Natural Sciences & Mathematics
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Huang research group recognized for world-record solar module efficiency
Progress in Photovoltaics and the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) released updated efficiencies for solar cells and UNC-Chapel Hill was recognized for the first time for the prestigious research accomplishment of world-record solar module efficiency.

Winter 2020 graduate: Taking baby steps to big goals
Senior Nicole Toms hopes to use her Carolina degree in environmental sciences to help others see the collective power of their baby steps around the issues that will save the world.

Winter 2020 graduate: Computer scientist and community builder
Charlie Helms made his mark at Carolina when he launched Black in Technology, a student organization dedicated to increasing Black and minority representation in computer science.

Winter 2020 graduate: Global traveler
Senior Lizzie Russler has worked around the world tackling challenges at the intersection of human rights and climate change. An internship at Sephora also confirmed her interest in sustainability issues.

How to practice gratitude? Notice. Think. Feel. Do.
Carolina psychologist Andrea Hussong writes about empathy and offers practical ways to practice gratitude in our lives.

Three College faculty named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Three faculty members of the College of Arts & Sciences at UNC-Chapel Hill have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

UNC-Chapel Hill joins international consortium to tackle the crisis of coral bleaching
New common framework developed by a team of top scientists will help research into climate-threatened ocean reefs around the world.