Innovation and Technology News

UNC students working for an organization that reconfigures toys so children with accessibility needs can more easily play with them distributed the toys to six Triangle and Charlotte locations this month. The students who modified the toys… read more

The University needs more space to launch high-tech ventures, and Chapel Hill wants to revamp a long-struggling downtown. The proposed plans may radically transform the little village you’re used to. by Eric Johnson… read more

Frank Leibfarth made Popular Science magazine’s 2021 Brilliant 10 roster, recognizing early-career scientists with the potential to transform the world with innovative approaches to key issues. read more

The report delved into efforts to develop T-cells from the body’s immune system that would be more effective against cancer. read more

Scientists at the Gillings School of Global Public Health say it could be effective against COVID-19, its variants and a future coronavirus pandemic. read more

University Libraries has launched the UNC Story Archive as a way to gather and preserve authentic voices from the Carolina community. read more

Plans are being finalized for UNC’s first solar farm, to be located on the 1,000-acre Carolina North satellite campus. read more

Blue, a new 3,000-square-foot collaborative workspace, is the first of its kind to be located in a residence hall. read more

Cancer researchers produce more data than their human peers can keep up with. The Jeopardy!-playing supercomputer helps cancer centers, including UNC’s Lineberger, get treatment information to doctors quickly, wherever they are. read more