We are a community of learners, embracing scholarship and the necessary interplay between teaching and research. Students are afforded opportunities to learn through collaborative scholarship acvitiy with a world-class faculty.

--A UNCW Core Value

"UNC Wilmington strives to create a powerful learning experience for our students and nowhere else is ths effort more more evident than through the research, scholarship and artistic achievment of our students. From marine biology to spanish linguistics. our students push the boundaries of discovery." Paul Hosier, Phd, Provost & Vice Chancelor, Ac. Affairs

Outstanding Undergraduate Student Researchers:

Under the guidance of Dr. Alina Szmant, marine biology major Carly Randall '07, conducted an experiment to test whether or not elevated temperatures have an effect on the survivorship and settlement of larvae of the Caribbean coral, Favia fragum. Outcomes from her research suggest that the settlement stage of the life cycle is especially sensitive to global warming. Randall entered UNC Wilmington's graduate marine biology program in fall 2007 to continue her research on the effects of high temperatures on coral larvae.

Elana Nunez's research focuses on the social and linguistic factors that determine the pronunciation of y and ll in Mexican Spanish. She conducted her research in Mexico and with Mexican immigrants in the States. Results confirmed her hypothesis that the differentiation between the two sounds was less prominent among U.S. speakers. Nunez plans to return to Mexico to continue and expand her research.

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