Category: Natural Sciences & Mathematics
EnviroLab gets NASA grant for heat mapping
With the support of a new $1.5 million grant from NASA, the Data-Driven EnviroLab will evaluate disparities in heat stress from environmental and climate injustices across the U.S.
EXSS faculty lead research on women athletes
Two of the three U.S. experts picked for 2023 FIFA Female Health Project in Australia came from Carolina. They are faculty members in the department of exercise and sport science … Read more
Confessions of a Climate Scientist
“We live on a planet with mostly water at the surface, and that water takes decades, basically a generation, to warm up or cool off. So, what one generation does … Read more
Studying the resilience of carbon-accumulating seagrass
Through the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship program, Olivia Key ’25 conducted research on the resilience of seagrass beds, which have a potentially valuable role in reducing net carbon emissions in … Read more
2023 PARE Award Recipients
Postdoctoral Awards for Research Excellence (PARE) are given in recognition of the research promise demonstrated by individual postdoctoral scholars. Meet this year’s recipients, including those in the College of Arts … Read more
$500,000 grant to support undergraduate researchers in biotechnology/drug discovery
The Office for Undergraduate Research in the College of Arts and Sciences has been awarded a four-year, $500,000 grant from the Amgen Foundation to develop an undergraduate Amgen Scholars Program … Read more
UNC sport administration ranked third globally
For the first time, the graduate program in sport administration at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has been ranked among the top five graduate programs in sport … Read more
Bookmark This
Bookmark This is a feature that highlights new books by College faculty and alumni. This month’s featured book is “Climate Change and Estuaries” (Routledge Taylor & Francis Group), edited by … Read more
The Father Effect
Shauna Cooper in the department of psychology and neuroscience has spent over a decade studying Black fathers and their roles in child development.
Researchers awarded NSF grant to support the future of semiconductors
The award supports a collaborative project between UNC-Chapel Hill and NC State University. Researchers will develop a new short-wave infrared light camera and train a diverse group of students in … Read more
A new development model for the world’s third-longest river
The new paper by UNC-Chapel Hill researchers reveals rapid fluvial incision attributed to the growth of high topography in China’s Yangtze River.
Autonomous medical robot successfully steers needles through living tissue
A team of researchers and physicians led by Professor Ron Alterovitz in UNC’s computer science department has demonstrated, for the first time, a robotic needle capable of autonomously maneuvering through … Read more
Measuring Water from Space
A new NASA satellite is recording the first global survey of Earth’s water cycle with unprecedented accuracy — and Tamlin Pavelsky is verifying its data from North Carolina to New … Read more
Monica M. Gaudier-Diaz named interim director of Chancellor’s Science Scholars
Monica M. Gaudier-Diaz, teaching assistant professor in psychology and neuroscience, has been named the interim director of Chancellor’s Science Scholars. Her term officially began on Sept. 1.
Environmental scientist looks at climate from all angles
Incoming doctoral student Ruitian Yan wants to help vulnerable communities safely manage their risks, including financial.
Science bus intern steers rural students to STEM
As an instructor with the Innovation Mobile Lab, Fiona Chen uses cool experiments to spark interest in scientific careers.
Rooted: György “Hínár” Schrader Polczer, 22 years in the department of biology
György “Hínár” Schrader Polczer has worked for UNC-Chapel Hill for 22 years as a technology support analyst for the Department of Biology within the UNC College of Arts and Sciences.
Using “optical tweezers” to advance nanomedicine
Zijie Yan, associate professor of applied physical sciences, is using light to tackle significant challenges in the field of nanoscience.
Shark Week researcher: Savannah Ryburn
Savannah Ryburn is a Ph.D. student in the Environment, Ecology and Energy Program within the UNC College of Arts and Sciences and a graduate student researcher within the UNC Center … Read more
Rising senior Sarah Vickers researches “ghost particles”
Her work to help detect neutrinoless double beta decay could help explain why there is significantly more matter than antimatter in the universe