Category: News
Carolina remembers Zijie Yan, ‘master of light and matter’
Colleagues from the applied physical sciences department reflect on Yan’s legacy a year after his death.
Enjoying the ride
Using lessons from his exercise and sport science major, senior TJ Maske creates an encouraging space for Tar Heel wellness in his cycle classes.
The Lifecycle of a River
Julianne Davis writes about her last two field seasons in Alaska, waiting for river ice to break to study sediment shifts during springtime.
Rosa Li gives surgeon general food for thought
The psychology scholar critiques Vivek Murthy’s idea of a warning label for teen social media use.
Exploring Chemical Methods to Overcome Renewable Energy’s Biggest Challenge
An assistant professor of chemistry and a team of students are developing advanced electrode materials that can efficiently store energy generated from solar and wind sources.
Breakthrough Membrane Technology Could Make Dialysis Portable
A multidisciplinary team of researchers at UNC-Chapel Hill is developing a membrane technology that has the potential to significantly miniaturize dialysis equipment to provide convenient and effective treatment for millions … Read more
Music professor emerita Terry Rhodes performs at the Kennedy Center
The former dean of UNC’s College of Arts and Sciences sang with the Ukranian Freedom Orchestra on the last performance of its summer 2024 tour in Washington, D.C.
Using AI, researchers launch database to predict cancer DNA anomalies
Scientists in UNC’s department of chemistry are focusing on extrachromosomal DNA to address a significant gap in cancer research.
Writing and Learning Center starts students off right
The center’s academic coaches, peer tutors and writing coaches are ready to help Tar Heels create a plan for a great semester ahead.
School of Civic Life and Leadership adds faculty to enhance student experience and campus initiatives
The school, which is part of the College of Arts and Sciences, welcomes 11 new faculty members and two new adjunct associate professors.
Meet a Tar Heel: Julianne Davis, geological sciences researcher
Doctoral student Julianne Davis studies the movement of mud and sand through subarctic rivers and lakes, including water systems in Alberta, Canada, and interior Alaska.
Collaborating with communities on coastal resilience research
James P. Collins, a Ph.D. student in city and regional planning, spent the summer Down East interviewing North Carolina residents about chronic coastal flooding.
Meet a Tar Heel: Katherine Ropp, bassist and linguist
A senior, Ropp has used her time at Carolina to study French in Chapel Hill and in Paris, France, all while balancing her passion for music education and performance.
Meet a Tar Heel: Conor Kerr, undergraduate sport statistician
Kerr founded the Sports Analysis Intelligence Laboratory to connect undergraduate students with a passion for statistics with opportunities through Carolina Athletics.
In School of Civic Life and Leadership pilot, students to exercise free expression, civil discourse
New Tar Heels will move through issues, literally, in a half-hour program led by School of Civic Life and Leadership faculty.
Tar Heels first to check satellite data on small rivers
The first-year students’ measurements of a California river revealed new capabilities of NASA’s topography satellite.
Five research teams selected for Carolina’s Creativity Hubs funding
The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research is pleased to announce the winners of the 2023-2024 Creativity Hubs seed funding awards. Many of the projects involve faculty in the … Read more
The Science of Swimming
A new collaboration between the Departments of Computer Science, Mathematics, and Exercise and Sport Science and USA Swimming seeks to tackle fundamental questions on swimmer performance and leverage those answers … Read more
UNC junior researches childhood food insecurity’s effects on structural brain development
With a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, Ria Patel is analyzing data and MRI scans to explore possible anatomical changes in adolescents’ brains — and the behavioral changes that could follow.
College faculty members selected for Fulbright U.S. Scholar Awards
Oswaldo Estrada, professor of Romance studies, and Anthony Hackney, professor of exercise and sport science, were two of three Carolina faculty members to receive awards from the U.S. Department of … Read more