Centers and Institutes Stories
Amanda Thompson named permanent director of the Center for Galapagos Studies
February 17, 2025
The human biologist has been interim director of the center since 2023 and is also co-director of the Galapagos Science Center.
Darwin returns to the Galápagos
June 25, 2024
A round-the-world endeavor to sustain the legacy of Charles Darwin brings his great-great-granddaughter to the archipelago to visit with Galapagos Science Center researchers.Â
Biology doctoral student tracks sharks and rays in the Galápagos
June 6, 2024
From the Caribbean to the Gulf of California to the Pacific, Salomé Jaramillo Gil is willing to travel for her marine biology studies.
Leibfarth announced as inaugural Institute for Convergent Science faculty fellow
July 12, 2023
The institute’s Faculty Fellowship Program will provide support for Frank Leibfarth, associate professor in the Department of Chemistry within the College of Arts and Sciences, whose research includes expanding options for recycling.
Digital resource helps community planners prep for natural disasters
June 13, 2023
The Coastal Resilience Center has launched a website to help communities plan for and evaluate hazards like hurricanes and wildfires.
Inside UNC Research: Tracking the Evolution of Data Science
June 12, 2023
Ashok Krishnamurthy is the director of the Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) and co-director for informatics and data science at NC TraCS.
Growing research in the Galápagos
March 27, 2023
Five Carolina research projects have received Galapagos Seed Grants for development at the Galapagos Science Center this summer.
Collaboration with federal agencies brings new data opportunities for Carolina researchers
November 15, 2022
The new Triangle Research Data Center housed in the Carolina Population Center presents a wealth of otherwise unavailable microdata from various federal statistical agencies.
UNC Researchers Receive NSF Grant to Study Extreme Weather Events with Interdisciplinary Approach
November 2, 2020
A new project led by Carolina Population Center Director Elizabeth Frankenberg has received a $3.5 million Growing Convergent Research Award from the National Science Foundation to develop adaptation and mitigation strategies for North Carolinians as they face future storms and flooding.
A New Record
October 10, 2016
The National Science Foundation awards $5.9 million in CAREER awards to eight young UNC-Chapel Hill faculty members — the largest number of recipients at one time in the university’s history Chemistry. Physics. Library science. Education. Mathematics. The subject specialties of this year’s eight UNC-Chapel Hill NSF CAREER award winners are vast. The grants have a ... Read more