Conditions are combining for potentially catastrophic storm surge as Hurricane Ian approaches. NBC News’ Kerry Sanders explains why the Gulf of Mexico helps fuel hurricanes. Rick Luettich from the Institute of Marine Sciences was interviewed during this segment. NBC Nightly News

What is written on the glass partitions in this chemistry lab may look like another language, but it could be the key to unlocking a solution to America’s plastic predicament. “There is no silver bullet,” said Frank Leibfarth, a professor … Continued

The Argus telescopes join others aiming to capture short-lived or rapidly changing astrophysical events, known as transients, including exploding stars, ravenous black holes, neutron star mergers, and maybe even stars briefly eclipsed by the long-postulated hidden planet in our Solar … Continued

First-year and transfer students at UNC-Chapel Hill have moved into their dorms and are learning how to navigate campus just as classes before them have. But when classes start Monday they will be following a new undergraduate curriculum that launches … Continued

In her book, “Before the Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe and What Lies Beyond,” quantum cosmologist Laura Mersini-Houghton focuses on the prequel to this galactic episode, pondering what happened beforehand that put our universe in the position to … Continued

What does it mean to have an inclusive college classroom? How can we promote inclusion—both inside and outside the classroom—and help students from different backgrounds succeed in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)? Authors Kelly Hogan and Viji Sathy, both … Continued

Researchers from UNC’s Institute of Marine Sciences are sharing the results of their one-of-a-kind shark survey which charts everything from size, species and population. NBC’s Kerry Sanders reports with a rare look at how sharks in the U.S. have changed … Continued

Archaeologists working at a dig in the Galilean town of Huqoq have uncovered the earliest known depictions of the biblical heroines Deborah and Yael, in mosaics that are thought to be nearly 1,600 years old. The find, announced by the … Continued

In this first-person piece, Viji Sathy and Kelly Hogan in the College of Arts and Sciences and Bob Crenshaw in the Center for Faculty Excellence share how to get started building a demographic-data tool to improve teaching. They write: “Plenty … Continued

Brightly colored poles have been placed at 27 locations around the Outer Banks, from the Town of Duck to Hatteras Village, including at beach and sound access points, town halls and the ferry terminal to warn people of storm surge. … Continued