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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.

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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 Washington Post

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.

WFAE

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.

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