UNC Federal Affairs

The Office of Federal Affairs represents the interests of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in Washington, DC. Follow us for Hill to Hill tweets!

[UNC Federal Affairs @UNCFedAffairs]

We’re Moving!🎉To better serve you and provide more streamlined updates, we are moving to a new account: UNC Public Affairs.

Follow us at @UNC_PAffairs for updates on policy, advocacy, and public engagement efforts. Follow us today!

Thank you for staying connected!

[UNC Federal Affairs @UNCFedAffairs]

Tune in now to hear @UNC’s Dr. Laura Sandt share her expertise on road safety at today’s Senate hearing. Dr. Sandt is Director of UNC’s Highway Safety Research Center @hsrcinfo @CSCRSinfo

https://t.co/R8LQwG4AkI

[UNC Federal Affairs @UNCFedAffairs]

Happening now! Tune in to hear @UNC's Vice Provost for Enrollment Rachelle Feldman share her expert testimony and UNC perspective at the House @EdWorkforceCmte's FAFSA hearing. Click on the link below to watch.
https://t.co/ODHReKslls

[Congresswoman Valerie Foushee @ValerieFoushee]

It was a pleasure to celebrate @MoreheadPlanet's 75th anniversary at the @UNC Science Expo!

Morehead Planetarium provides students & the community with equitable learning opportunities in STEM and I’m proud to support this essential education center at the federal level.

[ncIMPACT Initiative @ncIMPACTsog]

Announcing the 4th program of #CarolinaAcross100, partnering with @UNCPharmacy to launch a third rural pharmacy hub in Eastern #NC as part of the School’s Rural Pharmacy Health Initiative. https://t.co/78XHAInc4k #rural #health #partnership #collaboration

[UNC Federal Affairs @UNCFedAffairs]

Happening today! Tune in to hear @UNC's Dr. Mark Holmes at the House Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing on rural healthcare for veterans. Dr. Holmes is a rural health researcher and Director of @uncsheps
https://t.co/gQyopSJ348 @UNCResearch @gmarkholmes

[UNC Federal Affairs @UNCFedAffairs]

Thank you for visiting @ValerieFoushee! Stellar day 🪐

[Morehead Planetarium and Science Center @moreheadplanet]

On January 3, we were visited by @ValerieFoushee of North Carolina’s 4th District. While receiving a tour of our exhibit spaces and fulldome theater, she also learned a bit more about our building’s history. Thank you for visiting!

#RDU #NC

[UNC Federal Affairs @UNCFedAffairs]

Happening now: Tune in to hear @UNC's Dr. Lindsey Smith Taillie at today's Senate HELP hearing about the diabetes epidemic. Dr. Taillie is a nutrition epidemiologist whose work focuses on designing and evaluating food policies.
https://t.co/6bgmiPZ9SL

[UNC Federal Affairs @UNCFedAffairs]

Check out this new interactive map to see stories and statistics about UNC Research's impact in each NC county. Across the state, our research enterprise is advancing science and investing in communities. Thank you to our @UNCResearch colleagues for the amazing resource!

[The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill @UNC]

#UNC turns 230 this year, and Carolina will celebrate the occasion at the University Day ceremony on Oct. 12.

Learn how this year's theme, ‘Service to Our State,' honors the people from the mountains to the coast that make #UNC’s excellence possible https://t.co/ULOLLahJuj

[Kevin Guskiewicz @KevinGuskiewicz]

This week, we're unveiling our new hub for innovation at #UNC -- the Innovate Carolina Junction. This will be a central hub for our network of innovators and entrepreneurs to collaborate and solve the grand challenges of our time. #GDTBATH https://t.co/ohl0ZRSDPg

[UNC Federal Affairs @UNCFedAffairs]

Thank you to @ValerieFoushee and her staff for visiting campus today to learn from our experts and students. From @uncsog to @UNCResearch to the Carolina Covenant and student leaders and more. And a visit to the @UNC_Basketball Museum - it’s a #GDTBATH in the 4th District!

[UNC Federal Affairs @UNCFedAffairs]

We commend @SenThomTillis and @SenatorBaldwin for introducing bipartisan legislation today to accelerate the development of necessary medical countermeasures (MCMs) to combat future pandemics. @UNCResearch @P_Gordon_Larsen

https://t.co/EKhjaplpto

[ncIMPACT Initiative @ncIMPACTsog]

NEW: Carolina launches statewide program focused on improving mental health and reducing suicide https://t.co/2KTTPUi0IA

Encourage your community to apply by July 28: https://t.co/ednjaXkDVF

Register for this July 11 info session to learn more: https://t.co/9uVZU8Laoi

[Bubba Cunningham @BubbaUNC]

Final stop for the Champions

[UNC Tar Heels @GoHeels]

Plenty of Carolina Blue in Washington, D.C. for today's College Athlete Day celebration at the @WhiteHouse 🏆🐏📸

Special thanks to Rep. @ValerieFoushee for meeting with us today at the Capitol!

#GoHeels x #GDTBATH

[Senator Ted Budd @SenTedBuddNC]

It was great to visit UNC Chapel Hill yesterday, tour the historic Naval Armory, and hear more about their top of the line ROTC program.

Thank you Chancellor Guskiewicz, Captain Hertel, and the UNC Naval Armory Preservation Committee for hosting us! 🇺🇸

[UNC Federal Affairs @UNCFedAffairs]

Thank you to @ValerieFoushee for highlighting the Carolina Drone Lab @UNC_CARDNL and its partnership with veterans at a hearing on the future of unmanned aircraft systems.

[Congresswoman Valerie Foushee @ValerieFoushee]

NC-04 is home to several innovative unmanned aviation programs—including the Carolina Drone Lab & the Vance-Granville CC aviation program.

At last week’s @ScienceDems hearing, I inquired how we can support learning through hands-on training and workforce development programs.

[UNC Federal Affairs @UNCFedAffairs]

Thank you to @ValerieFoushee and @FLONC for joining us today at the 2023 Child Hunger Leaders Conference in Chapel Hill. The annual conference is hosted by @carolina_hunger, a part of @unc_hpdp.

[The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill @UNC]

Carolina’s @UNC_Lineberger is helping to lead a national effort to end cancer in our lifetimes. Chancellor @KevinGuskiewicz shares how #UNC researchers will meet with the @WHOSTP Dr. Arati Prabhakar as part of @POTUS’ goal to cut the death rate from cancer https://t.co/qIGK83gJL8