Historian William Leuchtenburg dislikes being asked to make predictions. But he does not shy from what he sees as the truth. read more
The University will receive $2.8 million in the first year, and up to $15 million in grant funding over five years, to influence the future of transportation safety research. read more
An extraordinary gift carries an eagerly embraced obligation to shape the future of pharmacology teaching and research at UNC’s Eshelman School of Pharmacy. read more
The $21 million AURORA Study, funded by the National Institute of Mental Health and based at UNC, will employ the efforts of 19 institutions and more than 40 scientists. read more
These two sea creatures often find themselves at odds. But Niels Lindquist and David Cessna want the same thing — an oyster industry that works. Adapted from an article for Endeavors, UNC’s online research magazine, by Mary Lide Parker ’11… read more
The results provide the first direct evidence in mice that inhibiting a circuit between two brain regions protects against binge alcohol drinking. read more
Butter might not be a health food, but UNC and NIH researchers have unearthed more evidence that replacing it with vegetable oils does not decrease risk of heart disease. read more
Has Carolina hit on a workable model for community-based treatment of mental illness? read more
Danny Bowman isn’t sure why scientists stopped measuring infrasound at high altitudes half a century ago. But he’s not dwelling on that — he’s too busy going there. read more
A medical first: UNC pharmacy researchers are turning skin cells into cancer-hunting stem cells that destroy brain tumors known as glioblastoma — a discovery that can offer, for the first time in more than 30 years, a new and more effective… read more