Graduate student discovers youngest transiting planet ever
Identified by Carolina astronomer Madyson Barber, the “baby” planet is 3 million years old and roughly the size of Jupiter.
Research and Innovation
Topple a paradigm. Uncover the Unknown. Tar Heels ask questions, develop answers, create solutions and discover cures.
Midterm masquerades as spooky pop-up shop
Professor Tim Flood’s Flash Entrepreneurship class learned business skills in its Heel-O-Ween store on Franklin Street.
Can science help clinicians rewire damaged brains?
Medical school researchers are hopeful that innovative tools will help them discover how patients recover from strokes.
Folklore goes digital
In her 27-year career in American studies, Patricia Sawin has studied culture through oral histories and cat memes.
Public health senior looks at global diet disparities
In one project, Emile Charles studies what children are drinking in Jamaica, where obesity has increased dramatically.
Environmental researchers use drones to map marshes
Restoration has begun to preserve the sites that reduce flooding and prevent erosion along Currituck Sound.
These ‘young punks’ made big waves
Carolina mathematicians Roberto Camassa and Rich McLaughlin launched the Fluids Lab, a unique research space.
Small materials yield big innovations
Wubin Bai's lab develops next-generation medical devices like wearable wireless patches for health monitoring and drug delivery.