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Research and Innovation

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

  • Jiayi Bao and Abhisekh Ghosh Moulick stand together near stairs.

    How to think like an entrepreneur

    New faculty in the Shuford Program in Entrepreneurship are bringing their backgrounds in public policy and creative teaching methods to help students learn how to think like an entrepreneur, and how to turn opportunity into possibility.

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    Carolina’s drone lab takes off

    Recently launched to provide a hub for innovative drone and sensing technologies at Carolina, CARDNL serves as a collaborative resource for faculty and student researchers to use for a host of research endeavors.

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    Learning behind the laughter

    In Associate Professor Michelle Robinson’s American studies Maymester course, “Comedy and Ethics,” students explored how stand-up comedy enriches American culture and sparks ethical discussions, all while making people laugh.

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    Can you get it when you want it?

    Amid shortages caused by the pandemic, computer hacking and other disruptions, Kenan-Flagler Business School professor Vinayak Deshpande explains the strategies behind supply chain management and how it affects consumers.

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    Where science meets solutions

    Interdisciplinary faculty research designed to tackle compelling problems is finding support from the Institute for Convergent Science in the Genome Sciences Building on campus. The goal: Expediting the research-to-marketplace pipeline.

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    A center for boosting digital literacy

    Need help creating or learning about digital media and design? The University Libraries’ Media and Design Center is here for you.

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    Mentoring future business majors

    The Allison Mentorship Program at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School helps students from underserved and underrepresented populations prepare for business school through professional development opportunities.

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    University, state to benefit from Apple’s move into NC

    Chancellor Kevin M. Guskiewicz said Apple’s announcement that it plans to build a new campus in Research Triangle Park “aligns perfectly” with the University’s data science initiative.