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Liah McPherson takes a photo of a dolphin underwater

Coastal Connections

Liah McPherson accidentally got involved in research at UNC when she tried to enroll in...

An Unforgettable Experience

This week, UNC celebrates University Research Week — an annual campus-wide event packed with lectures...
a group of female hikers hike in the Sierra Nevadas

Riverine Re[Sr]ch

As a first-year student, Elena Watts took a research-based field trip that would change her...

Chasing Cephalopod Dreams

Jared Richards recalls childhood memories walking through the halls of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of...
Meredith Emery

Emotional Environment

When Meredith Emery photographed geography researchers conducting fieldwork, she couldn’t believe what she saw —...
Esther Kwon

Esther Kwon

Rising senior Esther Kwon is an undergraduate researcher and recent SURF recipient within the UNC...
Savannah Swinea

Savannah Swinea

Rising senior Savannah Swinea is an undergraduate researcher within the UNC College of Arts &...
Rachel Noble collects water samples along the beach in Morehead City

Rachel Noble

Rachel Noble is the Mary and Watts Hill Jr. Distinguished Professor at the UNC Institute...
Diamond Holloman

Diamond Holloman

Diamond Holloman is a PhD student in the Curriculum for the Environment and Ecology within...