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08/01/2024

National Science Foundation (NSF) is changing its graduate student mentoring requirements. Follow this link to learn more about these changes and how it can enhance your research agenda.

Faculty/ PI Workshop: How NSF’s New Mentoring Requirements Can Improve Your Research Agenda

07/31/2024

has a growing maritime cybersecurity research and education program that will help protect the nation's ports and maritime trade. Learn more about it here!






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This article was contributed by Jenny Bingham, M.Ed., External Communications, and Dr. Ulku Clark, Professor and Director of the UNCW Center for Cyber Defense Education within CSB. UNCW Provost James Winebrake, College of Science and Engineering Dean Ron Vetter, Professor and Director of the UNCW Ce...

07/06/2024

UNCW scholars will be hosting a Summer Institute of 6-12 educators focused on understanding the 1898 Wilmington coup and massacre. This important work is supported by the National Endowmwnt of the Humanities.

Twenty-five middle and high school teachers from 12 states will gather at UNCW July 8-19 for a National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute that focuses on the 1898 Wilmington coup and massacre, the only successful coup d’état in the nation’s history.

06/18/2024

Congratulations to Professor Dr. Yaw Chang who was inducted as a Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors. He joins 124 new Senior Members this year. These innovators have "success in patents, licensing, and commercialization and have produced technologies that have brought or aspire to bring, real impact on the welfare of society." (NAI) Dr. Chang is a professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics.

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06/05/2024

Welcome to UNCW Tamara Hatch! We are excited you are joining the team as the new Director of the Sponsored Programs and Research Compliance (SPARC) office.

After a nationwide search, Tamara Hatch has been named director of Sponsored Programs and Research Compliance (SPARC) at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Her appointment will begin June 26, 2024.

05/20/2024

🎉 Exciting News! 🎉

We are thrilled to celebrate that our very own Dr. Ying Wang has been honored with an award from NCInnovation! This prestigious recognition will support his groundbreaking research and innovation in developing a universal flu vaccine.

Dr. Wang’s relentless pursuit of excellence and innovation embodies the spirit of UNCW Research. His work could revolutionize how we combat the flu, potentially saving countless lives worldwide.

Join us in congratulating Dr. Wang on this well-deserved accolade! His achievement is a testament to the cutting-edge research and innovation happening right here at UNCW.

Stay tuned for more updates on Dr. Wang’s exciting journey towards a universal flu vaccine!

Milestone marks NCInnovation’s first grant approvals, just four months after receiving state funding Grants entirely funded from interest earned on NCInnovation endowment NCInnovation, a non-profit organization that helps unlock the innovative potential of North Carolina’s world-class public uni...

05/17/2024

UNCW researchers led by Dr Eman Ghoniem have discovered a historic branch of the Nile River that used to run by the Great Pyramid!

A research team led by UNCW: Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences Professor Eman Ghoneim discovers lost Nile River branch. The team's findings may explain the location of the largest Egyptian pyramid field!
Check out this UNCW News article https://uncw.edu/news/2024/05/researchers-uncover-buried-branch-of-nile-river

05/10/2024

Come join our team! The Research Integrity Office is searching for a Research Compliance Specialist to support the university's research compliance programs (e.g., responsible conduct of research, human subjects, animal research, conflicts of interest, export controls).

05/09/2024

Multiple researcher are also innovators. Their innovation is focused on solving critical societal problems, and has the potential to be commercialized. This article highlights some of these researchers, and their readiness for support from NCInnovation.

The board of directors of state-funded research grant organization NCInnovation will hear research grant proposals from seven state universities, including the University of North Carolina Wilmington, for its pilot funding round on May 14.  The group’s board will hear and approve grants for six...

04/30/2024

Congratulations to the 21 faculty who were awarded a Charles L. Cahill grant from the Office of Research and Innovation! This catalytic funding is to encourage the pursuit of new areas of research, scholarship, or artistic endeavors. Projects topics range from a study of the biogeochemistry of Cape Fear River wetlands, to a study of intergenerational design challenges, to botanic robots. Follow the link to learn more!

These development activities grow institutional research expertise and priorities to focus on addressing large, complex issues and offer high-impact solutions.

04/29/2024

UNCW has a great group of leaders leaning about Research Development at the ! There are lots of great ideas at the conference about how to support researchers. Looking forward to see how the team will adapt and apply the leaning at .