The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the nation’s first public university, is a global higher education leader known for innovative teaching, research and public service. A member of the prestigious Association of American Universities, Carolina regularly ranks as the best value for academic quality in…
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Laura Mersini-Houghton has mathematically proven that quantum effects are strong enough to stop the formation of black holes, work that opens up a new round of discussions and debates about the origins of the universe.
Carolina researchers publish a groundbreaking study on how turtles navigate using the Earth’s magnetic field.
This research, led by UNC School of Medicine scientists Laura Kincer, Sarah Joseph,and Ron Swanstrom with international collaborators, shows that in addition to HIV’s ability to lay dormant in the blood/lymphoid system, the virus may also lay dormant in the central nervous system, delineating another challenge in…