victims of human trafficking.

This is a study being conducted at many sites across the US to evaluate patients who are older than 50 years old, who have sudden bleeding in the brain (intracerebral hemorrhage) while taking a statin medication. It is unclear if continuing to take a statin medication after this type of injury can increase the risk of another hemorrhage, stroke or cardiac event. This study will assign patients to 1 of 2 groups. One group will continue the statin medication they were taking previously. The other group will discontinue the statin medication. Both groups will be followed for 2 years to see if they have any additional medical events.

This study explores the ethics and societal implications of research into new treatments for food allergies.

This phase III trial studies iobenguane I-131 or crizotinib and standard therapy in treating younger patients with newly-diagnosed high-risk neuroblastoma or ganglioneuroblastoma. Radioactive drugs, such as iobenguane I-131, may carry radiation directly to tumor cells and not harm normal cells. Crizotinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Giving iobenguane I-131 or crizotinib and standard therapy may work better compared to crizotinib and standard therapy alone in treating younger patients with neuroblastoma or ganglioneuroblastoma.

Trying to figure out what we're doing with FMIGS assessment tools and do they work

This study looks at how ultrasound settings affect the measurement of bubbles in divers' blood after dives. About 45 certified adult divers may join. Fifteen minutes after diving, they will get a safe heart ultrasound. If bubbles are seen, short extra scans will test different settings.

I want to understand how the idea of "academic freedom" really works at UNC-Chapel Hill. Academic freedom is supposed to mean that educators and researchers can ask questions, share ideas, and do their work without unfair limits. The University upholds this idea through its statement on academic freedom, naming its support for the "free and open exchange of ideas," but recent events-like debates over hiring, changes to curriculum, and political pressure-raise questions about whether that promise is being upheld. My study looks at how the University's standards about academic freedom compare to what actually happens in practice. I will review archival decisions and public statements, as well as speak to former and current faculty about their experiences. In doing so, I hope to show how academic freedom is protected, where it is limited, and what that means for how ideas are shared and challenged on campus.

Restorative Justice (RJ) is a way of dealing with harm that focuses on healing instead of traditionally punishing people. RJ can help both the person who was harmed and the person who caused the harm, but we also have to be careful. Over the past few decades, more people have started to see RJ as a better way to handle problems in the legal system and to help communities heal. This study looks at how Restorative Justice is being used in Durham, Wake, and Orange County North Carolina and whether it helps reduce punishments like jail time, fines, or probation in adult felony cases.

The purpose of this research study is to learn more about Barrett's Esophagus and esophageal cancer by collecting data and samples (blood and tissue) for a biorepository. A biorepository is a large bank of specimens and data that are stored indefinitely and may be shared with other researchers.

The purpose of this study is to allow for the laboratory examination and characterization of inflammatory cells found in sputum, nasal cells and components in exhaled breath. Sputum samples may also be tested for the presence of proteins and genetic variations thought to be important in inflammation.