Source: http://holden.unc.edu/2012/04/an-important-date-in-uncs-history/ When the history of the university of the last few years is written, April 24, 2012 will be an important date. Whenever a sitting…
Source: http://endeavors.unc.edu/breakthrough_of_the_year The journal Science’s 2011 Breakthrough of the Year is anHIV-prevention study led by UNC’s Myron Cohen. The study showed that early treatment with antiretroviral drugs — that is, drugs…
On December 1, 2012, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is holding the first annual Tar Heel Innovation Challenge (THInC). We are a science competition, hosted by the university and run entirely by our most talented science students. We hope to challenge high school students with our challenging fundamental and applied science problems
new research centre that will develop innovative forms of advanced 3-D communication was unveiled Nov. 9 at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU). The BeingThere Centre is a transnational effort spearheaded by NTU, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich and the computer science department in UNC’s College of Arts and Sciences, as well as the Media Development Authority of Singapore.
The $23 million centre is set to drive the next evolution in virtual communications, as it focuses on developing a variety of interdisciplinary and advanced technologies that break down physical barriers, generating real, face-to-face conversation.
Source: http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/News/2012/March/cheap-vaccine-production-nanoparticle-fabrication-liquidia.asp Laura Howes/San Diego, US Applying nanoparticle fabrication techniques to vaccine production could dramatically cut their cost per dose. Joseph DeSimone and his spin…