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Chemist wins $2.5 million NIH Pioneer Award

Gary Pielak, the first UNC scientist to win the prestigious NIH Pioneer Award, is recognized for groundbreaking research on the role of proteins in Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and other... [more]

Broecker to discuss "global warming and fossil fuel CO2"in Oct. 17 lecture

Wallace Broecker, an expert on the role of oceans in global climate change, will discuss “Global warming: What should we do about fossil fuel CO2?” on Oct. 17 at UNC-Chapel Hill. Broecker, the... [more]

$1.5 million supports study of endangered wildlife

 Geographer Aaron Moody and colleagues at North Carolina State, Duke and Virginia Tech universities have received a five-year, $1.5 million grant from the federal government to study habitat... [more]

Former U.S. State Department adviser to discuss foreign policy, national security Oct. 23

Richard Haass, the president of the Council on Foreign Relations who served as a principal adviser to former Secretary of State Colin Powell, will discuss U.S. foreign policy and national security... [more]