News and Features
Summer Research Fellow Spotlight: Martin Groff
Martin Groff is the 2021 Dr. Nancy C. Joyner Summer Research Fellowship recipient, which allows him to conduct research on 19th-century American authors and their conceptualization of democracy.
Meet an Intern: Alexis Campbell at Merck
The rising senior studying biochemistry has an internship at pharmaceutical giant Merck in New Jersey.
Meet an intern: Jenna Hynes at the Piedmont Conservation Council
Jenna Hynes is interning with the Piedmont Conservation Council in Siler City, North Carolina, conducting fieldwork and partnering with community members to preserve the city’s water sources.
Seeking Justice
UNC folklorist Glenn Hinson and students provided research that informed the re-enactment this summer of a 1921 Warren County court trial where 16 Black men were unfairly accused after being threatened by a white mob.
Improving the lab-to-market pipeline at UNC
Regional participation in the National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL) helps bring jobs to the area and strengthens the research-to-market pipeline.
Russian Flagship Program caps off successful first year
The Russian Flagship Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill recently completed a successful first year.
Running Interference
Decades before he became UNC’s chancellor, neuroscientist Kevin Guskiewicz strived to create the playbook for preventing and treating concussions — and changed the game forever.