Detective Work Deep in the Earth
UNC College of Arts & Sciences seismologist Berk Biryol takes a crack at understanding how the earth is moving under the Southeastern United States...
Science for Safer Food
For the past 10 years, UNC researcher Rachel Noble has been developing technology to keep our food safe from bacteria like E. coli...
If You Build It, They Will Come
As schools move further and further away from cities, the cost of busing continues to skyrocket — but one UNC city and regional planner hopes to change that...
The New Oil
In the last decade, the world has been hit by a tsunami of data — and the Renaissance Computing Institute is determined to help businesses harness its power...
Calculating the Consequences of Criminal Convictions
Experts at the UNC School of Government have developed tools to help determine the long-term consequences of a criminal record...
World of Wonder
The North Carolina Botanical Garden’s Katie Stoudemire brings the outdoors inside, making nature safe for children with compromised immune systems...
The Weight of the Water on Their Shoulders
From rivers in the backcountry of Alaska, down the Sierra mountains, up into space, and through commercial waterways in North Carolina — UNC researchers are measuring the world’s water and developing...
Bringing Science Lessons to Life
UNC School of Education professor Kelly Ryoo uses visualization technology to make scientific concepts accessible to English language learners...
Kings of Chemistry
How an unexpected discovery transformed the world and made Morehead, Venable, and Kenan household names at UNC-Chapel Hill...
Through the Looking Glass
UNC’s computer science department laid the groundwork for 3-D computer-generated graphics and continues to push the boundaries of virtual environments today...
Hedging High Stakes and Human Behavior
How the UNC Highway Safety Research Center changed America’s driving behavior — saving lives and making our roadways safer...
Blood, Sweat, and Tears
UNC began treating blood disorders in 1947 — setting the stage for major breakthroughs in hemophilia and HIV...