UNC Injury Prevention Research Center

01/07/2026

The application is now open for the 2026 Injury-Free NC Academy on Overdose Prevention and Risk Reduction! (Formerly known as “Harm Reduction as Transformative Practice.”)

Apply before Jan. 30 at 5pm EST to learn more about incorporating risk reduction principles into overdose prevention work.

https://iprc.unc.edu/2025/11/18/2026-injury-free-nc-academy-on-harm-reduction/

11/19/2025

Join this webinar tomorrow to see what the Injury Prevention field is planning for its upcoming “Year of Action.”

Join us on November 20 from 2:00–3:00 PM ET for a fireside chat moderated by Tracy Mehan, Director of Research Translation and Communication at the Center for Injury Research and Policy, Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Panelists Torine Creppy, President of Safe Kids Worldwide; Mighty Fine, Assoc...

11/18/2025

Save the date for the 2026 Injury-Free NC Harm Reduction Academy!

https://iprc.unc.edu/2025/11/18/2026-injury-free-nc-academy-on-harm-reduction/

11/18/2025

Today is National Injury Prevention Day. UNC IPRC has worked for decades to reduce the rate and impact of injuries in the state of North Carolina and across the United States. Join us in building safer communities! Share your impact story today and use the hashtag

11/14/2025

Register now for our November "Connect, Empower, Prevent” webinar!

Wednesday, 11/19/25, 12–12:30pm ET

Adams Sibley, PhD, MPH, Postdoctoral Fellow at the UNC Injury Prevention Research Center and Associate Editor of Harm Reduction Journal, will present “The Only Constant is Change: Emerging Adulterants in the Unregulated Drug Supply.”

Register at: go.unc.edu/IPRCWebinar
More information: go.unc.edu/IPRCWebinarSeries

11/10/2025

We are excited to share that the invited commentary “How North Carolina is Using Opioid Settlement Funds to Reduce Overdose Deaths," by Cecilia Gonzales, Project Director at the UNC Injury Prevention Research Center, along with Katherine Gora Combs, Adams Sibley, and Stephen Marshall, has been published in the North Carolina Medical Journal (NCMJ) Fall 2025 issue, "Turning the Curve: Halfway to Healthy North Carolina 2030."

The commentary covers CORE-NC and the Street Drug Analysis Lab, highlighting how both are helping to reduce overdose deaths and how they are building and maintaining community trust.

Read the article here: https://ncmedicaljournal.com/article/146070-how-north-carolina-is-using-opioid-settlement-funds-to-reduce-overdose-deaths

10/30/2025

Listen to Dr. Dasgupta discuss his research and reflections on the MacArthur Grant in his recent interview with Aaron Keck on 97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com

https://chapelboro.com/the-aaron-keck-show/on-air-today/on-air-today-uncs-nabarun-dasgupta-macarthur-genius-grant-winner

Aaron chats with UNC epidemiologist Nabarun Dasgupta, recently named as a recipient of a MacArthur "Genius" Grant.

10/29/2025

🌟 Meet the Opioid Data Lab Members

In honor of Dr. Nabarun “Nab” Dasgupta receiving the 2025 MacArthur Award for Excellence, we’re spotlighting the talented researchers behind the Opioid Data Lab at UNC IPRC.

✨ Jalice Manso, MS — Research Chemist

10/28/2025

Surprise! 🎉 The UNC IPRC and Opioid Data Lab teams came together to celebrate Dr. Nabarun Dasgupta, newly named a 2025 MacArthur Fellow (“Genius Grant” recipient)!

We’re proud to celebrate this incredible recognition and the impact of his work across North Carolina and beyond.

10/27/2025

🌟 Meet the Opioid Data Lab Members

In honor of Dr. Nabarun “Nab” Dasgupta receiving the 2025 MacArthur Award for Excellence, we’re spotlighting the talented researchers behind the Opioid Data Lab at UNC IPRC.

✨ Meet Adams Sibley, PhD, MPH — Behavioral Scientist & Postdoctoral Researcher with the Opioid Data Lab.

10/23/2025

📅 Happening Today: “Behind the Numbers” with Dr. Nabarun Dasgupta

Join UNC’s Dr. Nabarun (Nab) Dasgupta — Senior Scientist at the UNC Injury Prevention Research Center and Innovation Fellow at Gillings School of Global Public Health — for an eye-opening talk on how science and community partnerships are saving lives.

🧪 Behind the Numbers: Falling Overdose Rates and Drug Supply Changes

📍 Friday Conference Center, Chapel Hill
🕡 Tonight | 6:30–8:00 p.m.
🎟️ Free and open to the public

Dr. Dasgupta leads the UNC Street Drug Analysis Lab, a groundbreaking initiative that tests the U.S. street drug supply with atomic precision — helping communities prevent overdoses in real time.

Don’t miss your chance to hear from a 2025 MacArthur Fellow and TIME 100 Next honoree about what’s working in North Carolina and beyond.

👉 Register or learn more: https://fridaycenter.unc.edu/programs/community-classroom/behind-the-numbers-falling-overdose-rates-and-drug-supply-changes/

Join Dr. Nabarun Dasgupta for an eye-opening look at falling overdose rates and how science and community partnerships are saving lives.

10/22/2025

🌟 Meet the Opioid Data Lab Members

In honor of Dr. Nabarun “Nab” Dasgupta receiving the 2025 MacArthur Award for Excellence, we’re spotlighting the talented researchers behind the Opioid Data Lab at UNC IPRC.

✨ Meet Illyana Massey, MSW, LCSWA, CHES — Community Liaison with the Opioid Data Lab.