/tags/research Research en-US Copyright Tue, 12 Nov 2024 14:57:20 GMT /environment/2024-11-12/unc-researchers-data-aid-helene-storms-chapel-hill UNC鈥檚 ViVE center 鈥� that houses all the data 鈥� was partly funded through the National Institutes of Health for over $3 million over the course of five years. Tue, 12 Nov 2024 14:57:20 GMT /environment/2024-11-12/unc-researchers-data-aid-helene-storms-chapel-hill Sharryse Piggott /environment/2024-04-08/duke-university-herbarium-biodiversity-biology-research Duke鈥檚 collection of more than 800,000 specimens of fungi, plants and algae makes the herbarium one of the largest in the country. The move to close it has drawn criticism from faculty and researchers nationwide. Mon, 08 Apr 2024 13:20:11 GMT /environment/2024-04-08/duke-university-herbarium-biodiversity-biology-research Sophie Mallinson /science-technology/2023-12-18/nc-state-research-biodegradable-film-plastic-agarose-chitosan North Carolina State University researchers have developed a naturally-sourced material that could aid efforts to reduce plastic films, like ones used in food packaging. Mon, 18 Dec 2023 13:17:40 GMT /science-technology/2023-12-18/nc-state-research-biodegradable-film-plastic-agarose-chitosan Sophie Mallinson /education/2023-10-25/ncat-research-classification-r1-unc-system-hbcu Only 4% of universities in the U.S. hold an elite research designation called R1 and they are all historically white. North Carolina A&T State University, a Historically Black College and University, is working to change that. Wed, 25 Oct 2023 11:38:11 GMT /education/2023-10-25/ncat-research-classification-r1-unc-system-hbcu Brianna Atkinson /news/2023-08-02/3-us-marines-died-of-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-in-a-car-experts-explain-how-that-can-happen Deputies from the Pender County Sheriff鈥檚 Office had found three men unresponsive in a privately owned Lexus sedan in Hampstead. Autopsies performed last week by the North Carolina medical examiner鈥檚 office determined that all three died of carbon monoxide poisoning. Wed, 02 Aug 2023 14:55:11 GMT /news/2023-08-02/3-us-marines-died-of-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-in-a-car-experts-explain-how-that-can-happen Associated Press /environment/2023-07-14/ghost-forests-growing-concern-research-north-carolina-programs A new funding opportunity is available for a North Carolina grad student to study these habitats developing across the state鈥檚 East Coast. Fri, 14 Jul 2023 12:54:13 GMT /environment/2023-07-14/ghost-forests-growing-concern-research-north-carolina-programs Sophie Mallinson /health/2023-06-01/wake-forest-university-study-links-type-2-diabetes-to-alzheimers-disease High blood sugar in test animals created more buildup of toxic proteins that give rise to Alzheimer's disease, researchers found. Thu, 01 Jun 2023 20:34:03 GMT /health/2023-06-01/wake-forest-university-study-links-type-2-diabetes-to-alzheimers-disease Sharryse Piggott /business-economy/2023-03-23/2b-of-nih-funding-drives-north-carolina-research-economy North Carolina researchers were awarded more than $2 billion in National Institutes of Health research grants last year. More than half of that went to just two universities: Duke University and UNC-Chapel Hill. Thu, 23 Mar 2023 17:20:27 GMT /business-economy/2023-03-23/2b-of-nih-funding-drives-north-carolina-research-economy Jason deBruyn /environment/2022-12-23/audubon-christmas-bird-count-underway-north-carolina The long-running bird census is an annual conservation effort done by volunteers in the U.S and North Carolina to help keep track of bird species. Fri, 23 Dec 2022 15:07:52 GMT /environment/2022-12-23/audubon-christmas-bird-count-underway-north-carolina Sharryse Piggott /news/2022-11-21/uncg-nc-a-t-partner-with-u-s-army-to-improve-resources-for-soldiers-using-nanotechnology Through the collaborative, nanomaterials could be integrated into yarn and woven fabric clothing for soldiers. Mon, 21 Nov 2022 21:58:16 GMT /news/2022-11-21/uncg-nc-a-t-partner-with-u-s-army-to-improve-resources-for-soldiers-using-nanotechnology Sharryse Piggott