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UNCRS Category: Natural Sciences

RUNC: Aashka Dave

Aashka Dave

Aashka Dave studies the relationship between climate data, mis- and disinformation, and the financial impacts of climate change.

Playing for Resilience

Photo of the center of the fabric Climatopia game board with a wooden game piece. The fabric game board depicts an outline of the state of North Carolina on a blue background with a rainbow arching over the outline.

Undergraduates create an innovative game to help communities plan for and recover from climate change.

Lessons in Field Work

Abigail Montes De Oca, Drew Huffman, and Ella Hennessey

Biology students gain hands-on experience working with a variety of organisms, from butterflies to fish, in the Outer Banks.

All the Light We Cannot See

Students gather field date for their capstone project at the Outer Banks field site

Undergraduates at the UNC Outer Banks Field Site study how artificial light at night affects wildlife and share their results with community members.

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.

A Boost for Biology Education

Natalie Boylston

The Carolina Biology Education Research Lab makes research more accessible and unpacks career options for undergraduates — a vital service for a department with more than 2,800 majors.

Measuring Water from Space

an aerial view of the Waimakariri River

A new NASA satellite is recording the first global survey of Earth’s water cycle with unprecedented accuracy — and Tamlin Pavelsky is verifying its data from North Carolina to New Zealand.

RUNC: Nicholas Lauersdorf

Nick Lauersdorf

Nicholas Lauersdorf studies diverse systems with rich behaviors.

Harnessing Hydrogen

Taylor Teitsworth looks through various containers filled with water

Carolina chemists have created a technology that can split water into its component parts, opening the door to more options for alternative energy.

RUNC: Lilly Papell

Lilly Pappell

Lilly Papell studies the mighty mechanisms of tardigrades.

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