invention

a computer monitor made out of LEGOs

Unseen Science

RENCI is a hub for supercomputing and data science power at Carolina. The institute is...
Jay Swaminathan

Jayashankar Swaminathan

Jayashankar Swaminathan is the GlaxoSmithKline Distinguished Professor of Global Operations at the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business...
UNC graduate student Lauren Woods draws out a pattern for a cheetah-print crop top in the costume shop at PlayMakers Repertory Company.

A Stitch in Time

Most of what you see at a theatrical performance can’t be purchased in a store...
South Building on UNC's campus

A Leading Research Institution

University Research Week, November 4-8, is an annual celebration of Carolina’s research excellence and an...
Seniors Maribel Herrera and Chloe Schneider and junior Nehemiah Stewart use an infrared gas analyzer to measure carbon dioxide levels in the peatlands of the North Andean páramo.

Climate Game-Changers

For thousands of years, the northern Andes Mountains have acted as a carbon sink, preserving...
Anusha Chari

Anusha Chari

Anusha Chari is a professor in the Department of Economics within the UNC College of...

Tuned into Neuroscience

There are a host of ways neuroscientists can study the brain. Some analyze its chemistry...
Nichola Lowe

Nichola Lowe

Nichola Lowe is a professor in the Department of City & Regional Planning within the...
a girl wears an augmented reality headset while controlling long rods on a simulator that mimics laparoscopic surgery

Augmented Health Care

Henry Fuchs is always looking 20 years ahead, and two decades from now the computer...