Environmental education and research have deep roots at Carolina, but a lot has changed since the natural sciences came to campus almost 200 years ago. From the creation of a sanitary engineering department to relationships stoked by the internet, environmental … Read more
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Board of Trustees has elected Richard Y. Stevens of Cary to serve as chairman of the Board. During last week’s meeting, six other Board members were sworn in to begin their roles … Read more
UNC School of Medicine researchers are 15 years into a long-term study to learn how to optimize the health of children born at less than 28 weeks gestation, including identifying factors that help them succeed in school and develop social … Read more
From the shores of New Jersey to the North Carolina coast, Pete Peterson has always loved the ocean. He’s spent nearly five decades researching its marine life, fighting for its protection, and guiding the next generation of marine scientists to … Read more
School may be out but 42 young teens from Carteret and Craven counties spent last week dissecting, probing, examining and measuring at many of the marine science institutions in eastern North Carolina.
Through RENCI, a collaborative data science lab, Carolina helps foster connections among research scientists across different disciplines and universities. Carolina is at “the epicenter of computer science and data science” because of the work of the Renaissance Computing Institute, Executive … Read more
Most visitors return from Jordan Lake with a tan and a photograph. Recent Carolina graduate Ayla Gizlice collects something else entirely — chunks of clay, plastic bags, rocks — for an art project addressing how human actions shape the physical … Read more
An international leader in global water policy, peace and security, Aaron Salzberg, PhD, has been selected to be the Don and Jennifer Holzworth Distinguished Professor and director of The Water Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. … Read more
Donna Phillips, an eighth-grade science teacher at Woodlawn Middle School, was selected earlier this year to participate in the 2019 N.C. Energy Literacy Fellows Program, yearlong professional development combining hands-on STEM activity, study of relevant careers, and visits to energy … Read more
Increased levels of heavy metals — including barium, chromium, vanadium, arsenic, copper and lead — were found in groundwater samples tested in January near the Brickhaven coal ash site located in Moncure through testing required by N.C. Dept. of Environmental … Read more
