Building Living Machines
Ronit Freeman uses nature’s building blocks to create innovative technologies, from synthetic cells to treatments that could transform health care.
UNCRS Category: Natural Sciences
RUNC: Karthik Ramakrishnan
Karthik Ramakrishnan harnesses physics to study diseases in the brain and the heart.
Team Science for Space
Jonathan Schisler’s research on aging is fueling a partnership with NASA to make Carolina a collaborative hub for future space studies.
Young Punks, Big Waves
Roberto Camassa and Rich McLaughlin pushed for creation of a fluids lab at Carolina in the late 1990s — and now it’s one of the most unique research spaces of its kind in the U.S.
The Lifecycle of a River
Julianne Davis writes about her last two field seasons in Alaska, waiting for river ice to break to study sediment shifts during springtime.
Mapping Marsh Futures
Researchers from the Carolina Drone Lab use aerial imagery to assess marsh health in the Outer Banks.
A Stream of Data
Amanda DelVecchia and her lab measure greenhouse gas emissions from local streams to uncover how they impact our warming planet.
The Faces Behind Our Food
Donald Nonini and Dorothy Holland interviewed sustainable farmers and food activists across N.C. to develop better models for local food systems.