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Jun 13, 2022

Understanding Room Temperature Superconductivity

Lex Kemper discusses attempts to untangle the secrets of superconducting material YBCO.

Jun 8, 2022

Jeremy Feducia, Outstanding Faculty Advisor

Jeremy Feducia, selected as 2022 Outstanding Faculty Advisor by NACADA.

Chemistry Undergrads during their shadowing for research labs. From left to right From left to right: Elizabeth Gross (an undergrad from Dr.Jun Ohata's lab), Eva Williams and Chloe Russell

Jun 6, 2022

Shadowing Chemistry Research Groups

In our department, award-winning teachers and researchers prepare the next generation of chemists and work alongside them to solve some of the world’s most pressing problems.

Cathrine Hoyo stands in her lab in front of a shelf filled with lab equipment.

Jun 6, 2022

Researchers Examine How Environmental Contaminants Affect Diverse Populations

Cathrine Hoyo is leading a wide-ranging study to learn how environmental contaminants affect liver health in diverse populations.

Photo of Dr. Laura Sremaniak shaking hands with Ms. katherine Nook during the ACS dinner

Jun 2, 2022

ACS 2022 Award for Excellence in High School Science Teaching

Smiling faces from our department at the Volunteer dinner organized by NC ACS back in April 2022.

Ashley Crickard on the left and Caleb Keaveney on the right

Jun 2, 2022

Crickard, Keaveney Earn Goldwater Scholarships

The award is one of the oldest, most prestigious scholarships in the fields of natural sciences, engineering and mathematics.

X-ray image of an adult female Bahamas mosquitofish where a fish she had eaten can be seen inside of her, revealing an occurrence of cannibalism.

Jun 2, 2022

Fish Cannibalism Rare in Wild, Study Finds

Fish don’t prefer to eat their own unless circumstances are dire.

May 26, 2022

Lucian Lucia, Selected Most Supportive Faculty

Dr. Lucian Lucia was recognized with the Most Supportive Faculty/Staff Member Award.

May 18, 2022

Researchers Use Galaxy as a ‘Cosmic Telescope’ to Study Heart of the Young Universe

A new instrument and powerful telescope have let researchers peer into galactic nurseries.

May 18, 2022

Keeping Students Engaged in Asynchronous Lectures

What makes the learning active or passive is not the modality (Zoom vs. pre-recorded videos vs. text-based lessons), but the structure of the lesson the instructor creates. Faculty Fellow Claire Gordy share tips for keeping students engaged.