Four Carolina scientists have developed a collaborative strategy to test a hypothesis for how tiny chemicals wound up establishing the way very basic biochemistry first came to be assembled, according to a genetic code 4 billion years ago. read more
Scientists at UNC’s School of Medicine and its Gillings School of Global Public Health have found that an orally administered experimental drug is highly effective at preventing COVID-19 infections. read more
A monoclonal antibody, now moving through clinical trials designed in part by UNC scientists, has been found to significantly reduce the risk of contracting COVID-19 among residents and staff of long-term care facilities. read more
Three faculty members — James Anderson, Gregory Copenhaver and Richard Smith — have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. read more
Sociologist, author and public scholar Tressie McMillan Cottom, who joined UNC’s School of Information and Library Science this past summer, is a recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship’s “genius grant.” read more
BASF Corp. and the University have signed a master research agreement that will facilitate easier collaboration between industry and academia on the journey to jointly address global challenges. read more
A UNC-led partnership will receive $40 million in U.S. Department of Energy funding to accelerate fundamental research of the production of fuels from sunlight. read more
For the first time in the University’s history, annual new awards for research have exceeded the $1 billion mark. The record amount in new grants, contracts and awards received in the fiscal year that concluded June 30 comes largely from… read more
Clinical microbiology experts at UNC’s Medical Center and School of Medicine have developed a coronavirus disease diagnostic test based on the World Health Organization protocol. read more
Baric’s lab in UNC’s Gillings School of Global Public Health was among the first to receive samples of SARS-CoV-2, more commonly know as the coronavirus COVID-19. read more