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Research and Innovation

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

  • Three people look at a computer screen.

    Why underestimating the health effects of vaping is a bad idea

    UNC School of Medicine toxicologist Ilona Jaspers explains the science of inhaling vapor from e-cigarette products and why we should not compare vaping or "juuling" to smoking.

  • Professor Hummer speaks to students gathered around a table

    The lone scientist problem, and how two Carolina professors are addressing it

    Two Carolina professors are combining their distinct areas of expertise to help students address some of the toughest health issues of our time.

  • A Naval plane takes off from an aircraft carrier.

    Leveling the playing field

    A UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School seminar tailored for the U.S. Navy has provided insights and strategies that have resulted in substantial savings.

  • The Phyta team works in the water.

    Combating global warming with seaweed

    Press the play button to see how a student startup plans to revolutionize seaweed farming in temperate waters to create jobs, reduce plastic pollution and clean carbon from the atmosphere.

  • Elena Watts purifies strontium in water samples.

    Riverine re[Sr]ch

    As a first-year student, Elena Watts took a research-based field trip that would change her life and lead her to four years of undergraduate research. The results of her original work served as the basis for a grant that now funds other students in the geology department.

  • Students work on laptops.

    Student club creates psychological ‘first aid’

    Under the guidance of faculty experts, a UNC-Chapel Hill student-based nonprofit produces content with free online mental health resources and easy-to-understand infographics. Projects have included content addressing school shootings and the Netflix series “13 Reasons Why.”

  • A person holds test tubes.

    Creating a better tomorrow

    University Research Week is a campus-wide celebration to increase awareness of what it means to be a research university, align Carolina’s missions of producing world-class research and providing a world-class undergraduate education, and promote opportunities for students to discover and engage in research and scholarship.

  • A man walks onto a treadmill.

    Stopping arthritis before it starts

    Carolina researchers are using 3D technology to help fitness hobbyists and college athletes avoid or recover from knee injuries.