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Our organization promotes academic and community involvement among UNC-CH undergraduates in an inclus

04/20/2022

Graduate student officers from the UNC Chapter of the Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics & Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) will be hosting a panel to talk about their paths through graduate school and research, so come with any and all questions about the graduate school application process and getting involved with research! This will take place on Wednesday, April 20th from 6:00 to 7:00 PM in Genome Sciences Building G200.

The SACNAS Panel is the last meeting of the semester and the last opportunity to meet your active member requirements. We hope to see you there!

04/10/2022

Dr. Kirsten Bryant, the Principal Investigator of the Bryant Lab, will be speaking about her professional journey in research, her personal mission, and her involvement in advocacy through the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) on Wednesday, April 13th from 6:00 to 7:00 PM in Mitchell Hall Room 0005. The overall goal of the Bryant Lab is to perform research that contributes to a better understanding of pancreatic cancer biology and leads to improved treatments for this disease. We hope to see you on Wednesday!

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04/07/2022

For the month of April, CCA will be bringing awareness to esophageal, testicular, and head and neck cancer. If you want to support this month’s fundraising efforts, you can buy masks, stickers, hoodies, mugs, and more at the link in our bio! One hundred percent of the profits from our website’s sales will go to current research programs, so make sure to check it out!

04/04/2022

Our next general body meeting will be on Wednesday, April 6th at 6:00 PM in Genome Sciences Building G200. We can’t wait to see you there!

Reminder: If you are unable to make this meeting, we will have a makeup meeting on Thursday, April 7th at 6:00 PM in Genome Sciences Building G200.

03/21/2022

Check out our events this week! On Tuesday the 22nd Princeton Review will join us to host a de-stress night. On Wednesday the 23rd speakers from Health Score will discuss internship opportunities to become a health coach!

03/07/2022

CCA’s Dare to Donate Campaign is now live up until March 27! and the proceeds will benefit Lineberger’s Carolina Cancer Screening Initiative, whose aim is to deliver evidence-based cancer screening to reduce the burden of cancer among North Carolinians.To participate:
1. Customize your Bingo Card with a creative dare
2. Post your bingo card and tag CCA
3. Fill out the bingo card
4. Have fun while raising awareness about colorectal cancer!

03/06/2022

During the month of March, we will be bringing awareness to colorectal cancer, kidney cancer, and multiple myeloma. If you want to help support our fundraising efforts for this month, you can purchase hoodies, stickers, masks and more at the link in our bio! All of the profits from the sales on this website will go to current cancer research programs, so make sure to check it out!

03/01/2022

At the general body meeting on Wednesday, March 2nd from 6:00 to 7:00 PM in Genome Sciences Building G200, we are welcoming Mr. David Silfen! Silfen is the Director of the Emergency Medical Services Program at Durham Technical Community College. He will be presenting on the curriculum for the EMT-Basic and Paramedic courses. This presentation will qualify applicants to register for the available EMT-B courses in the summer of 2022, rather than driving to Durham Tech for their other information sessions. Come with questions about being in EMS! Note: this meeting does NOT count towards the guest speaker meeting requirement.

We will also be accepting donations to Meals on Wheels to help build their emergency food/supply bags

02/20/2022

Our next guest speaker, PA Danielle Camastra, will be presenting on Monday, February 21st from 6:00 to 7:00 PM in Dey Hall 305. We can’t wait to see you there!

02/17/2022

Our next guest speaker, Dr. Danielle Camastra, will be presenting on Monday, February 21st from 6:00 to 7:00 PM in Dey Hall 305. We can’t wait to see you there!

02/01/2022

Today we want to introduce the CCA Ribbon Initiative, a semester long fundraiser where we as a club will be selling T-Shirts, hoodies, and stickers on a monthly basis starting in February! These items will be changed every month to a new color to represent specific types of cancer, and 100% of profits will go towards current cancer research programs! This month we are recognizing Gallbladder Cancer Awareness as well as National Cancer Prevention Month.

https://www.carolinacancerassociation.org/shop

This link will guide you to our site where you can support by purchasing products. This link can also be found in our bio.

01/30/2022

Don’t forget that for this week’s GBM, Carolina Cancer Association will be hosting a Kaplan MCAT expert who will teach our members more about the biggest MCAT myths! This meeting will be on February 2nd in Genome 200 at 6 PM. We can’t wait to see you there!

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