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Jul 23, 2020

Teen Museum Educators Increase Engagement, Learning, in Tween Visitors

How teens help tweens get the most out of science museums.

Jul 22, 2020

Study: Novel PFAS Comprise 24% of Those Measured in Blood of Wilmington, N.C. Residents

Novel PFAS are 24% of total PFAS detected in blood of Wilmington residents.

Jul 17, 2020

Wicked Awesome

A new online course — “Wicked Problems, Wolfpack Solutions” — gives incoming first-year students an extraordinary opportunity to learn and connect.

Jul 16, 2020

Genome Guardians Stop and Reel in DNA to Correct Replication Errors

Two proofreading proteins stop and reel in DNA mismatches to prevent replication errors.

Jul 13, 2020

From DELTA Grants to the National Science Foundation: STEM BUILD Continues to Grow

Previous DELTA Grant recipients Melissa Ramirez and Claire Gordy have received funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to continue the development of STEM BUILD, a project to enhance Universal Design for Learning and improve learning outcomes in STEM courses for all students.

Jun 19, 2020

Teaching Physics to Neural Networks Removes ‘Chaos Blindness’

“Teaching” physics to neural networks helps them adapt to chaos.

May 29, 2020

Metabolite Analysis of ALS Patient Blood Plasma Could Reveal, Rule Out, Possible Biomarkers for Disease

Blood plasma analysis could aid in search for ALS biomarkers.

May 28, 2020

Meet Hamil Vashi

Program and Location: Summer, Jordan: Qasid Arabic Institute; Amman, Jordan Major/Minor: Major: Chemistry; Minor: Aerospace Studies and Middle East Studies Why did you choose to study abroad? Throughout my childhood, I traveled to India learning Hindi from interactions with family […]

May 28, 2020

Meet Aiden Winters

Program and Location: Fall, NC State in Australia: University of Adelaide; Adelaide, Australia Major/Minor: Microbiology Why did you choose to study abroad? Study abroad has been something I’ve wanted to do from the moment I knew I wanted to attend […]

May 26, 2020

Statistics and COVID-19: Forecasting the Spread

Members of the Wolfpack have stepped up in unimaginable ways during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Michael DeWitt, a 2019 graduate of the Master of Statistics online program, has been working since the beginning of the outbreak to forecast the spread of the pandemic in a few North Carolina counties for Greensboro-based Cone Health.  DeWitt is a … Continue reading Statistics and COVID-19: Forecasting the Spread →