UNC computer scientist Mohit Bansal and two doctoral students developed a machine learning system that can verify facts — a research project that recently won them first place at the international 2018 Fact Extraction and Verification Challenge.
Research from School of Education professor Matthew Springer and Vanderbilt doctoral students Ela Joshi and Sy Doan found that black elementary students scored higher on reading and math test scores when they had a teacher of the same race.
Science names study results from a team led by UNC biology associate professor Amy Gladfelter to its runners-up list for 2018 Breakthrough of the Year.
A third of heart attacks now occur in women under the age of 55, according to a new study lead by UNC cardiology fellow Sameer Arora.
UNC anesthesiologist Priya Kumar explores interventions to protect the heart against surgical stress — specifically whether blood pressure management and bleeding reduction can prevent heart complications during non-cardiac surgery.
A project led by researchers at Carolina will receive nearly $1 million in funding over the next three years from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to promote more effective faculty mentoring for women and underrepresented groups in STEM fields.
What is your go-to coffee spot? What car do you drive? A new book by UNC political scientists Marc Hetherington and Jonathan Weiler examines how the answers to these and other simple questions could explain America’s growing political divide.
UNC city and regional planning professor Emil Malizia and University of Kansas geographer Yasuyuki Motoyama found that vibrancy plays a key role in the location of high-growth firms.
UNC geological sciences professor Jonathan Lees talks about studying infrasound-detecting balloons with alumnus Daniel Bowman.
Margaret Dillon is a UNC School of Medicine audiologist whose research focuses on optimizing how cochlear implants distribute and present speech information and the new patient populations who may benefit from this hearing technology.