April 2018

Latasha Mingo of psychology and neuroscience department named Manager of the Year

Latasha Mingo (middle) with Chris Clemens, senior associate dean for natural sciences; and Karen Gil, former dean of the College of Arts & Sciences and Pederson Distinguished Professor in the department of psychology and neuroscience. (photo by Kristen Chavez) Mingo is holding her check and award.

Latasha Mingo, department manager for psychology and neuroscience, has been named Manager of the Year in the College of Arts & Sciences. The award was presented at the College’s Award in Management luncheon on April 18.

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UNC-Chapel Hill selects “Popular” for 2018 Summer Reading Program

Mitch Prinstein (photo by Somer Hadley, Revolution Studios)

“Popular: Finding Happiness and Success in a World that Cares Too Much about the Wrong Kinds of Relationships” is the 2018 selection for the Carolina Summer Reading Program. The book is written by UNC-Chapel Hill Psychology Professor Mitch Prinstein.

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Undergraduate research is the star at annual celebration

Public policy major Aditi Adhikari stands in front of her poster, "Promoting Engagement in a Healthy Masculinity Program for Boys in Rural Nicaragua"

ideas of masculinity. (photo by Kristen Chavez)

Morehead-Cain scholars Aditi Adhikari and Rishika Reddy spent two months in rural Nicaragua last summer working on a curriculum to help young boys develop a healthy idea of masculinity. They were among nearly 200 students presenting their research in poster and panel sessions at the 19th annual Celebration of Undergraduate Research.

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UNC researchers unveil new information about what goes on in the rush-hour-like environment of a living cell

Distinct protein droplets form with different RNA. The image shows pink and green dots floating around a black space.

New paper in Science shows that RNAs help certain molecules come together in liquid-like protected compartments, information that could have implications for understanding neurodegenerative diseases.

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UNC-Chapel Hill study finds genetic evidence that magnetic navigation guides loggerhead sea turtles home

Photo of a loggerhead sea turtle on a beach

New research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill provides valuable insight into the navigation and nesting behaviors of loggerhead sea turtles that could inform future conservation efforts. Loggerhead sea turtles that nest on beaches with similar magnetic fields are genetically similar to one another, according to a new study by UNC-Chapel Hill biologists Kenneth J. Lohmann and J. Roger Brothers.

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Carolina biomechanics labs host local students

Two computer screens side by side read: Celebrating the 21st Century's Breakthrough Science" and "Bio Mechanics Day"

A group of 40 high school students from the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics visited several UNC-Chapel Hill biomechanic labs on April 11 to learn more about the emerging field, which uses tools from engineering to understand and improve the structure and function of biological systems.

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Sixteen undergraduates named Phillips Ambassadors for study in Asia

The new Phillips Ambassadors. pose in this group photo. (photo by Steve Exum

Sixteen undergraduates from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have been selected as Phillips Ambassadors for summer and fall 2018 study abroad programs in Asia. In addition, one public health doctoral student was awarded a Phillips Graduate Ambassador award for research in China this summer.

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