The Need for Seeds
January 11, 2016
The North Carolina Botanical Garden collects seeds to ecologically restore native plant species after natural disasters strike
Alyssa LaFaro
- On any given day, Alyssa can be found photographing the effects of climate change, digging up long-lost information in the University Archives, or writing furiously in her Bynum Hall office. As the editor of Endeavors, she’s mastered the art of “wearing many hats.” When she’s not behind a camera or a computer, she’s meeting regularly with communicators, students, and faculty from across campus to learn about the latest research projects and unlock new opportunities for collaboration.
Posts by Alyssa LaFaro:
On the Front Lines
December 17, 2015
To better understand the severity of this year’s El Niño, UNC oceanographers traveled to one of the hardest hit places — the Galápagos Islands
Breaking the Silos
December 8, 2015
Theorists, experimentalists, and computational scientists will come together to answer grand challenge physics questions at UNC-Chapel Hill’s new CoSMS Institute
Get Off My Lawn
November 19, 2015
A UNC researcher strives to give real advice to the Albemarle-Pamlico community about its peskiest neighbor: saltwater
Secret Sauce
Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, the only lab of its kind in the Southeast, powers a collaboration among UNC-Chapel Hill, NC State, and Duke for 50 years