Natural Sciences & Mathematics
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KATRIN cuts the mass estimate for the elusive neutrino in half; UNC is part of international collaboration
An international team of scientists has announced a breakthrough in its quest to measure the mass of the neutrino, one of the most abundant, yet elusive, elementary particles in our universe. The KATRIN experiment is based at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany and involves international collaborators including UNC-Chapel Hill.
Meet the Makers
BeAM@Carolina is a network of makerspaces created by the applied physical sciences department in the College of Arts & Sciences in fall 2016.
How to accomplish almost any goal
Paschal Sheeran’s research has found that we successfully achieve our goals only half the time. Here he shares three steps to go from dreaming to doing.
How Diamond Holloman finds resilience in Lumberton
Diamond Holloman, a Ph.D. candidate in Carolina’s Environment, Ecology and Energy program, is the first recipient of a post-Florence disaster relief grant from the Carolina Center for Public Service. She is investigating ways that communities of color in Lumberton, North Carolina, experience and recover from natural disaster.
Climate change, human activity lead to nearshore coral growth decline
Declining growth of Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System corals predicts trouble for worldwide reefs.
Incoming Tar Heel will continue training as a “humanitarian warrior”
After serving five years in the Navy as a medic, incoming Carolina student Abel Miranda says he’s in the perfect place to continue his training as a “humanitarian warrior.”
New student wants to uncover the mysteries of the universe
Pa Chia Thao arrived at Carolina with two big goals: to find a community of Tar Heels working to advance astronomy, and to support the representation of women and minorities in the scientific field.