Copenhaver named associate dean for research and innovation
Greg Copenhaver has been appointed the College of Arts & Sciences’ new associate dean for research and innovation, effective July 1. He will be responsible for developing and implementing research and innovation strategies for the college and supporting leadership and faculty to enhance the college’s research and scholarship portfolio.
Copenhaver brings a wealth of experience to this role. A member of the faculty since 2001, he shares joint appointments as a professor in the Department of Biology and the Integrative Program for Biological and Genome Sciences. He also served on committees that led to the formation of the college’s Shuford Program in Entrepreneurship. He has taught in the program since 2008.
His scholarly work explores chromosome structure and dynamics in the processes that give rise to reproductive cells, relying heavily on genetic and genomic approaches to yield insights into how genes are inherited between generations. His research group’s work currently emphasizes plant biology with the broad aim of improving global food security.
APS offers summer course series for researchers
Enhance your electronics, design, and data skills! Through the Department of Applied Physical Sciences (APS), faculty, staff, and graduate students can take a series of 0.5- and 1.0-credit, pass/fail courses that provide practical “making” skills at a level accessible to all. Researchers can take courses individually as stand-alone content or together as a comprehensive overview of electronics and digital making in the Maker Technologies for Everyone curriculum.
Courses include:
- APPL112, Practical electronics for everyone
- APPL113, LabView for data acquisition
- APPL114, Arduino bootcamp: a deep introduction for beginners
- APPL115, Raspberry Pi bootcamp
- APPL121, 3D printing technology and practice
Save the date: University Research Week 2021
Mark your calendars! University Research Week (URW) 2021 will be held November 8-12, 2021. Once again, UNC will be showcasing remarkable, innovative, and life-saving research conducted by its world-renown faculty and students and inspiring the next generation of scientists through presentations, workshops, and more. The URW planning team is optimistic that this yearʼs celebration will include a mix of in-person and virtual events. More information will be available soon. If you are interested in hosting an event during URW 2021, please contact Layla Dowdy in the Office of Research Communications or Bob Pleasants in the Office of Undergraduate Research.