Each year, the journal Science selects the most groundbreaking discoveries for its annual Breakthrough of the Year distinction. It is interesting, and encouraging, to see how closely the work of our researchers here at UNC align with the top choices … Read more

Carolina’s integrative and interdisciplinary research programs are consistently at the forefront of innovation and translation. The work our researchers are conducting on “genomes to biology” particularly exemplifies the call of UNC’s strategic plan, Carolina Next: Innovations for Public Good. For … Read more

Each November, the Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey is published by the National Science Foundation (NSF). This survey collects information from U.S. colleges and universities on research and development (R&D) expenditures, broken out by field of research and … Read more

From November 4-8, UNC will celebrate University Research Week. I am excited to share that we anticipate this year’s celebration to be the largest yet. In the past, University Research Week has mostly been geared toward the noble goal of recruiting and engaging undergraduates to participate in research activity.

I’d like to address an important topic where technology has surpassed ethical standards. While we haven’t reached the right consensus on how to proceed, it’s important that we keep the conversation going. The discovery and development of the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing … Read more