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The Shellfish Sleuth
Colin Eimers is investigating why so many N.C. oysters die off each year — and how to stop it before farmers lose entire harvests.
Eimers, a Ph.D. student at the UNC Institute of Marine Sciencesin Rachel Noble’s lab, is one of the researchers trying to uncover the causes behind these mortality events and to identify what farmers and policymakers can do to mitigate the loss. North Carolina’s aquaculture industry generates more than $24 million annually.
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The Shellfish Sleuth
Colin Eimers is investigating why so many N.C. oysters die off each year — and how to stop it before farmers lose entire harvests.
Eimers, a Ph.D. student at the UNC Institute of Marine Sciencesin Rachel Noble’s lab, is one of the researchers trying to uncover the causes behind these mortality events and to identify what farmers and policymakers can do to mitigate the loss. North Carolina’s aquaculture industry generates more than $24 million annually.
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A new script for Joseph Megel
After 22 years in the communication department, the teaching professor is turning the pages of a new script as he heads into retirement.
The Shellfish Sleuth
Colin Eimers is investigating why so many N.C. oysters die off each year — and how to stop it before farmers lose entire harvests.
Frey Lecture: An Evening with Kate Bowler on Feb. 10
Kate Bowler, four-time New York Times bestselling author, host of the award-winning Everything Happens podcast, and professor of American religious history at Duke University, will deliver the 2026 Frey Foundation Distinguished Visiting Professor Lecture on Feb. 10.
Three College researchers receive grants to boost innovative research
Ronit Freeman, Igor Andreoni and Carl Rodriguez were awarded funding from the Research Corporation for Science Advancement.
Research UNCovered: Amol Yadav
The biomedical engineer in UNC’s College of Arts and Sciences develops technology to treat brain diseases through the spinal cord.
Let Me Explain: Why estimating brain health in retired athletes isn’t straightforward
Let Me Explain is a monthly series in which we ask a College of Arts and Sciences faculty member to shed light on an intriguing, timely or often misunderstood topic related to their research. This month, we discussed brain health in retired athletes with Wesley Cole.
In the Media
Google’s Former C.E.O. Wants to Build a Cosmic Search Engine
The revolutionary Argus Array telescope system, funded by Schmidt Sciences and Alex Gerko, will be the first large telescope capable of observing the entire Northern nighttime sky at once and identifying rare cosmic events in real time.
Read the article at The New York Times
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Events
PlayMakers Repertory Company’s “Primary Trust”: Jan. 28-Feb. 15
“Primary Trust” features the story of Kenneth, whose life of quiet routine as a bookstore worker is suddently upended, and he is faced with the unfamiliar world of possibility. The play, a moving exploration of trust, transformation and connection, won the 2024 Pulitzer Prize. PlayMakers’ spring semester production asks: “When everything changes, who do you become?” Learn More.
By the Numbers
undergraduate students
graduate students
faculty members
academic departments and curricula,
123 undergraduate programs of study
graduate programs ranked in the top 30
by U.S. News & World Report
of all Carolina students graduate with at least one major in the College
in research funding
of all undergraduate hours at Carolina are taught by College faculty
