Fashion seems to embrace two opposite goals — fitting in with the crowd and standing out from it. Now new UNC research reveals that the choice to fit in or stand out depends on who exactly the crowd is – and the size of their high heels. That is, women adjust their fashion to look similar to the rich but different from the poor.
Women ratchet themselves up the social ladder, one high heel at a time Read More »
A new study shows pieces of the underside of the North American Plate peel off, sink into the mantle –- a process likely to produce more earthquakes in the southeastern U.S. in the future.
UNC-Chapel Hill scientists find likely cause for recent southeast U.S. earthquakes Read More »
An analysis of more than 40 climate-adaptation plans from across the U.S. shows that local communities are good at developing strategies to combat the harmful effects of climate change but often fail to prioritize their goals or to provide implementation details.
U.S. climate-adaptation plans long on ideas, short on details, priorities Read More »
Attending the University of North Carolina has become a long family tradition, and on May 8, Shelby Miller will complete another generation of Carolina graduates — with the patriarch of the Tar Heel family, her grandfather Jack Schofield, watching.
This spring, biologists John Bruno and Blaire Steinwand linked together molecular biology and marine ecology in their new course Seafood Forensics. Students set out to quantify seafood mislabeling using DNA barcoding technology and to discuss the impact that it has on human health and marine ecosystems.
Students examine seafood mislabeling in pilot research-intensive course Read More »
The study, led by Todd Thiele in the department of psychology and neuroscience, found that turning off a circuit between two brain regions could reduce instances of binge drinking.
UNC researchers find brain circuit that controls binge drinking Read More »
Kenan Distinguished Professor of Biology Joel Kingsolver has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Joel Kingsolver elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences Read More »
Hauser focuses on the continuum of care for mothers diagnosed with HIV during pregnancy.
On April 18, the Student Union’s Great Hall provided a visual representation of the large scale of undergraduate research conducted every day in Carolina’s labs and classrooms.
Research – on display Read More »
Five students from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill were selected as recipients of the 2016 Burch Fellowship to pursue unique and self-initiated proposed experiences anywhere off UNC-Chapel Hill’s campus.
Five students selected as 2016 Burch Fellows Read More »
