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Research and Innovation

Topple a paradigm. Uncover the Unknown. Tar Heels ask questions, develop answers, create solutions and discover cures.

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    New data science school to leverage Carolina’s strengths

    Two key campus administrators discuss the School of Data Science and Society as a “signpost” pointing to Carolina’s data science education, research and public service.

  • Mireya McKee and Kelly Parsons,

    Inclusive innovation

    Why is UNC-Chapel Hill poised to make a growing impact through innovation and entrepreneurship? Two leaders of Innovate Carolina talk partnerships, team-driven innovation and new ways the University is expanding innovation for all.

  • A women's basketball player running with the ball.

    Does AI dream of game-winning threes?

    At Carolina, basketball coaches scout opponents with computer-generated video analysis, and a computer scientist trains computers to think on their own. Artificial intelligence is on the rise.

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    Does AI dream of game-winning threes?

    At Carolina, basketball coaches scout opponents with computer-generated video analysis, and a computer scientist trains computers to think on their own. Artificial intelligence is on the rise.

  • A man, Deen Freelon, answering a question on an online meeting.

    Using data to address racial disparities

    Carolina faculty in three different disciplines discuss using data science to explore and decrease underrepresentation while sharing methodologies and findings.

  • Professor Katherine Turk talks to her students about resources available to them at Wilson Library on Jan. 16, 2020.

    Walking through women’s history at Carolina

    An undergraduate history class created a walking tour of Carolina’s campus that highlights the range of women’s experiences at the University.

  • featuring Jeliyah Clark

    Her research helps protect pregnant mothers and babies

    Jeliyah “Liyah” Clark, a doctoral candidate in the Gillings School of Global Public Health, works to mitigate the dangers of environmental chemicals and mentors undergraduates.

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    War in Ukraine: What are our experts saying?

    Hundreds tuned in March 2 to hear a Carolina panel’s responses to the crisis at a GAA Think Fast webinar.