Inspired by her chemist father, UNC Nutrition Research Institute Professor Isis Trujillo is now researching how an essential nutrient choline impacts our development and behavior. She hopes her research will encourage choline supplements for pregnant mothers.

September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness month. UNC School of Education Professor Marisa Marraccini and three Ph.D. students are researching how less formal interactions with teachers and adults help protect children in times of mental health crisis.

UNC School of Education Professor Dorothy Espelage found anti-bullying programs incorporating community leadership, a focus on behavioral change and educating bystanders to intervene reduces the rate of sexual violence in schools in a literature analysis.

By testing family of COVID-positive patients regularly, UNC School of Medicine and UNC Gillings School of Public Health faculty explored how the virus is transmitted in homes. They found vaccinations lower the likelihood of others in the home getting infected … Continued

Researchers in the school of medicine are mapping pediatric inhalation interfaces to better understand how cells lining the nose, mouth and airways interact to maintain respiratory health or play roles in diseases throughout childhood thanks to funding from the Chan … Continued

On Sunday August 29th, Hurricane Ida made landfall in New Orleans as a Category 4 hurricane, but thanks to the work of UNC researcher Rick Luettich and others, the levees held and water damage was greatly minimized. ADCIRC is a computer program co-developed by Luettich and his team at the UNC Institute of Marine Sciences. It helps determine what coastal … Continued

With a $9.25 million grant for a 5-year study, UNC Genetics Professor Hyejung Won will research how gene variation affects people’s response to common diseases combined with their sex and environment.

Jonathan Abramowitz, the director of the UNC Anxiety and Stress Disorders Clinic, discussed how uncertainty affects psychology and how people should address the decisions and changes related to the COVID-19.

By controlling for socio-economic status, prior-year test scores, and prior-year behavior misconduct, UNC-Chapel Hill School of Education Professor Lauren Sartain’s research explained why Chicago Public Schools give Black teachers lower performance ratings. They’re more likely to work in higher-poverty schools.

The annual Phillip and Ruth Hettleman Prizes for Artistic and Scholarly Achievement have been awarded to four associate professors who exemplify groundbreaking and innovative research along with future career promise. The late Phillip Hettleman, a member of the Carolina class … Continued