Folklore goes digital
In her 27-year career in American studies, Patricia Sawin has studied culture through oral histories and cat memes.
Research and Innovation
Topple a paradigm. Uncover the Unknown. Tar Heels ask questions, develop answers, create solutions and discover cures.
Public health senior looks at global diet disparities
In one project, Emile Charles studies what children are drinking in Jamaica, where obesity has increased dramatically.
Environmental researchers use drones to map marshes
Restoration has begun to preserve the sites that reduce flooding and prevent erosion along Currituck Sound.
These ‘young punks’ made big waves
Carolina mathematicians Roberto Camassa and Rich McLaughlin launched the Fluids Lab, a unique research space.
Small materials yield big innovations
Wubin Bai's lab develops next-generation medical devices like wearable wireless patches for health monitoring and drug delivery.
Roadmap will propel Carolina’s research enterprise
The new strategic plan will ensure that Carolina’s research makes even greater impacts, says Penny Gordon-Larsen.
Computer models evaluate risks before floods
Gillings researchers can estimate mortgage defaults and property abandonment down to the neighborhood.
‘Swimterns’ spent summer in rivers and labs
The Molchanov scholars program funded the students’ environmentally focused internships.