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McNeil honored for leading, mentoring women in science

Laurie E. McNeil, professor of physics and astronomy and of applied and materials sciences in UNC's College of Arts and Sciences, has won the 2009 Mary Turner Lane Award. Established in 1986,... [more]

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UNC chemists shed new light on how cells move

Research by two UNC chemists provides new information about how cells move. Cell motility plays a key role in human biology and disease, contributing to such important processes as embryonic... [more]

Catastrophic sports injury report released; cheerleading injuries fell slightly in 2007-08

The National Center for Catastrophic Sports Injury Research, based at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has released its 26th annual all sports report.   In addition to... [more]

University Cancer Research Fund creates winning partnership

A disagreement between chemists Nancy Allbritton and David Lawrence over which cancer -- breast or prostate -- should be the higher priority in their partnership resulted in two successful NIH grant... [more]

$17.5 million to UNC to launch solar fuels research center

UNC-Chapel Hill has received a grant expected to be valued at $17.5 million over five years from the U.S. Department of Energy and President Obama’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act... [more]

News & Events

Jun 04, '09
Reiter provides input on President Obama's cybersecurity initiative

May 04, '09
Carney re-elected chair of international astronomy association

Jun 01, '09
In the war against seaweed, coral reefs more resilient than expected

Jul 01, '09
Chemist Wightman recognized for excellence in research

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