Three of the four winners are in the College of Arts and Sciences. The U.S. government honor is the highest given to scientists and engineers who show exceptional potential.
Inspired by her family history, Michelle Gil Munoz has spent her undergraduate career exploring the intersections of — and disparities between — farm work and medical access.
Scientists in UNC’s department of chemistry are focusing on extrachromosomal DNA to address a significant gap in cancer research.
Alexander Smith used his Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship to explore how the bugs’ cyclical emergence changed some animals’ feeding habits around the Triangle.
Recent graduate Kohen Goble balanced a major in chemistry, a minor in applied sciences and engineering and two undergraduate research assistant positions while at Carolina.
Jinsong Huang, leading expert and Louis D. Rubin Jr. Distinguished Professor in the department of applied physical sciences, discusses the new research findings.
A team of UNC researchers from the department of applied physical sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, the UNC School of Medicine and Gillings School of Global Public Health has received a $110,000 grant to conduct a two-year clinical trial on a pulse oximeter that would improve the accuracy of blood oxygen saturation measurement in patients of color.
A team of researchers and physicians led by Professor Ron Alterovitz in UNC’s computer science department has demonstrated, for the first time, a robotic needle capable of autonomously maneuvering through intricate lung tissue while avoiding obstacles and important lung structures.
Monica M. Gaudier-Diaz, teaching assistant professor in psychology and neuroscience, has been named the interim director of Chancellor’s Science Scholars. Her term officially began on Sept. 1.
College of Arts and Sciences and Gillings professors receive one of the most distinguished honors in the scientific community.
