2/3/2022: Award recipients! We are honored that our abstract "Epigenome-wide DNA methylation in maternal blood and preterm birth" was awarded the 2022 Dru Carlson Memorial Award for the Best Research in Ultrasound and Genetics! Click here to read the abstract!
1/28/2021: Living in an area of higher social vulnerability is a risk factor for preterm birth: Our research presented in the Oral Concurrent Prematurity Session at SMFM 2021 - (including resident physician Matt Givens, MD and fellow physician Nicole Teal, MD) was highlighted in an article picked up by the Associated Press. 
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1/22/2021: Preview of the upcoming SMFM 2021 Annual Meeting: will feature research on disparities, COVID-19
Dr. Manuck provided an interview and contributed to this article on MedScape.
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1/16/2021: The Libby and Lucy Overman Fund to Support Prematurity was recently highlighted on the UNC Health Foundation website and in its January newsletter.
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1/9/2021: Our work studying stress in pregnant women during the coronavirus pandemic was featured on NBC news in Charlotte.

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The COPES Study is currently enrolling pregnant women <28 weeks' gestation who plan to deliver at UNC-Chapel Hill. Click here to read more!
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New fund to support prematurity established at UNC!  The Libby and Lucy Overman Fund to Support Prematurity will be used to provide funding for programs and research pertaining to prematurity. 
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Institute for Environmental Health Solutions at UNC - March 2020