Sixteen students receive prestigious funding from National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program
Carolina graduate students in multiple STEM-related research areas received awards helping to broaden and diversify talent in these fields.
Planetary evolution in snapshots: The Three Minute Thesis top prize
Graduate student Mackenna Wood with the Department of Physics and Astronomy took the top prize during The Graduate School’s annual Three Minute Thesis competition.
Carolina’s graduate students in the Galapagos
Carolina researchers conduct groundbreaking research around the world.
Summer Research Fellow Spotlight: Alayna Mackiewicz
Mackiewicz is the recipient of The Gordon W. and Janice L. Plumblee Summer Research Fellowship, supported by generous donors and by The Graduate School.
Alumni Focus: Robert M. Brosh Jr.
Steve Matson, dean of The Graduate School and biology professor, was instrumental in his success as a doctoral student. In addition, Nobel Laureates Aziz Sancar, of UNC-Chapel Hill, and Paul Modrich, of Duke University, served on his Ph.D. thesis committee.
Alumni Focus: Kevin Satisky and Judy Thorn
Biology alumni share lives and love of Carolina.
Ocean researcher to address graduates
Samantha Joye, a leading researcher on the impact of oil and gas seepage in deep ocean environments, will give the keynote address at UNC-Chapel Hill’s 2016 Doctoral Hooding Ceremony.