biology
SURFing Through Summer
July 26, 2023
From peanut allergies to the death penalty, Carolina’s Summer Undergraduate Research Fellows (SURFs) are gaining hands-on research experience in the lab and the field.
Backpacking for Bats
July 20, 2023
Grace Kinder shares her story of guiding citizen scientists along portions of the Appalachian Trail to connect them with nature and one of its most vital creatures: bats.
On the Surface
July 19, 2023
Claire Johnson explains her studies of microbial communities living on seaweed mats in the Atlantic Ocean’s Gulf Stream and how they cycle nitrogen.
Volleying Research and Life
May 24, 2023
From pickleball to LEGO, Carolina researchers engage in a variety of hobbies to escape stressors that come with a career in academia.
RUNC: Toshihide Hige
May 17, 2023
Toshihide Hige wants to unlock the brain’s secrets for learning and memory.
Wild Things Make Their Hearts Sing
January 24, 2023
While studying small mammals in the Blue Ridge Mountains, juniors Marie Young and Cole Prezant discover a love for field work.
Hunting for Hemlocks
January 20, 2023
Ken Donny-Clark spent his last semester at UNC-Chapel Hill in the woods searching for a dwindling population of trees that local wildlife depends on: Carolina hemlocks.