Natural Sciences & Mathematics

University of Michigan Professor to discuss ‘The NanoLiter Lab’ Sept. 12

/ Natural Sciences & Mathematics

University of Michigan Professor Robert Kennedy will discuss “The NanoLiter Lab: Using Droplets for Chemical Analysis, Screening and In Vivo Neurochemical Sensing,” Sept. 12 at UNC. Kennedy, the Hobart H. Willard Collegiate Professor of Chemistry, will deliver the Oscar K. Rice Lecture in Chemistry at noon in Wilson Library’s Pleasant Family Assembly Room. The event […]

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Irrelevant information in medical testimonials may lead to poor consumer choices

/ Natural Sciences & Mathematics, Social Sciences

Medical testimonials on the Internet and elsewhere present powerful personal stories and useful information, but they can also be dangerous to your health if distracting, irrelevant information leads to inappropriate treatment decisions, say researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. “Distracted by Details: Narrative Influence Following Conflicting Stories” was published in July

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UNC tapped for national AAU project to transform STEM education

/ Natural Sciences & Mathematics, Undergraduate Education

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has been named a project site for the Association of American Universities’ (AAU) five-year initiative to improve the quality of undergraduate education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields at its member institutions.

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