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Biology professor helps build 1,000 microscopes for NC schools

Carolina professor Bob Goldstein has led DIY microscope workshops across the state for nearly a decade.

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Nine researchers awarded Arts and Humanities Research Grants

The funding provides support to scholarly, creative, or artistic pursuits and research projects led by individuals or teams.

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Emerald Izuakor discovered Andalusian life through the eyes of Spanish poets

A Robinson Honors Fellowship allowed the senior to study the food and landscapes of Spain that inspired famous works of literature.

Troy Walton carries a drone through a marsh.

Mapping Marsh Futures

Researchers from the Carolina Drone Lab use aerial imagery to assess marsh health in the Outer Banks.

Research UNCovered: Nikhil Kaza

The professor in the Department of City and Regional Planning studies how organizations achieve their energy and environmental goals.

Three men stand next to a room-sized tank of water that creates waves.

Young punks, big waves

Roberto Camassa and Rich McLaughlin pushed for creation of a fluids lab at Carolina in the late 1990s — and now it’s one of the most unique research spaces of … Read more

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.

Picture of Rosa Li, a teaching assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences’ psychology and neuroscience department.

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.

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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

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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.

Julianne Davis crosses her arms and stands in a river

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.

James Collins stands in front of a boat in a boat yard in Down East, North Carolina

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.

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

A robotized swimmer's hand sits on a table next to a mannequin head with a swim cap.

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

Ria Patel holds her laptop, which shows an MRI scan of a brain. In the background of her research space are coloring book pages created by children who are participants in her research.

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.

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UNC-Chapel Hill research funding hits new milestone at $1.21B

Investment in Carolina’s research enterprise grew in FY24, with significant increases in funding from private organizations and federal agencies.

Senior Rachel Geyer in a white lab coat is working in a lab in Murray Hall.

Student’s research to help endangered corals

Through a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, Rachel Geyer is learning how corals survive environmental stress.

Alexander Smith looks at his phone as he inputs data for his research project. He is outside on UNC's campus, surrounded by green trees and bushes.

UNC senior researches cicadas’ impact on food web dynamics

Alexander Smith used his Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship to explore how the bugs’ cyclical emergence changed some animals’ feeding habits around the Triangle.

Patricia Gensel sits at a desk in front of a flat rock -- a giant fossil containing an ancient plant.

Adventures in Ancient Plants

Patricia Gensel has spent her career studying 400-million-year-old plants at Carolina and across the globe.

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