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Where Are They Now: Checking in with Two Recent Carolina Graduates and Former Collaboratory Interns
Two of the Collaboratory’s previous interns who have utilized skills developed during their time with the Collaboratory in their current roles include Janis Arrojado, UNC-Chapel Hill class of 2022, and Elizabeth Kendrick, UNC-Chapel Hill class of 2020.
N.C. Researchers Studying Firefighters’ Exposure to PFAS Chemicals
Researchers from UNC and N.C. State are teaming up to figure out how PFAS chemicals could be contributing to the higher risk that firefighters have of both being diagnosed and dying from cancer.
Environmental Justice in Policy Making
On Tuesday, Nov. 15, the Collaboratory is excited to host N.C. Department of Environmental Quality Secretary Elizabeth Biser on UNC-Chapel Hill’s campus. Secretary Biser will participate in a panel focused on environmental justice in policy making. The event is open to University students, staff and faculty.
DPI and NC Collaboratory Address COVID’s Impact on Student Learning
The N.C. Department of Public Instruction and N.C. Collaboratory are leading a joint $6.73 million effort to spur research on the impact of COVID-19 on student learning in the state, with the goal of helping educators and students recover from pandemic-related disruptions and lost instructional time.
Leveraging UNC’s Environmental Research for Impact Across North Carolina
During the week of Oct. 10–14, UNC-Chapel Hill will celebrate University Research Week and call attention to the billion-dollar enterprise that research activities comprise across campus.