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Carolina Stories

Professor Flavio Frohlich faces the camera seated at a desk wearing tACS head-gear

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Top 12 Carolina Stories 2025

Man in blue suit speaking into a microphone on stage with blue curtains behind him.

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Leading with gratitude

Jordyn Middleton stands smiling surrounded by children from the Durham Boys & Girls Club who are all pointing at her.

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'Realizing dreams, beyond your dreams'

Three people stand next to the Galapagos Science Center sign in the Galapagos.

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A world of support

Tazanna Jones stands on campus of UNC-Chapel Hill wearing a hot pink dress.

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Blue Sky Scholar loves the law

Carolina women's soccer team members jump with glee on the soccer field.

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Because of you: 2024 giving highlights

Left: Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Gene Roberts ’54; Right: An 1895 woodblock print by Kobayashi Kiyochika

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Top 10 Carolina Stories 2024

An aerial shot of the Galapagos Science Center with a beach in the foreground

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Inaugural Kenan Galapagos Fellows launch new research

Portrait of Daniel Johnson in front of a black background.

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Active-duty journalism

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Jumping into Research

Portrait of Alex Acosta

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‘Where I’m Meant to Be’

Mary leaning against a wall, smiling

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