Natural Sciences & Mathematics
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After a wild blowout a few million years ago, the central black hole in our galaxy now dozes fitfully
A multi-institutional team led by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill traces still active particle beam.

College faculty tapped for highly cited researchers 2021 list
Five College of Arts & Sciences faculty members have been named among the world’s most highly cited researchers in their respective fields for 2021.

Of placekicking, polymers and pets
Frank Leibfarth, the main speaker at Carolina’s Winter Commencement, talks about growing up in a small town, being fearless in his college football career and plastics research, his dog Roscoe and Broseidon the goldfish.

Caring for a Tar Heel icon
Graduating senior Hannah King grew up on a sheep farm in rural North Carolina, and when she got to Chapel Hill, she realized there was a high-profile role that she was perfectly qualified for: caring for Rameses XXII.

Creating A Pathway
With help from the Carolina Covenant’s Rural Medicine Pathway Program, Kainat Aslam is now a first-year medical student fulfilling her dreams to become a doctor.

How one UNC undergrad merged science with the great outdoors in the Galapagos
UNC Alum Will Larsen was able to navigate undergraduate research after stumbling upon UNC Center for Galapagos Studies and has now officially published a paper on his research in the Galapagos Islands.

Carolina Tar Heels use high-tech mouthguards in player safety research
Use of the NFL’s mouthguard sensor at collegiate level will broaden, inform head injury reduction efforts for elite athletes.