Around Campus
How Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) changes affect safety
May 13, 2026
Highway Safety Research Center investigators are assessing how potential changes to the GDL system, like fewer visits to DMV offices and more options to fulfill the testing requirements, could impact the safety of the N.C.’s youngest drivers and people on roadways.
School of Education’s Troy Sadler receives 2026 NARST Distinguished Contributions to Science Education through Research Award
May 11, 2026
Through decades of research on socio-scientific issues, Sadler has reshaped how science is taught and learned.
The impact of diagnostic wait time on ovarian cancer survival
May 8, 2026
Carolina researchers analyzed data from more than 2,300 North Carolina women with ovarian cancer to explore the relationship between survival and the speed of diagnosis.
Triangle CERSI announces 2026 NAMeRS awardees
May 6, 2026
The Triangle Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation (CERSI) announced awardees of New Approach Methodologies for Regulatory Science (NAMeRS) Roadmap Accelerator Program.
2026 Cleantech Summit draws over 1,000 attendees
May 4, 2026
Leaders from industry, government, and academia gathered at the Friday Center in March to attend this annual conference on clean energy co-hosted by the Institute for the Environment and Kenan-Flagler Business School.
Cloud-based platform accelerates AI use
May 1, 2026
The Secure Health Informatics Research Environment provides researchers across UNC-Chapel Hill, SOM, and UNC Health with a powerful tool to develop and test advanced AI models using electronic health record data from UNC Health.
UNC-Chapel Hill earns top national rankings for graduate education
April 29, 2026
U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 “Best Graduate Schools” list names multiple Carolina programs in national top 10.
Welcome to vibe coding and pumping the brakes
April 27, 2026
Carolina’s first AI for Public Good Conference offered cutting edge views on the future of artificial intelligence to nearly 600 attendees.
A breakthrough in pediatric brain cancer
April 23, 2026
The School of Pharmacy’s structural genomics consortium has advanced medication options for rare brain tumors.
CRISPR Screening Facility supercharges impactful research
April 20, 2026
Using Carolina’s turnkey, state-of-the-art technologies, academic investigators and biopharma companies can interrogate the whole genome to decipher biology and search for novel drug targets.