Research

The new assistant dean of master’s degree programs at the Gillings School of Global Public Health, Rice researches how the criminal legal system impacts communities of color and their health.

A UNC School of Medicine study found a 77% increase in the risk of cardiac arrhythmias leading up to and during the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

Sophisticated algorithms have changed the landscape of the internet, making media literacy a skill that needs to be constantly sharpened.

A Gillings School of Global Public Health study shows the benefits of parking farther from destinations and taking the stairs.

Lillie Searles, a professor of biology emeritus in the College of Arts & Sciences, has been on a career-long quest to understand how genes are expressed as mRNAs.

The grant will fund research into the genetic characteristics of grasses across Ecuador, which could assist in developing shade tolerant crops.

Three doctoral student experts in the College of Arts & Sciences’ department of psychology and neuroscience presented research findings on Black families on topics ranging from discrimination, parenting stress and identity at a UNC Graduate School event.

The Institute of Marine Sciences buries carbon deposits in a salt marsh protected by oyster reefs.

A UNC Water Institute study shows that the least advanced sanitation technology can be the safest.

UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health researchers have developed a method for evaluating long-term COVID-19 vaccine efficacy.