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Breastfeeding Awareness Month

Breastfeeding Awareness Month

Celebrating Breastfeeding Awareness Month with Carol L. Cheatham PhD's Research on Infant Brain Development As we celebrate Breastfeeding Awareness Month this August, the UNC Nutrition Research Institute (NRI) is proud to spotlight the work of principal investigator...

Research Assistant – Cheatham Lab

This position is located in Kannapolis, NC, approx. 2 hours from UNC’s main campus. No remote work is available in this position. Position Summary The person hired into this position will join the Cheatham Nutrition & Cognition Laboratory, where we investigate how...

iSIPsmarter: A New Way to Help Communities Cut Back on Sugar

iSIPsmarter: A New Way to Help Communities Cut Back on Sugar

Read the full original study as posted on the NIH website here.   How the iSIPsmarter Program Works In parts of rural Appalachia, especially in southwest Virginia, adults are drinking much more sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) than the rest of the country. These...

Next-Generation Health Interventions

Next-Generation Health Interventions

Next-Generation Health Interventions Presented by Deborah F. Tate, PhD, at SPR 2025Deborah F. Tate, PhD, is the UNC Nutrition Research Institute Interim Director and a Professor of Nutrition and Health Behavior. Her research focuses on two main areas: (1)...

Dietetic Technician – Tate Lab

The position is located in Kannapolis, NC, approximately 2 hours from UNC’s main campus. Position Summary Chapel Hill received funding to establish both a targeted Health Care Provider Organization (HPO) for the All of Us Research Program and a Clinical Center...