Natural Sciences & Mathematics
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Biomathematics has her heart
Doctoral student Kirsten Giesbrecht uses mathematical modeling to study the heart in its early developmental stages.
Drug delivery platform manipulating amyloid proteins key to Alzheimer’s treatment
UNC-Chapel Hill researchers have developed a therapeutic approach that harnesses helical amyloid fibers designed to untwist and release drugs in response to body temperature, according to a study published in Nature Communications. The work is crucial to advancing knowledge of Alzheimer’s disease.
Center for Galapagos Studies seed grant funds new research on fisheries production
A seed grant from the Center for Galapagos Studies will fund Janet Nye’s research on the relationship between the ecosystem’s oceanography, the species living in the habitat and its upper trophic level production.
Wearable drug patch shows promise for Alzheimer’s treatment
Researchers in the department of applied physical sciences and the department of pharmacology are developing a wearable patch for subcutaneous drug delivery, which shows promise for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders and neurological injuries.
UNC to offer undergraduate degree in applied sciences in fall 2024
Beginning this fall, the College of Arts and Sciences’ department of applied physical sciences will offer a B.S. in applied sciences that connects engineering to the liberal arts.
Rodriguez awarded Warner prize from American Astronomical Society
Carl Rodriguez, assistant professor of physics and astronomy, has been awarded the 2024 Helen B. Warner Prize from the American Astronomical Society.
Through makerspace program, students get to test their skills at sea
The objective of UNC students and makers Lindsey Pegram and Lilia Su during a three-day expedition at sea was to investigate how they could operate makerspace equipment and assist researchers aboard the vessel, especially in an uncontrolled and unpredictable environment.