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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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    Apple brings far-reaching benefits to state

    A newcomer to the area himself, Kenan Institute chief economist Gerald D. Cohen forecasts a largely positive impact when tech giant Apple moves into Research Triangle Park.

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    Racing toward innovation

    Convergent science is characterized by cross-disciplinary research teams created to tackle big problems and speed the application of new breakthroughs to commercialization. At Carolina, the Institute for Convergent Science is at the forefront of this pioneering framework.

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    Be the CEO of your aging

    Take charge of your later years now by planning important things such as housing, your legacy and your last wishes, says a Carolina expert on aging.

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    Planting a “sense of place”

    Together with American studies professor Daniel Cobb, undergraduate students learned the meaning of hands-on research by getting their hands dirty. They planted a garden inspired by their transcriptions of the diary of one of the 20th century’s most influential American Indian writers and intellectuals.

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    Collaborating for a cure

    Drug treatments for a rare form of cancer have eluded researchers for years. David Drewry’s work at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy has scientists and survivors optimistic that big breakthroughs are within reach.

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    Providing a voice to the voiceless

    Tar Heels are working to create an application that can read the lips of patients who have been temporarily rendered speechless following a medical procedure. The technology can help health care workers provide better care for the patients at a critical moment.

  • QUVI founders Kush Jain (right) and Harshul Makwana (left) working on their initial water bottle sanitation prototype for the UNC Makeathon.

    Making products that people want

    Carolina's Product Management Club gives student-innovators and entrepreneurs real-world experience with product management while developing exciting new features for local tech startups.

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    Quick exercises, quality results

    While research indicates the “Remain in the Game” exercises will prevent osteoarthritis, the on-the-field benefits have made believers out of coaches, athletes and parents.