This year, the week-long celebration of Carolina research will highlight exceptional achievements of researchers addressing changing climates across many disciplines.
University Research Week (URW) is co-planned by the Office for Undergraduate Research (OUR) and the Office of Research Communications (ORC). This year’s collection of 60+ events will showcase how UNC-Chapel Hill researchers and students are making discoveries, providing context for leaders and policy makers, and inspiring collaboration among communities. Here’s a look at some of the exciting events to come:
- Virtual Lunch & Learns from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCR)
- Flooding and Our Future: The Impact of Flooding on Coastal Ecosystems
- October 23, 12-1 p.m.
- Presented by the Institute for the Environment and the NC Collaboratory
- Panelists: Mike Piehler, Antonia Sebastian, Greg Characklis
- Emceed by Greer Arthur
- Health and Heat: The Impact of Rising Temperatures and Environmental Exposures on Public Health
- October 24, 12-1 p.m.
- Presented by Gillings School of Global Public Health
- Panelists: Jason West, Hans Paerl, Noah Kittner
- Emceed by Rebecca Fry
- Economics and Environment: The Economic Impact of Climate Change
- October 25, 12-1 p.m.
- Presented by the Environmental Finance Center and the School of Government
- Panelists: Ric Colacito, Donald Hornstein, Siddhartha Roy
- Emceed by Erin Riggs
- Communities and Climate: Populations Impacted by Climate Change
- October 26, 12-1 p.m.
- Presented by the Carolina Population Center
- Panelists: Nathan Dollar, Fern Hickey, Conge Song
- Emceed by Karen Guzzo
- Climate Change and Global Health
- October 27, 12-1 p.m.
- Presented by the UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases
- Panelists: David van Duin, Sylvia Becker-Dreps, William “Billy” Fischer
- Emceed by Tessa Andermann
- Flooding and Our Future: The Impact of Flooding on Coastal Ecosystems
- Measuring Water from Space
- October 23, 10-11 a.m.
- Presented by the College of Arts and Sciences
- Speakers: Tamlin Pavelsky, Marissa Dudek, and Camryn Kluetmeier
- Emceed by Alyssa LaFaro
- Getting Started in Undergraduate Research
- October 23, 5-6:15 p.m.
- Presented by OUR
- Includes a student panel on how to get involved in research and a faculty panel on mentoring students.
- Campus Green Roofs: Islands in the Sky
- October 23, 5-6:45 p.m.
- Presented by Sustainable Carolina
- In-person event to visit and learn about campus green roofs
- Innovation in the Changing Technology Landscape
- October 24, 1-2:30 p.m.
- Presented by RENCI
- Panelists: Ashok Krishnamurthy, Brian Blanton, Suparna Goswami, and Paul Ruth
- Emceed by Hannah Hawkins
- Hettleman Talks
- October 24, 3-5 p.m.
- Presented by OVCR
- Hettleman 2023 Winners: Yaiza Canzani, Brian Conlon, Angel Hsu, Pengda Liu, Alex Worsnip
- Galapagos Seed Grant Program 2023-2024 Q&A
- October 24, 3-4:30 p.m.
- Presented by the Center for Galapagos Studies
- Information session for the center’s Seed Grant Program
- Core Facilities Open House: Cecil G. Sheps Center Data Analytics, Integrated Solutions, and Research Computing
- October 24, 3-5 p.m.
- Presented by the Sheps Center for Health Services Research
- In-person tour of a core facility
- Dimensions Analytics: Introductory Training
- October 24, 4-5 p.m.
- Presented by OVCR
- Learn how to track the impact of your work, seek collaborative opportunities, and understand funding trends.
- Altmetric Explorer: Introductory Trainings
- October 25, 4-5 p.m.
- Presented by OVCR
- Learn how and where your research is making a difference.
- Communicating in a Climate of Change
- October 26, 3:30-4:30 p.m.
- Presented by OVCR
- Panelists: Matthew Turner, social media manager, National Park Service; Michelle Jewell, shark researcher and science communicator, N.C. State University; Kerry Irish, director of communications and marketing, N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences
- Emceed by Aimee Wilmoth, WRAL meteorologist
- Introductory remarks by Jim White, inaugural Craver Family Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
- PARE Awards
- October 27, 3-4:30 p.m.
- Presented by OVCR and the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
- PARE 2023 Winners – Jessica Hoffman, Joji Tanaka, Aleksandra Skrajna, Ying Zhou, Woosuk Steve Hur