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2025 PARE Award Recipients
September 16, 2025
Each year, the Postdoctoral Awards for Research Excellence (PARE) are given in recognition of the research promise demonstrated by individual postdoctoral scholars. Meet this year’s recipients and learn about their areas of interest.
Carolina researchers hard at work during hurricane season
September 5, 2025
Multiple tropical events have already battered North Carolina this year, but UNC-Chapel Hill researchers are studying important storm management strategies to keep our communities safe.
Eshelman Innovation Translational Academy nurtures talent and technology
September 2, 2025
Brianna Vickerman’s discovery could potentially revolutionize treatment for all sorts of conditions, from life-threatening blood clots to cancer. The Academy is helping her commercialize that research.
Why it’s hard to cope with change
August 25, 2025
Andrea Hussong in the College of Arts and Sciences discusses why humans struggle with big changes and how we can build resilience to cope with them more effectively.
Reusable wearable patch promises cleaner future for medical monitoring
August 21, 2025
Postdoctoral researcher Kihyun Lee in the College of Arts and Sciences led a team in creating a soft, breathable fabric that can monitor the body’s electrical signals, and then be melted down and remade for future use.
Undergraduate spends summer studying N.C. coral
August 21, 2025
Senior Ella Hennessey used a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship to study how a specific feature of N.C. coral could help save tropical varieties from destructive coral bleaching.
OVCR Updates
UNC Chapel Hill Response to 2025 Government Shutdown
September 30, 2025
Researcher Spotlight
RUNC: Evan Calabria
October 8, 2025
Evan Calabria explores how blue crabs could impact North Carolina’s coastal meadows.
UNC Research in the News
School supply prices soar 7.3% amid tariffs as parents face back-to-school strain
Sarah Dickerson in the Kenan-Flagler Business School discusses price increases for common school supplies and how the price changes are related to tariffs.
The FDA is targeting orange juice. Here’s why, and what the science says
Barry Popkin in the Gillings School of Global Public Health discusses why juice is not the healthiest option — even without added sugars.
Meet the UNC experts trying to better understand and help sharks
Charlotte Talks features three Carolina marine science researchers discussing sharks, their conservation, and human encounters.