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Research

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  • Research – on display

    Research conducted by more than 200 University of Carolina undergraduates was on full display for the 17th annual Celebration of Undergraduate Research in the Student Union.

  • A Venus Flytrap

    Carnivorous conservation

    Native only to a 90-mile inland radius around Wilmington, the Venus flytrap is a symbol of the Atlantic coastal plain’s unique ecology. Carolina researchers are working to preserve these carnivorous wonders.

  • A man works with chemistry equipment.

    Maker of molecules

    Carolina's Frank Leibfarth and his team are working to remove harmful chemicals from the Cape Fear River Basin through chemistry. The team designed a fluorinated resin that, when ground into a powder and added to a water-filtration column, soaks up GenX.