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Our UNCW faculty, staff and students have much to showcase. Here you can read about academic-related news involving our Seahawks, including achievements, research, community engagement and honors. 

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UNCW Launches New Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry Program

A new Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry will soon be offered in the College of Science and Engineering at the University of North Carolina...

UNCW Celebrates Faculty Award Recipients at Fall Faculty Meeting

UNCW recognized faculty who have made significant contributions in teaching, research and service during its Fall Faculty Meeting on Sept. 14.

CHSSA Faculty Receive Prestigious National Fellowships 

Two assistant professors in the College of Humanities, Social Sciences and the Arts (CHSSA) have received national fellowships that recognize and...

UNCW Researchers to Collaborate on New Earthquake Research Center 

UNCW researchers will participate in a $15 million NSF-funded effort to create an earthquake research center to study the Cascadia subduction zone...

UNCW Receives $177,639 in NEH Funding

Two teams at the University of North Carolina Wilmington were named among humanities projects nationwide to receive grant funding from the National...

Nate Miner Named Associate Vice Chancellor at NC State

Nate Miner, associate provost for administration and resource management, has accepted the position of associate vice chancellor for strategic...

MBA, Psychology Programs Receive STEM Designation

The Cameron School of Business at the University of North Carolina Wilmington has received a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and...

UNCW Hosts 2023 Society for Cognitive Studies of the Moving Image Conference

The UNCW Department of Film Studies recently hosted the 2023 Society for Cognitive Studies of the Moving Image (SCSMI) Conference May...

Dr. Brian Arbogast Receives 2023 Joseph Grinnell Award

Dr. Brian Arbogast, professor in the Department of Biology and Marine Biology, is the recipient of the American Society of Mammalogists 2023 Joseph...

UNCW Joins the Carolina Cyber Network  

UNCW is among four institutions of higher education selected to join the fast-growing ranks of the Carolina Cyber Network, an organization...

CAA Recognizes Seahawk Student-Athletes

The Colonial Athletic Association's Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll for the spring 2023 semester features 271 student-athletes from UNCW.

New Leadership at Watson College of Education

Dr. Van Dempsey is leaving his position as dean, effective July 14.

Center for Cyber Defense Education Honored

The National Security Agency’s National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity program directors recently recognized UNCW for the...

Ronald Vetter Named CSE Founding Dean

Ronald J. Vetter, Ph.D., has been named the founding dean of the College of Science and Engineering (CSE) at the University of North Carolina...

Stephanie Caulder Named CHSSA Founding Dean

Dr. Stephanie B. Caulder has been named the founding dean of the College of Humanities, Social Sciences, and the Arts (CHSSA) at the University of...

Screen Savvy: UNCW Students, Employees Earn Telly Awards

UNCW's Department of Communication Studies, Distance Education and eLearning and Media Production teams are among the recipients of this...

Jack C. Watson Named CHHS Dean

Dr. Watson was named UNCW’s next dean for CHHS after a nationwide search. He will succeed Interim Dean Justine Reel and former Founding Dean...

UNCW Commissions Wave Flume Lab

UNCW students and faculty in the undergraduate Coastal Engineering program now have new ways to study the power of ocean waves.

Ecotone Lands Third Firecracker Award Nomination

The awards are given annually to honor publications and publishers for their contributions to literary culture. Ecotone was previously nominated in...

Seahawk Student-Athletes Excel Academically

UNCW’s 346 student-athletes concluded the 2022-23 school year with another outstanding finish in the classroom for the second semester. The...

UNCW Class of 2023 Officially Lifts Off

More than 3,180 graduates were officially honored with degrees May 12-13.

Dr. Victor Malo-Juvera Honored

Professor of English Victor Malo-Juvera is one of 17 outstanding faculty members selected by the University of North Carolina Board of Governors to...

Darron Jenkins

In some ways, Darron Jenkins is a community architect. He works with campus partners to design smaller communities where students can learn, grow...

UNCW & CFCC Establish Transfer Agreement for Oceanography

The University of North Carolina Wilmington has partnered with Cape Fear Community College to create a transfer opportunity for community college...

Two Colleges Emerge From CAS

UNC Wilmington’s College of Arts and Sciences will transition to two new colleges from its existing structure beginning July 1.

UNCW Among Top 20 Online Bachelor's

The University of North Carolina Wilmington is included among U.S. News and World Report’s top 20 best online bachelor’s degree...

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