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Creativity Hubs Award Funds New Implant Device To Revolutionize Chronic Disease Management

CREATIVITY HUBS AWARD FAST-TRACKS DEVELOPMENT OF IMPLANTABLE TECHNOLOGIES THAT COULD DISRUPT HEALTHCARE IN NORTH CAROLINA, NATIONWIDE, AND GLOBALLY     A new implantable device termed Autonomous Living Therapies for Extended Results (ALTER) could change the way chronic diseases are managed by offering a promising solution to one of the biggest challenges in healthcare: poor medication… Continue reading Creativity Hubs Award Funds New Implant Device To Revolutionize Chronic Disease Management

Welcome to Kenan Labs, Collaboratory!

North Carolina Collaboratory opens offices On March 22, campus leaders gathered to cut the ribbon on the Collaboratory’s new dedicated space on campus in the Kenan Labs. In 2016, N.C. General Assembly established the North Carolina Collaboratory to facilitate the dissemination of policy and research expertise of the UNC System and other universities across the… Continue reading Welcome to Kenan Labs, Collaboratory!

Kameryn Hinton, Freeman Lab Graduate Student, A Leader Both In and Out of the Lab

Student leaders in applied physical sciences help build graduate student community Since its launch as an official student organization in the fall of 2022, the Graduate Student Association (GSA) for the Department of Applied Physical Sciences (APS) has served as the liaison between students, faculty and APS leadership to represent and support the graduate student community. GSA… Continue reading Kameryn Hinton, Freeman Lab Graduate Student, A Leader Both In and Out of the Lab

UNC Innovation Showcase

On Wednesday, April 14th, UNC Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz, Chapel Hill Mayor Pam Hemminger and other community leaders will kick off a special celebration: the 10-year anniversary of the Innovate Carolina roadmap, which established today’s active network of people and programs that help innovators and ventures make their ideas work. The Freeman Lab will be among the groups… Continue reading UNC Innovation Showcase

Jade Dang’s Will Froelich Fellowship Proposal Approved

We are excited to announce that Freeman Lab Undergraduate Jade Dang, a recipient of the Will Froelich Honors Fellowship, has had her fellowship proposal approved! Jade will be spending the coming summer continuing her research in the Freeman Lab, using fluorescent-based methods to probe the properties of peptide-DNA and catalytic material. The Will Froelich Honors… Continue reading Jade Dang’s Will Froelich Fellowship Proposal Approved

Hannah Wilkins Granted Senior Honors Thesis Award

We are happy to announce that Freeman Lab undergraduate student Hannah Wilkins has won the Tom and Elizabeth Long Research Award! This award is granted once a year by Honors Carolina, an interdisciplinary academic program designed for students who are eager to explore beyond their immediate academic concentrations and anticipated career trajectories. Their generous awards financially… Continue reading Hannah Wilkins Granted Senior Honors Thesis Award

Maggie Daly Wins 1st Prize At TSRC

We are thrilled to announce that Freeman Lab PhD candidate Maggie Daly has won first place in the Biomaterials category for her poster presentation at the 7th Annual Triangle Student Research Competition (TSRC).  TSRC is a poster session and networking event for students in the Research Triangle to showcase their research, practice for national conferences, and… Continue reading Maggie Daly Wins 1st Prize At TSRC

Triangle Soft Matter Workshop

On May 13, Dr. Freeman spoke at the 2019 Triangle Soft Matter Workshop, hosted by Duke University’s Fitzpatrick Center. The goal of the workshop is to spark interactions and collaborations between the research groups in the Triangle area.  The format was very informal, with an emphasis is placed on spurring conversations between researchers in all areas… Continue reading Triangle Soft Matter Workshop