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Sea Change

Researchers use computer modeling to understand rising seas and coastal risks.

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Journal article by RENCI researcher and UNC partners explores properties of microRNAs

Nucleus-based short RNA strands could someday enable new gene therapies and disease treatments.

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Carolina Launch Pad invites applications from UNC entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs at UNC Chapel Hill can apply for a spot in the Carolina Launch Pad, RENCI’s pre-commercial business accelerator.

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RENCI Brown Bag Lecture – Rheomics, Inc.

Rheomics, Inc.: Diagnosing cancer using mechanical biology

Speaker: Ricky Speros, vice president of product development, Rheomics, Inc.

Abstract:
For the past decade, UNC Prof. Richard Superfine (physics and astronomy) has been studying the role physics plays in a wide range of diseases, from cancer to blood clotting disorders. His lab’s discoveries led to exciting new technology that Rheomics, Inc., a new UNC spinout and participant in the Carolina Launch Pad at RENCI, is working to turn into a next-generation cancer diagnostic. Ricky Speroa, the company’s VP of product development and a post doctoral associate in the physics and astronomy department, will discuss the business, the product and how RENCI is helping the company get started.

*Free and open to the public*

RSVP (if you plan to attend at RENCI) to: Karen Green

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Benefits of BEN

RENCI’s Breakable Experimental Network means new research opportunities at UNC CHAPEL HILL–A laboratory can be a physical space—such as the Networking Laboratory in the computer science department at UNC Chapel Hill. Or it can exist in cyberspace, like RENCI’s Breakable Experimental Network (BEN), a regional optical network test bed for experiments with disruptive networking technologies. […]

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RENCI at ECU works to build awareness of coastal issues

Through research and outreach programs, RENCI at ECU is developing a coastal informatics system that includes scientific data and historical records.

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OpenFlow switch donation enables research and education

OpenFlow switch donation from Stanford University enables networking research and education at Triangle campuses.

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Carolina Launch Pad alumni win Small Business Innovation grant

The founders of Altometrics, Inc., have a goal that sounds simple: make the Internet faster. They want to speed up the performance of your favorite websites, prevent those frustrating slow-downs and enable richer Web services.

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To close or not to close

A school snow day often leaves kids jumping for joy and their parents scrambling to readjust their work schedules. But what about the people who make the decision to cancel classes? They are usually school transportation officials, who analyze changing weather conditions and gather information on road conditions, and school district administrators, who make the […]

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iRODS 2011 User Group Meeting announced

February meeting will focus on sustainable policy-based data management, sharing, and preservation.

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