Natural Sciences & Mathematics
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Senior Han Guo: Building language technologies
Han Guo is a senior double-majoring in computer science and statistics and analytics. He researches how to build language technologies like automated image captioning.
Chasing challenges at Carolina
For senior Malikiya Hinds, graduating from Carolina is proof of her resiliency and a reminder of all that she’s overcome to earn her degree.
Push through challenges, embrace new opportunities
We interviewed four graduating seniors about their experience at Carolina. Here are their stories and the advice they would give to fellow graduates. To say that Sweta Karlekar’s four years at Carolina have been packed is an understatement. She had internships at Disney, Yelp and Facebook. She was a part of Google’s AI Research Mentorship Program. She presented her research … Read more
Mission Critical [Part One]: Make it Work
FastTraCS is a small group of biomedical engineers who support UNC Health physicians, nurses and staff by identifying problems in clinical settings and creating innovative, technological solutions.
NREL Helps Found Consortium to Boost Solar Perovskite Commercialization
Perovskite solar cells are a type of thin-film solar cell that have proven to be highly efficient at harnessing sunlight to generate electricity. UNC-Chapel Hill is one of the founding organizers of the consortium.
UNC Researchers Successfully Remove PFAS Chemicals from Water
Orlando Coronell and Frank Leibfarth have developed a filtration resin that has thus far been successful in removing most PFAS from water.
Protecting the Galapagos Islands
Carolina researchers at the Galapagos Science Center have been shining a light on the challenges presented by human interactions on the islands and working to find the balance between helping the islands’ economy thrive while also protecting the iconic species.