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UNC PhD Student Leads Carbon/Heating Project In Andes Mountains

October 23, 2021October 23, 2021 CStandard Alyssa LaFaro, Diego Riveros-Iregui, Kriddie Whitmore, UNC Chapel Hill

Kriddie Whitmore, University North Carolina PhD student, is running the second season of UNC-Chapel Hill geographer Diego Riveros-Iregui’s project in the

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UNC Chapel Hill Startups Generate Billions In Economic Impact

October 20, 2021October 20, 2021 CStandard Innovate Carolina, Shellie Edge, UNC Chapel Hill

A new analysis by Innovate Carolina shows startups affiliated with UNC-Chapel Hill have generated more than $14 billion in revenue,

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UNC Chapel Hill Senior Named Rhodes Scholar

October 20, 2021October 20, 2021 CStandard Rhodes Scholar, Sarah O’Carroll, Takhona Hlatshwako, UNC Chapel Hill

Takhona Hlatshwako, a University of North Carolina senior from the Kingdom of Eswatini in Southern Africa (formerly Swaziland), has been

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North Carolina Coast Threatened By Ocean Warming Says UNC Marine Scientist

October 14, 2021October 14, 2021 CStandard Endeavors, Janet Nye, Megan May, UNC Chapel Hill

“If we can understand how climate change is going to affect our coastlines and the people on the coast, we

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UNC Chapel Hill Researchers Study Carbon In The Páramo For Climate Change

October 10, 2021October 10, 2021 CStandard Alyssa LaFaro, carbon influences climate change, Liz Farquhar, páramo, Tessa Davis, UNC Chapel Hill

UNC-Chapel Hill research technicians Liz Farquhar and Tessa Davis traveled to the Andes Mountains in Ecuador for a project in

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UNC Chapel Hill Scientists Say COVID Pill Is “Real Game Changer”

October 4, 2021October 4, 2021 CStandard COVID pill, Merck Co., molnupiravir, Shantell Kirkendoll, UNC Chapel Hill, UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, UNC School of Medicine, William A. Fischer II

Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill say a twice-daily pill – molnupiravir — could change the

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UNC Chapel Hill Virologist Says Everyone Will Get COVID

September 30, 2021September 30, 2021 CStandard COVID vaccinated, Lisa Gralinski, NC Health News, Rose Hoban, UNC Chapel Hill

Lisa Gralinski, a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill virologist, who’s been studying human coronaviruses for over 12 years,

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Football This Week In The Carolinas

September 26, 2021September 26, 2021 CStandard Appalachian State University, Charleston Southern University, Clemson University, Coastal Carolina, Duke University, East Carolina University, Furman University, Gardner-Webb University, NC A&T State University, NC Central University, NC State University, Shaw University, UNC Chapel Hill, UNC Charlotte, University of South Carolina, Wake Forest University, Western Carolina University, Wofford College

NC State Takes Out #9 Clemson In 2 Overtimes 27-21 All week long, there was a different vibe surrounding this

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UNC Chapel Hill 3D Prints A Vaccine Patch That’s Better Than A Needle Jab

September 25, 2021September 25, 2021 CStandard 3D vaccine patch, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, UNC Chapel Hill

Scientists at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Stanford University have created a 3D-printed vaccine patch that provides greater protection