Matthew Andrews, History
Andrews discusses his class, āThe Olympic Games ā A Global History,ā and how understanding the history and global context of the Games can inform how we view them today.
Carleigh Gabryel
Biologists race to rescue bat populations from deadly white-nose syndrome
Rada Petric, director of the UNC Institute for the Environment Highlands Field Site, talks about the increased need for pesticides as bat populations decline.
San Francisco sues 10 companies that make ultraprocessed food
Barry Popkin, professor in the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Healthās nutrition department, discusses the rise of ultraprocessed foods in the 1980s and how they are affecting the population … Read more
Are young people feeling better about the economy? It’s complicated
Camelia Kuhnen, professor at the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School and research director of the Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise, explains the tools she uses to gauge public opinion on the … Read more
NC could see a measles outbreak soon. We talked to infectious disease experts
David Weber and David Wohl, professors in the UNC School of Medicineās infectious diseases division, discuss factors likely to contribute to an expected measles outbreak in North Carolina.
Wesley Cole, Exercise and Sport Science
The research associate professor explains his teamāsĀ recent findingsĀ that you canāt necessarily estimate a retired football playerās brain health by examining the length of their career and the position they played.
Doing nothing appears best approach to common heart defect among preemies
Matthew Laughon, a professor in the UNC School of Medicineās pediatrics department, explains findings from research he led on a wait-and-see approach for preemies with patent ductus arteriosus.
December 2025 Federal and Legislative Updates
Science agency personnel updates In early November, Rachel Riley ā formerly with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) ā succeeded Rear Adm. Kurt Rothenhaus as chief of naval research at … Read more
November 2025 Federal and Legislative Updates
Federal Government Reopens The House passed a bill on November 12 to fund the government through January 30, and President Trump signed it, reopening the federal government and ending the … Read more
Michael F. Almeida connects with students through research
The Rebecca Clark Staff Award for Moral Courage winner is training the next generation of biomedical researchers.