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Blog / How a Scientist Found the Value of Science Communication: A Personal Testimony

October 14, 2022 / Bree Iskandar /

A short story on how a PhD student found the value of science communication.

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Blog / Approaching an Energy Revolution

April 29, 2019July 18, 2019 / Daniel Conroy / 1

Renewable energy has come a long way in the last 60 years. A major influencer was the OPEC crisis which led the U.S. government to a drastic change in energy…

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Blog / Midterm Election Ballot Amendments: What’s up with the Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment?

November 5, 2018November 13, 2018 / Allison Lacko / 1

This election cycle, North Carolinians will be voting on six constitutional amendments, one of which is the Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment. The amendment would upgrade hunting and fishing…

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Blog / Science Communication, Advocacy and the Federal Budget

March 2, 2018 / Laura McCormick / 1

Recently, the federal budget for the fiscal year (FY) 2019 (beginning October 1st, 2018) was released. Shockingly, the initial plan called for brutal cuts to basic research funding agencies—slashing the…

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Blog / Understanding the 2017 Climate Science Special Report

December 7, 2017 / Ann Brasacchio /

Earlier this year, the U.S. government released the Climate Science Special Report.  This document describes the state of the Earth’s climate, specifically focusing on the U.S.  If you are someone…

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Blog / Artificial Intelligence: Should We Trust It?

December 3, 2017 / Amala John /

If you’ve been following the news lately, you’ve probably read about the boom in Artificial Intelligence (AI). Some of the advances have elicited responses ranging from amazement to fear. So…

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Blog / House Tax Bill Could Lead to Significant Tax Increase for UNC Grad Students

November 30, 2017 / Matt Niederhuber /

Last Thursday, the House of Representatives passed a version of the tax reform bill that, if made into law, could lead to a massive tax increase for many US graduate…

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Blog / Superbug Super Problem: The Emerging Age of Untreatable Infections

November 6, 2017 / Katherine Newns /

You’ve heard of MRSA. You may even have heard of XDR-TB and CRE. The rise of antibiotic-resistant infections in our communities has been both swift and alarming. But how did…

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Blog / How to Advocate for Science

July 12, 2017July 12, 2017 / Edhriz Siraliev-Perez /

  From the careful planning of experiments to the more mundane mixing of coffee, milk, and sugar – or milk, then coffee, no sugar – science is part of our…

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Blog / Science and Ethics

July 6, 2017July 6, 2017 / Erika Van Goethem / 1

So let’s say, hypothetically, that your lab receives blood samples from a group of individuals to study genetic links with diabetes.  However, these samples would also provide important insights into…

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Blog / What Will A Trump Presidency Mean for Scientists?

December 7, 2016December 7, 2016 / Lee Hong /

The votes are in, and to the surprise of pundits and pollsters everywhere, Donald J. Trump has been elected the 45th president of the United States. However, many scientists are…

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Blog / Why Aren’t Politicians Talking About Science, and Should We Care?

August 29, 2016August 29, 2016 / Sarah Vick / 1

With two months to go before election day, we’ve already seen numerous candidates in numerous debates.  It seems like politicians will debate everything…except science. Science is all around us, and…

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Blog / Global climate change: How does it happen, and is there hope?

January 11, 2016February 16, 2016 / Rachel Haake / 1

The coming of the New Year often brings about feelings of nostalgia as we reminisce about the previous calendar year. Looking back at 2015, we as humans have quite a…

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