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Reckoning and re-imagining in Warren County

July 19, 2022

UNC-Chapel Hill folklorist Glenn Hinson and playwright Jacqueline Lawton are working with community members to examine difficult topics in Warren County’s history and to help forge a new future.

AIxB Selected for 2021-2022 Creativity Hubs Award

July 11, 2022

Led by Principal Investigator Corbin Jones, professor of biology in the College of Arts and Sciences, AIxB has the potential to revolutionize AI for biosciences by taking a fresh look at AI technologies through the lens of biology.

Shedding new light on coral Black Band Disease

July 6, 2022

UNC biologists examine the link between microbial mats and a type of coral disease that has become an urgent conservation concern, and they suggest strategies to help reduce its spread. Coral reefs are valuable to marine ecosystems and the global … Read more

Unearthing North Carolina’s past

June 28, 2022

This summer, undergraduates are experiencing history firsthand as part of the archaeology program’s field school. The group excavated two sites: one in Duke Forest and another at Ayr Mount, a Federal-style plantation house located east of Hillsborough in Orange County. … Read more

Happy 75th Birthday, Institute of Marine Sciences

June 21, 2022

In celebration of its 75th anniversary, director Rick Luettich discusses the mission of the Institute of Marine Sciences, how the institute evolved and why the research produced through the institute is vital to North Carolina.

Capturing the Lives of Sea Creatures

May 26, 2022

Liah McPherson records the lives of dolphins and whales — from Hawaiʻi to Antarctica. She’s now a master’s student at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa; she graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill in 2019 with a dual degree in biology and … Read more

Outdoor access for all

January 10, 2022

UNC-Chapel Hill archaeologists are working with a diverse coalition to develop an accessible trail network, uncover the region’s history and spur equitable economic growth in the small western North Carolina town of Old Fort. The project is supported by the … Read more