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KATRIN cuts the mass estimate for the elusive neutrino in half; UNC is part of international collaboration

In this 2010 image, members of the KATRIN experiment pose in front of the spectrometer after it was installed at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. (photo by Joachim Wolf/Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)

An international team of scientists has announced a breakthrough in its quest to measure the mass of the neutrino, one of the most abundant, yet elusive, elementary particles in our universe. The KATRIN experiment is based at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany and involves international collaborators including UNC-Chapel Hill.

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Carolina ranked the third best public school in the nation by the Wall Street Journal and Times Higher Education

UNC-Chapel Hill ranked third among all public universities nationwide by the 2020 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings. Carolina also ranked 33rd among both public and private universities, putting it in the top 10% of all colleges across the United States.

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Students play dress-up to bring joy to hospitalized children

Members of A Moment of Magic regularly transform into princesses or fairies, knights or comic book heroes to bring joy to a child in need. The group is part of a national non-profit that provides opportunities for college students to volunteer at children’s hospitals and social service institutions.

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Research UNCovered: Juan Carlos González Espitia

Juan Carlos González Espitia (photo by Megan May)

Juan Carlos González Espitia is an associate professor of Spanish in the Department of Romance Studies within the UNC College of Arts & Sciences. In his historical study of syphilis in the Spanish-speaking world, he explores the ways the disease affects private and public life, literature, the arts, medical discourse, politics, and public policy.

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