It’s Gettin’ Hot in Here
UNC biologist Eric Riddell uses ecophysiology to understand how animals respond to environmental changes due to rising temperatures.
UNC biologist Eric Riddell uses ecophysiology to understand how animals respond to environmental changes due to rising temperatures.
Victoria Bautch, chair of the biology department, has been awarded a $6 million Outstanding Investigator Award from the National Institutes of Health’s National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NIH-NHLBI).
The NFL will fund a $2.6 million international study on the role of active rehabilitation strategies in concussion management. Led by scientists at UNC-Chapel Hill and the Medical College of Wisconsin, the research will involve international collaborations and diverse participants across a variety of sports.
Happy Birthday to the Institute of Marine Sciences, which turns 70 this year! In honor of the celebration, we share a photo of graduate student Fiorenza Micheli studying sustainable fisheries with marine scientist Charles “Pete” Peterson.
When national and international media need experts to comment on and analyze news and trends, they turn to Carolina.
Carolina alumna Zena Cardman is a new NASA astronaut trainee. Over 18,000 people applied to be in the 2017 class; she was one of 12 selected.
Biology graduate student Abel Valdivia’s stunning photograph at the Havana seawall.
Kelly Hogan teaches a biology 101 class that enrolls nearly 400 students. But she is constantly striving for new ways to make that big class seem small.
Biology professor Pat Pukkila has infused undergraduate research into the fabric of the Carolina campus. She retires this June.