American Dogwood
Cornus florida
The state flower of North Carolina, Dogwood blossoms appear in early spring all over the UNC campus.
Recent News
New Sea Turtle book co-edited by Ken Lohmann
Congratulations to Charles P. Postelle, Jr. Distinguished Professor Ken Lohmann, on the publication of a new book he co-edited with Jeanette Wyneken and John Musick. The Biology of Sea Turtles, Volume III provides a thorough summary of recent scientific advances in understanding the physiology, behavior, and ecology of sea turtles. READ MORE >>
BBSP “ART OF SCIENCE” COMPETITION WINNERS
Congratulations to the Biological & Biomedical Sciences Program “Art of Science” competition’s Third Place winner Jes Coyle (Allen Hurlbert lab), with her entry: “Symbiotic Continent” and Honorable Mention winner Jeff Sekelsky and lab, with their sculpture entry: “Polypropylenetenes”. This first-ever BBSP “Art of Science” competition was a great success, with over 50 entries created in various media including photography and digital images, paintings, videos and sculpture. View all the “Art of Science” entries >> (This page may not display correctly in some browsers.)
Conlon and Bautch labs publish in “Developmental Cell”
Congratulations to the Frank Conlon, Vicki Bautch and Joan Taylor research laboratories (collaborating at the UNC McAllister Heart Institute) for their April 29th Developmental Cell cover image and paper: “CASZ1 Promotes Vascular Assembly and Morphogenesis through the Direct Regulation of an EGFL7/RhoA-Mediated Pathway”. “These researchers have discovered that disrupting a gene that acts as a regulatory switch to turn on other genes can keep blood vessels from forming and developing properly.” READ MORE >>
KERRY BLOOM ELECTED TO AAAS MEMBERSHIP
Congratulations to Thad L. Beyle Distinguished Professor Kerry Bloom, who was elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, “an independent policy research center that conducts multidisciplinary studies of complex and emerging problems”. The newly elected members join a prestigious membership list ranging from George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams to Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein and Winston Churchill. READ MORE >>