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Rose Houck sits with her laptop at the NC Collaboratory office.

Environmental research making a difference in North Carolina

Rising junior Rose Houck uses knowledge from her biology and applied data science courses to research water quality and flood resiliency issues.


Frank Leibfarth in his chemistry lab.

Leibfarth announced as inaugural Institute for Convergent Science faculty fellow

The institute’s Faculty Fellowship Program will provide support for Frank Leibfarth, associate professor in the department of chemistry, whose research includes expanding options for recycling.


A girl in a tan hat is shopping in a store. Text on the image reads: "I told a customer I loved her earrings that she apparently made herself! She couldn't stop smiling and made both our days. It's the little things. #kindness #mademyday.

Innovative, interdisciplinary health communication research wins $3 million grant to combat isolation in young adults

Even before U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued a dire warning this spring about the loneliness epidemic in America, two UNC researchers had already teamed up to work on a solution.


Zhukhovitskiy granted Army Early Career Award

Alex Zhukhovitskiy, assistant professor of chemistry, has been selected to receive an Early Career Award from the Army Research Office, a directorate of the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory.


Photo of Saba Eskandarian standing outside Sitterson Hall is placed on a graphic that says "NSF Career Award," with the computer science department logo.

Eskandarian receives prestigious NSF CAREER Award

Assistant Professor of Computer Science Saba Eskandarian was awarded a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The CAREER program offers NSF’s most prestigious awards in support of junior faculty.


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EMERGE Annual Workshop supports the future of engineering programming

The EMERGE Annual Workshop convened for the second time at UNC-Chapel Hill to unite a community of faculty and staff who are developing and enhancing new engineering programs. The department of applied physical sciences at UNC launched EMERGE in 2020 with support from the Kern Family Foundation.


A team of Ph.D. students sits in a circle in chairs, brainstorming ideas.

Sci-athon: Creating Innovative Ideas Through Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Collaboration is one of the most important skills for graduate students to experience. The UNC department of chemistry hosts an annual three-day competition called Sci-athon that invites teams of graduate students from various STEM disciplines to come up with the next big idea in chemistry.