Researchers from UNC’s School of Medicine, working with scores of institutions from around the world, have helped identify more than 100 locations in the human genome associated with the risk of developing schizophrenia. Findings from the… read more
The Energy Frontier Research Center for Solar Fuels at UNC has received $10.8 million from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Basic Energy Sciences to advance emerging solar energy technologies and to turn these technologies into devices… read more
Excavations led by a Carolina faculty member have revealed stunning new mosaics decorating the floor of a fifth-century synagogue at Huqoq, an ancient Jewish village in Israel’s Lower Galilee. Since 2012, three well-preserved mosaics have… read more
UNC’s Carolina Population Center has received a five-year, $180 million award for its MEASURE Evaluation project, evaluating health, poverty and gender programs worldwide. The award, from the U.S. Agency for International Development, is the… read more
The John William Pope Foundation has made a $1.3 million gift to UNC’s Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center to fund cancer research and treatment. The bulk of the gift will fund the creation of the John William Pope Distinguished… read more
Cynthia Bulik, a Distinguished Professor of eating disorders at UNC, has been awarded up to $7.2 million to conduct the largest and most rigorous genetic initiative in eating disorders ever undertaken. Funded by the Klarman Family Foundation,… read more
Marsico Hall — one of the largest buildings on the UNC campus — is the new home for basic and translational research across several disciplines and features state-of-the-art imaging equipment that is expected to fundamentally advance… read more
UNC chemist Mike Ramsey is among 67 new members and 11 foreign associates elected to the National Academy of Engineering, one of the highest professional distinctions awarded to a scientist or engineer. Ramsey is the Minnie N. Goldby… read more
Solar energy has long been used as a clean alternative to fossil fuels such as coal and oil, but it could be harnessed only during the day, when the sun’s rays are strongest. Now researchers led by Tom Meyer at the Energy Frontier Research Center… read more
The University has been selected by the National Football League Players Association to participate in a new initiative aimed at providing medical services and support to its former players. The NFL Players Association unveiled its new… read more