UNCW Researcher Finds Earliest Evidence of Mercury Poisoning in Prehistoric Bones
While performing routine analysis of human bones collected from an archaeological dig in Portugal, biology professor Steve Emslie discovered the earliest evidence for mercury poisoning in the history of the human population. more...
UNCW’s Sridhar Varadarajan and Arthur Frampton Finding New Ways to Beat Breast Cancer
An exciting breakthrough discovery of therapeutic treatments that could help breast cancer patients experience fewer side effects is in the early stages of development at UNCW. more...
UNCW MFA Student’s Documentary Pitch Wins Competition at RiverRun International Film Festival
UNCW graduate student Kiersten Houser won first place in the RiverRun International Film Festival’s “Pitch Fest” competition for her documentary concept, America vs. Herself. more...
Professor Eman Ghoneim Awarded NSF Grant to Unearth Ancient Egyptian Settlements
Eman Ghoneim, professor in the UNCW Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences and director of the Space and Drone Remote Sensing Lab, has been awarded a three-year, $203,874 grant from the National Science Foundation to unveil the ancestral Nile River course and its defunct branches. more...
EOS Professor Andrea Hawkes Receives $433,374 NSF Grant to Study History and Impacts of Bering Sea Storms
Andrea Hawkes, professor of earth and ocean sciences, was awarded a three-year, $433,374 grant from the National Science Foundation’s Office of Polar Programs to research the frequency and effect of those storms on the Aleutian Islands. more...