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Perovskite solar cells, which look like black computer chips, are tested in the sun during a research experiment.

An innovative chemical treatment can improve the efficiency of a promising solar technology

Jinsong Huang, leading expert and Louis D. Rubin Jr. Distinguished Professor in the department of applied physical sciences, discusses the new research findings.


A woman sits in front of a computer screen and scientific instruments in a lab.

Research at its core

UNC Research Core Facilities, including those in the College of Arts and Sciences, are shared services that enhance and expand the collaborative capabilities of Carolina’s research enterprise.


Photo shows harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie.

UNC-Chapel Hill part of new center which will study links between Greak Lakes algal blooms, human health

Great Lakes researchers at the University of Michigan have been awarded a $6.5 million, five-year federal grant to host a center for the study of links between climate change, harmful algal blooms and human health. UNC’s Hans Paerl discusses his team’s role in the study.


Lucy Ren holds a laptop in a gym at a hackathon

How a pinball project made Lucy Ren’s education click

Exploring engineering through applied sciences helped Ren, who graduated this May with a degree in computer science, unlock her creativity at Carolina.


Anika Jibben stands in a grassy field wearing a backpack and smiling at the camera. Mountains are in the distance.

A nature enthusiast molds an environmental engineering career

Recent graduate Anika Marie Jibben intends to use the skills that she acquired in the applied sciences and engineering minor to make a positive impact on the environment.


Two side by side shots of researchers clad in boots and water gear doing fieldwork out in the water and in the marshland.

Marsh Matters: Fieldwork reflections from North Carolina’s Currituck Sound

Alexia Civit is a sophomore at UNC-Chapel Hill majoring in environmental studies and music with a minor in urban planning. She currently interns with the North Carolina Collaboratory as an Environmental Policy Intern. 


The Old Well surrounded by beautiful red flowers. Photo by Donn Young.

Seed grant for AI chatbot will help better track net-zero commitments

The UNC School of Data Science and Society awarded a seed grant to a UNC research team which plans to improve a fine-tuned large language model named ChatNetZero to better understand companies’ and governments’ net-zero commitments.