The purpose of the study is to understand the way students are assigned to teachers in K-12 schools and ideas for improving the process.

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is the leading cause of death and disability in preterm infants. Despite advances in the care of neonates in general, the survival of infants with NEC remains low, in part due to our inability to predict which infants are at risk for the development of this disease.

This study is looking to compare the outcomes and cost of treating infected joints with surgery or aspiration with a needle combined with injection of antibiotics. Many patients with infected joints are too sick to safely go to the operating room for surgery, thus we are investigating outcomes and cost of less invasive treatment options such as using a needle to aspirate the joint and inject antibiotics.

To assess the challenges and support needed to serve as a clinical champion for non-invasive ventilation in hospitals for patients with COPD

The purpose of this study is to collect samples from patients with GI conditions that are coming to UNC for upper endoscopy as part of their clinical care. Samples will be stored and used for research to learn more about GI conditions.

The goal of this NIH-funded study is to chart development in young autistic children to see how development varies by diagnosis and sex/gender. To do this, we will see families four times over the course of 18 months. Children will complete eye tracking tasks and behavioral assessments.

To study the use of long-acting injectable antiretroviral therapy (LAI) among a racially, economically, and geographically diverse group of persons with HIV

The purpose of this research study is to understand how the monitoring of Patient-Reported Outcomes (PROs) could help improve surgical care for patients undergoing chest surgeries. PROs are symptoms directly reported by patients through the completion of a survey.

Collect a bank of respiratory samples from pediatric patients with airway infection, particularly viral infection. Analysis of these samples should help us develop new treatments for airway infection in children.

he purpose of Parents and Infants Inter(X)action Intervention (PIXI) is to study ways of supporting the early development of infants diagnosed with rare neurogenetic disorders in their first year of life. PIXI is funded by the John Merck Fund and is led by RTI International (RTI) in collaboration with researchers at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. The team includes neurodevelopmental psychologists, early interventionists, and experts in neurogenetic conditions (e.g., fragile X syndrome, Angelman syndrome), autism spectrum disorder, and early childhood development. The goal of PIXI is to provide developmental and behavioral support for infants with rare neurogenetic disorders through a two-phase targeted parent-mediated intervention program.