UNCRS Category: Health

Everywhere Chemical Exposure

Plastic toys in various colors are arranged to form the shape of a child's head and shoulders, while gray toy building bricks are used to depict the child's brain.

Stephanie Engel uses scans of children’s brains to study the developmental effects of chemicals widely used in plastic products called phthalates.

Virtual Rehabilitation

Madison Davis in a VR head set

Fear of reinjury can greatly increase an athlete’s chances of getting hurt again – but VR techniques developed by Shelby Baez can get them back in the game.

The Sciences of Schizophrenia

Rose Mary Xavier

Rose Mary Xavier uses her multidisciplinary background to improve research access and clinical care for patients with severe schizophrenia.

Curated Cancer Care

a researcher in head-to-toe white PPE looks through a microscope

Carolina researchers are using CAR-T cells to create better and personalized cancer treatments in one of the largest cell therapy facilities on the East Coast.

RUNC: Olivia Sallis

Olivia Sallis

Olivia Sallis researches how altering gait can prevent osteoarthritis after ACL reconstruction.

Pop Sci Summer

Amelia Maani, Alexis Siegler, Stephanie Forlemu, Sara Ahmed, and Samuel Kornylak

The Carolina Population Center immerses undergraduate students in population science research through its Summer Undergraduate Intern Program.