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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.


A black and white photo of Bob Pleasants standing outside Steele Building.

Rooted: Bob Pleasants

Bob Pleasants in the Office for Undergraduate Research has been contributing to research at Carolina for 14 years.


Shauna Cooper stands outside smiling at the camera.

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.


Wei You stands outside underneath a green tree.

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 using innovative technologies.


The Yangtze River flows along toward the mountains, with green and rocky cliffs on each side.

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.