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UNC and NASA Study COVID-19, Protein Correlation
May 8, 2020
UNC biochemist and age researcher Jonathan Schisler is part of the Coronavirus International Research Team, an interdisciplinary research working group formed by NASA to analyze COVID-19 data to address different aspects of the virus.
During a Pandemic, Strong Public Policy Can Save Lives
May 5, 2020
Benjamin Mason Meier is analyzing policies across the globe that are being implemented to halt the spread of COVID-19. He wants to understand what powers governments have to prevent the disease and what policies are working in the disease response.
Emergency Self-Compassion Classes Help Teens Amidst Pandemic
April 30, 2020
UNC psychiatry professor Karen Bluth is helping teens address their anxiety and stress during the pandemic by teaching online, four-week self-compassion classes.
Household Deemed Most Common Place for COVID-19 Transmission
April 24, 2020
UNC infectious disease researcher Jessica Lin is leading a study to address the infection rates of household members living with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19.
UNC Team READDI for Next Outbreak
April 23, 2020
READDI is a new open-science, nonprofit drug research and development organization that seeks to combat virus families that cause the majority of the world’s epidemics — and pandemics — by identifying similar changes in their cellular proteins that are essential for viral replication.
UNC Researchers Successfully Remove PFAS Chemicals from Water
April 22, 2020
Working across disciplines, UNC-Chapel Hill environmental engineer Orlando Coronell and chemist Frank Leibfarth have developed a filtration resin that has thus far been successful in removing most PFAS from water. PFAS, or per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are a family of over 5,000 chemicals. They are byproducts in the production of everyday items like Teflon, food packaging, ... Read more
Coronavirus Drug Shows Promise at UNC
March 16, 2020
UNC researchers are doing their part in the fight against the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Ralph Baric, an epidemiologist in the Gillings School of Global Public health, heads a lab testing a broad spectrum antiviral drug called remdesivir.
2019 Hettleman Prizes Awarded to Promising Early-Career Faculty
August 22, 2019
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 UNC class of 1921, and his wife Ruth established the prestigious award in 1986 in order ... Read more
UNC Leads Collaboration in PFAS Research
August 6, 2019
In 2016, a group of North Carolina researchers published evidence of high rates of PFAS in the Cape Fear River basin. Scientists from UNC-Chapel Hill, five other UNC system universities, and Duke University, have been researching these potentially dangerous chemicals found in drinking water sources across the state.
Future Technologies Could Blend Augmented Reality and Medicine
April 18, 2019
Computer scientist Henry Fuchs and his team of students and colleagues are developing a program using augmented-reality eyeglasses to aid in laparoscopic surgery training and, maybe one day, revolutionize minimally invasive surgery.