Natural Sciences & Mathematics
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Four graduate alumni receive The Graduate School Dean’s Distinguished Dissertation Award
Each year, The Graduate School recognizes four doctoral candidates or recent doctoral graduates for creating exceptional dissertations.
Carolina initiative receives $7.5M to power future tech
UNC-Chapel Hill leads a group of four universities awarded $7.5 million from the U.S. Department of Defense to develop organic semiconductors for the next generation of electronics. Wei You in the department of chemistry is principal investigator on the project.
2022 Tanner Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
Learn why one instructor assigned his students to do “The Twist,” how five-question lecture quizzes became a surprising class favorite and more.
Combining science and policy: Angel Hsu’s journey into climate conservation
Assistant professor of public policy and a faculty member in the environment, ecology and energy program, Angel Hsu is also founder and director of the Data-Driven EnviroLab, an interdisciplinary research group.
Authors use they/them pronouns less frequently
A Carolina study shows that in digital publications, authors underuse “they” compared with he and she in similar contexts.
NC Collaboratory puts UNC System expertise to work
Five years in, the innovative policy model has proven enormously effective at turning state funds into life-changing research.
Galápagos: A gateway for global research
UNC Center for Galápagos Studies has been a hub of collaborative research activity. Diego Riveros-Iregui and Amanda Thompson, the center’s new interim co-directors, strive to use their own experiences from the islands to expand its reach as a world-renowned research institution.