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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 relation to climate change.

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University Research Week 2023: “A Climate of Change at Carolina”

This year, University Research Week (URW) will highlight exceptional achievements of Carolina researchers across our many disciplines addressing changing climates. To attend the many events highlighting research this week, visit https://researchweek.unc.edu/.

The tree keeper

Graduate student Kimmy Hansen is analyzing the impact of future development on the tree canopy of Bald Head Island, a North Carolina barrier island that boasts the second-largest maritime forest in the state.

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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 and Sciences.

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2023 Hettleman Prizes awarded to five exceptional early-career faculty

The annual Phillip and Ruth Hettleman Prizes for Artistic and Scholarly Achievement have been awarded to five promising faculty members who exemplify groundbreaking and innovative research. Three of the winners are in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Madison Woo looks at human muscle cells through a microscope while Kellie Konitzer reads instructions during the class "Comparative Physiology" on March 20, 2019. During the lab, students analyzed the difference in human skeletal muscle cells, cardiac muscle cells, and smooth muscle cells. (Megan May/UNC Research)

$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 at UNC-Chapel Hill.

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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 business in the world.

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