The National Science Foundation has released its 2021 fiscal year Higher Education Research and Development data, and UNC-Chapel Hill has once again ranked 10th for federal funding and 13th overall in the national research rankings for public and private universities.

Geographer Javier Arce-Nazario uses innovative mapping technologies to help communities in the Galapagos Islands, Puerto Rico and beyond.

The NIAID awarded the funds to Arlene Seña, a member of the Institute for Global Health & Infectious Diseases, for a clinical study to advance diagnostic product development for syphilis.

UNC SOM researchers Ross Boyce and Scott Commins join forces to tackle Alpha-Gal Syndrome, a tick-borne disease that triggers an allergy to red meat and other products made from mammals.

Ahmad Isaac is a sophomore majoring in earth, marine, and environmental sciences and a Chancellor’s Science Scholar within the UNC College of Arts and Sciences. He studies sediment transport in rivers and streams.