The FDA is targeting orange juice. Here’s why, and what the science says
Barry Popkin in the Gillings School of Global Public Health discusses why juice is not the healthiest option — even without added sugars.
Carleigh Gabryel
Meet the UNC experts trying to better understand and help sharks
Charlotte Talks features three Carolina marine science researchers discussing sharks, their conservation, and human encounters.
Why it’s hard to cope with change
Andrea Hussong in the College of Arts and Sciences discusses why humans struggle with big changes and how we can build resilience to cope with them more effectively.
Can peanut allergies be cured?
Edwin Kim, director of the UNC Food Allergy Initiative at the UNC School of Medicine, explains the barriers patients face with current immunotherapy treatments and highlights his team’s research on … Read more
Reusable wearable patch promises cleaner future for medical monitoring
Postdoctoral researcher Kihyun Lee in the College of Arts and Sciences led a team in creating a soft, breathable fabric that can monitor the body’s electrical signals, and then be … Read more
Are we in a crisis of rudeness?
Christine Porath in the Kenan-Flagler Business School discusses her research on customer behavior and how increased stress may explain perceived rudeness.
Undergraduate spends summer studying N.C. coral
Senior Ella Hennessey used a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship to study how a specific feature of N.C. coral could help save tropical varieties from destructive coral bleaching.
August 2025 Federal and Legislative Updates
Congress approves President’s recissions package At the start of June, President Trump sent a recissions package to Congress including $9.4 billion of cuts towards public broadcasting and global aid. On … Read more
NC Collaboratory funds critical environmental research
Check out three projects on water quality, lithium mining, and marsh restoration that are protecting the state and its residents.
UNC scientist works with ex-shark fishermen on tiger shark conservation
Chelsea Black, a shark expert and postdoctoral research fellow at UNC-Chapel Hill, discusses her work tagging tiger sharks and collecting GPS data.