UNCRS Category: Natural Sciences

RUNC: Casey Rodriguez

a man stands in a classroom in front of a blackboard covered in a mathematical equation

The mathematics professor develops new theories to describe how materials deform and behave.

Curiosity to Commencement

Esha Agarwal, Victor Nguyen, and Saketha Male

As Carolina’s newest graduates prepare to cross the stage, three seniors show how research propelled their growth and shaped their next steps.

RUNC: Hank Corbett

Hank Corbett in front of a piece of a giant telescope

The research scientist is building software and instruments for the biggest telescope in the world.

Fixing Tiny Hearts

Whitney Edwards in her lab

Whitney Edwards studies how the heart develops to pinpoint when congenital heart disease occurs and improve treatment options for high-risk cases.

Mentorship in Motion

pink and blue lights illuminate a man in a lab

Pedro Sáenz’s lab is making waves with math, transforming invisible phenomena into visual experiments to improve our understanding of physics.

RUNC: Kamya Bates

a young girl sits in a lab with a tray of seagrass in front of her

Kamya Bates studies one of the coast’s most valuable resources: seagrass.

Casting Lines, Catching Data

young woman on the beach at sunset with anglers fishing behind her

Sally Dowd blends scientific data with angler observations to protect ocean predators, the ecosystems they support, and the communities that depend on them.

Where the Seagrass Grows

two young women look at seed samples in a wooden sifter

Heather Bruck and Nadya Gutierrez study how shrinking seagrass meadows could threaten the future of vital underwater ecosystems.