Building on 10 years of science
Diego Riveros-Iregui and Amanda Thompson, the center’s interim co-directors, strive to use their own experiences from the islands to expand its reach and grow its reputation as a world-renowned research institution.
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Out of sight, out of mind
About 71% of Earth is water. Of that water, 96.5% is oceans. So why do most air pollution and emissions studies focus on terrestrial research? A team of researchers traveled to the Galápagos Islands to uncover how emissions released from the ocean impact the Earth.
A long legacy of research
The Office of Research Communications has created an interactive timeline, from the founding of UNC-Chapel Hill in 1793 to Aziz Sancar’s 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Chancellor, experts give a lesson on Zika
Carolina has more than 10 groups currently doing Zika research.