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Driving high-impact research & innovation to advance learning, foster creativity, and solve critical problems in our region and beyond.

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Celebrating those whose research, scholarship and innovation continue to elevate UNCW and create impact across our communities.

Thank you to @_ncinnovation and @ncbiotech for supporting the 19th Annual Research Celebration. Photos by @madelinepgray

Read about this year’s honorees and award recipients at the link in our bio. by @uncw.research

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We’re excited to honor those whose research, innovation and creative activity are helping shape our communities and the future. Follow along in our Stories for highlights from this evening’s Annual Research Celebration. by @uncw.research

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Featured on the cover of the 2026 UNCW Research Magazine, Archaeologist Nick Hudson is helping shape how Roman pottery is identified, dated and interpreted across the Mediterranean. Through his work at the Athenian Agora in Athens, Hudson is building critical reference resources that will guide archaeological research for generations.

Read the full story at the link in our bio. taken in UNCW by @uncw.research

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UNCW research is making a difference far beyond campus.

Researchers are working alongside local governments, nonprofits, businesses and community partners to develop solutions that strengthen resilience, expand opportunities and improve lives.

Read the full feature at the link in our bio and learn more in the 2026 UNCW Research Magazine, arriving in mailboxes this week.

Photo 1 by BRIAN DONOVAN/ETC MEDIA taken in UNCW by @uncw.research

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The 2026 re:search magazine is on its way! 📬

Filled with stories of discovery, innovation and impact, this year’s issue highlights how UNCW researchers are advancing knowledge, addressing real-world challenges and creating opportunities for student learning. We invite you to explore the many ways research and innovation at UNCW benefit our students, our communities and society. taken in UNCW by @uncw.research

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At the University of North Carolina Wilmington, researchers are working with Wilmington-based Nuream to develop technology that could transform how we understand sleep and detect neurological disease, using clinical-quality brain and heart data collected naturally at home.

NCInnovation is helping accelerate that collaboration so promising research can move closer to commercialization, creating new opportunities for North Carolina’s innovation economy.

Visit the link in our bio for the full story! by @uncw.research

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🇺🇸 Happy Fourth of July!

As we celebrate Independence Day, explore our three-part Revisiting the Revolution series featuring UNCW faculty whose research offers fresh perspectives on the people, ideas and legacy of the American Revolution.

Read the full series at the link in our bio. taken in UNCW by @uncw.research

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In Part III of our Revisiting the Revolution series, Associate Professor David Houpt examines how original ideals as well as myths about the Revolution continue to shape how Americans understand the nation today.

His research explores the political ideas that emerged from independence and how generations of Americans have revisited the era through new questions and perspectives.

Read more about Houpt’s research at the link in our bio. taken in UNCW by @uncw.research

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In the second part of our Revisiting the Revolution series, Jamie Brummitt explores how religion and mourning shaped the ways Americans remembered the nation's founding across generations.

Her research examines everything from George Washington's relics to historic battlefields, revealing how Americans remembered the nation's founding in ways that may seem unexpected today.

Read more at the link in our bio, and check back tomorrow for the next story in the series. taken in UNCW by @uncw.research

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As the nation approaches its 250th anniversary, the story of the American Revolution continues to evolve. UNCW researchers are exploring this history from new angles, examining the people, places and ideas that shaped its legacy.

In this first part of our Revisiting the Revolution series, Lecturer Kim Sherman examines how ordinary North Carolinians experienced the upheaval of the era, including Scottish communities, loyalists and divided families.

Read about Sherman’s research at the link in our bio, and check back throughout the week as stories in this series are published. taken in UNCW by @uncw.research

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We wrap up our spotlight series on the 2026 Research Achievement Awards with Remington X. Poulin, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.

His work focuses on developing analytical tools and methods to bring state-of-the-art biotechnology products on the market and developing better understanding of the nature and role of waterborne chemistry in ecologically and commercially valuable systems.

Read more at the link in our bio. 🔗 taken in UNCW by @uncw.research

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Next in our spotlight series on UNCW’s 2026 Research Achievement Award recipients, we’re featuring Matthew McLean, assistant professor in the Department of Biology and Marine Biology.

McLean’s research focuses on the dynamics, functional roles and biogeography of marine fish assemblages. His lab’s work combines field-based observations with quantitative modeling to understand how fish biodiversity is changing globally and what those changes mean for conservation and fisheries management.

Read more at the link in our bio. 🔗 taken in UNCW by @uncw.research

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