Graduate students honored for research that impacts North Carolina

Marine sciences doctoral student Ashley Smyth led a series of experiments assessing oysters’ ability to improve ecosystem health in North Carolina. Smyth’s research was recently honored by The Graduate School at UNC with a 2012 North Carolina Impact Award... [more]

Her Home Run: Sue Falsone is head athletic trainer for LA Dodgers

Carolina alum Sue Falsone is head athletic trainer of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Officials said Falsone, 37, was the first woman to hold such a position on a major professional team in the United States... [more]

Football-related catastrophic brain injuries on the rise

Catastrophic brain injuries associated with full-contact football appear to be rising, especially among high school students, according to a new report. The increase is alarming and indicates more coaches and athletic trainers should change how they teach the fundamental skills of the game, according to UNC researchers... [more]

DeSimone elected into National Academy of Sciences

Joseph DeSimone, Chancellor's Eminent Professor of Chemistry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has been elected into the National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors that a U.S. scientist or engineer can receive... [more]