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SPIRE Summer Undergraduate Research Program 2026

December 18, 2025

The goals of the program are to provide undergraduate students the opportunity to participate in innovative research at UNC-Chapel Hill, develop professional skills as a scientist, and contribute to a scholarly community.  Research opportunities exist in areas such as molecular … Read more

SPIRE alum featured in ChemistryWorld

March 4, 2025

Former SPIRE scholar Dr. Krystle McLaughlin shares her story working through the challenges of balancing academic faculty expectations and family life during and after the coronavirus pandemic in the latest edition of ChemistryWorld. Dr. McLaughlin is currently an assistant professor … Read more

Former SPIRE Scholar Wins Teaching Award

February 11, 2025

The University of North Carolina Board of Governors has selected 17 outstanding faculty members to receive the 2025 Awards for Excellence in Teaching. Former SPIRE scholar Antonio Baines, Ph.D. (Associate Professor, Biological Biomedical Sciences at North Carolina Central University) was … Read more