UNC-Chapel Hill research funding hits new milestone at $1.21B

July 18, 2024

Investment in Carolina’s research enterprise grew in FY24, with significant increases in funding from private organizations and federal agencies.

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. 

Research at its core

June 11, 2024

UNC Research Core Facilities are shared services that enhance and expand the collaborative capabilities of Carolina’s research enterprise.

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.

UNC-Chapel Hill and partner institutions to create “Ag Tech Corridor”  

March 19, 2024

Through a new NSF Engines award, Carolina and nine partners will develop a plan for a 42-county Agricultural Tech Innovation Corridor, boosting innovation and access for underserved agricultural communities across North Carolina. 

Carolina advances hurricane-driven flood prediction capabilities for coastal communities

March 1, 2024

A new modeling approach for river representation in the widely used coastal model ADCIRC may help ease the difficulty of modeling compound flooding by providing predictions and insights to the decision-makers working to keep their communities safe.

First came love, then came science

February 13, 2024

Cynthia Bulik and Patrick Sullivan have created a life full of adventure and research spanning decades, continents, and disciplines.

Understanding how Black women experience working in local government

January 9, 2024

Kimalee Dickerson documents how women of color working in public service face a unique set of personal and professional circumstances.

Carolina chemists discover eight new PFAS with novel testing method

December 12, 2023

The “forever chemicals” found in the Cape Fear River were detected through a non-targeted testing method developed at UNC-Chapel Hill that broadens researchers’ abilities to identify the hazardous compounds.

International ranking includes 41 “highly cited researchers” at Carolina

November 16, 2023

In 2023, more than 40 researchers from Carolina made Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers list as trailblazers among their peers, an increase from 2022’s rankings.