Team Science for Space
September 19, 2024
Jonathan Schisler’s research on aging is fueling a partnership with NASA to make Carolina a collaborative hub for future space studies.
Earth
Earth: Exploring Our Planet
Young Punks, Big Waves
August 27, 2024
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
August 26, 2024
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
August 22, 2024
Researchers from the Carolina Drone Lab use aerial imagery to assess marsh health in the Outer Banks.
A Stream of Data
August 20, 2024
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
July 22, 2024
Donald Nonini and Dorothy Holland interviewed sustainable farmers and food activists across N.C. to develop better models for local food systems.
The Green Thumb’s Guide to Taxonomy
June 25, 2024
Alan Weakley explains how botanists identify new plant species, their names, and the stories behind them.
Anchoring Communities
June 20, 2024
Lindsay Dubbs conducts research in the Outer Banks to protect marine ecosystems.
Adventures in Ancient Plants
June 18, 2024
Patricia Gensel has spent her career studying 400-million-year-old plants at Carolina and across the globe.
Oceans of Knowledge
June 6, 2024
From the Caribbean to the Gulf of California to the Pacific, Salomé Jaramillo Gil is willing to travel for her marine biology studies.