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Leveraging AI to better understand brain disorders
March 30, 2026
Advancing precision nutrition strategies for autism
March 30, 2026
Nutrition Research Institute professor Isis Trujillo-Gonzalez is leading groundbreaking research to explore how choline, an essential nutrient for brain development, may help explain differences in cognitive and language outcomes among autistic children.
Alcohol warning labels may not reach U.S. adults
March 27, 2026
Research from Gillings professor Marissa Hall shows that one in four U.S. adult alcohol consumers has read the federal alcohol health warning in the past month โ and even fewer remember what it says.
College chemist Megan Jackson named 2026 Cottrell Scholar
March 27, 2026
The Cottrell Scholar Award recognizes outstanding early-career faculty who excel as both researchers and teachers, supporting innovative scientific programs alongside impactful educational initiatives.
Nabarun Dasgupta honored with TIME100 Health and N.C. Dogwood awards
March 25, 2026
Nabarun Dasgupta is an innovation fellow at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health and senior scientist at the UNC Injury Prevention Research Center.
Four teams selected for SOMโs 2026 Translational Team Science Awards
March 25, 2026
These awards provide early planning support and initial funding to enable innovative teamโbased research and to position investigators for future largeโscale interdisciplinary funding.
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Research is at the heart of Carolinaโs AI work
March 16, 2026
Leadership transition at the UNC Winston Center
January 21, 2026
UNC Dataverse recognized as a trustworthy data repository
January 20, 2026
Researcher Spotlight
Jackson Sears, Exercise and Sport Science
March 23, 2026
Sears discusses how the legalization of sports betting has influenced the experience of events like March Madness from the perspective of athletes and fans alike.
UNC Research in the News
As rare genetic disorder causes her son to regress, Carrboro mom teams up with UNC doctor studying new treatment
Joseph Muenzer, a distinguished professor, researcher and pediatric geneticist in the UNC School of Medicineโs pediatrics department, talks about the treatment he has been leading for a local child with Hunter syndrome.
UNC study advances understanding of high-fat foodsโ impact on memory, brain function
Taylor Landry in the UNC School of Medicine discusses his research with the Song Lab on how fried and other high-fat foods may affect cognitive function.
Wegmans is using cameras with facial recognition in stores. Are any in NC?
Rebecca L. Fisher-Gabbard in the UNC School of Government discusses the limited state law concerning facial recognition technology and how municipalities may determine its necessity.