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Research and Innovation

Topple a paradigm. Uncover the Unknown. Tar Heels ask questions, develop answers, create solutions and discover cures.

Producing films for the dome
A team at the Morehead Planetarium and Science Center creates original films to make science engaging for thousands of viewers each year.
Learning behind the laughter
In Associate Professor Michelle Robinson’s American studies Maymester course, “Comedy and Ethics,” students explored how stand-up comedy enriches American culture and sparks ethical discussions, all while making people laugh.
How to think like an entrepreneur
New faculty in the Shuford Program in Entrepreneurship are bringing their backgrounds in public policy and creative teaching methods to help students learn how to think like an entrepreneur, and how to turn opportunity into possibility.
Carolina’s drone lab takes off
Recently launched to provide a hub for innovative drone and sensing technologies at Carolina, CARDNL serves as a collaborative resource for faculty and student researchers to use for a host of research endeavors.
Learning behind the laughter
In Associate Professor Michelle Robinson’s American studies Maymester course, “Comedy and Ethics,” students explored how stand-up comedy enriches American culture and sparks ethical discussions, all while making people laugh.
Can you get it when you want it?
Amid shortages caused by the pandemic, computer hacking and other disruptions, Kenan-Flagler Business School professor Vinayak Deshpande explains the strategies behind supply chain management and how it affects consumers.
Where science meets solutions
Interdisciplinary faculty research designed to tackle compelling problems is finding support from the Institute for Convergent Science in the Genome Sciences Building on campus. The goal: Expediting the research-to-marketplace pipeline.
A center for boosting digital literacy
Need help creating or learning about digital media and design? The University Libraries’ Media and Design Center is here for you.