Montage of people of all ages finding the joy of discovery in the natural world

38 years and counting: UNC HPDP awarded CDC funding as a Prevention Research Center

August 22, 2024

The Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention at UNC-Chapel Hill has received a five-year competitive renewal grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Working to help improve health outcomes, address substance misuse in the Lumbee Tribe

August 20, 2024

UNC Eshelman's Ronny Bell and Delesha Carpenter will join a multi-disciplinary group to utilize existing community and academic research resources to understand and address the underlying factors associated with substance misuse and pain management among Lumbee Indians.

A single mom’s journey to becoming a renowned telomere scientist

August 16, 2024

Taghreed Mohammed Al-Turki, a postdoctoral researcher in the UNC Lineberger lab of Jack Griffith, describes her long, difficult, and rewarding journey of becoming a telomere scientist as a first-time mother at the UNC School of Medicine.

Decoding anti-vaping campaigns

August 15, 2024

Seth M. Noar and Sarah D. Kowitt investigate the factors that make vaping prevention ads effective for adolescents and young adults.

Ultrasound for the future

August 13, 2024

A first-of-its-kind, NIH-funded program that emphasizes ultrasound research commercialization will be housed in the Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering.

Researchers learn how cancer cells divide despite treatment

August 9, 2024

Jean Cook’s lab in SOM has identified the cellular processes that occur when you take a cancer drug meant to stop rapid cell growth in tumors.

Tar Heel engineers unlock science behind swimming

August 9, 2024

A collaboration between the College and USA Swimming seeks to tackle fundamental questions on swimmer performance in time for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

Rooted: Jonathan David Crabtree

August 6, 2024

Jonathan Crabtree is the inaugural director of the Research Data Management Core within the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research. He has been contributing to research at Carolina for 31 years.

UNC junior researches childhood food insecurity’s effects on structural brain development

July 30, 2024

With a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, Ria Patel is analyzing data and MRI scans to explore possible anatomical changes in adolescents’ brains — and the behavioral changes that could follow.

Weaving recycling knowledge into practice

July 25, 2024

Former UNC-Chapel Hill professors Matthew Parrott and Chris Luft are ushering the polyester industry into a more sustainable era.Â