Natural Sciences & Mathematics
View a list of departments in natural sciences & mathematics.
Dickerson named 2021 Searle Scholar for groundbreaking research
Bradley Dickerson, assistant professor and Kenan Honors Fellow in the department of biology, has been named a 2021 Searle Scholar. The honor supports groundbreaking research by exceptional young faculty.
Making faculty mentorship more equitable
Carolina’s TEAM ADVANCE seeks to strengthen faculty pipelines by boosting mentoring for women, especially women of color.
New data science minor to launch in fall 2021
The multidisciplinary program, based in the College of Arts & Sciences but open to all undergraduates, will introduce students to methods and applications that are used in basic and applied sciences, the humanities, social sciences and other fields.
A Sharper Image
UNC researchers Jianping Lu and Otto Zhou have spent the last two decades refining technology that makes X-ray machines smaller, faster, safer, and sharper — research that’s changing the world of dentistry, medicine, and security.
A 30-year odyssey from fruit fly eye color to new insights into gene expression
One UNC scientist has been on a career-long quest to understand how genes are expressed as mRNAs.
Doctoral candidate Darren Hearn serves military personnel at Fort Bragg and beyond
Darren Hearn has focused his research on musculoskeletal injury and performance and how those areas can be applied to people completing military basic training in order to identify those at greatest risk for sustaining injury.
Carolina’s top 10 majors
Take a look at what many of our 4,068 graduating seniors from the Class of 2021 studied at Carolina. These numbers reflect first majors only.