Impact Stories

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Carolina Stories

Barry Popkin poses for the camera, seated on a bench outdoors.

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Ask a Professor: Barry Popkin on regulating food marketing

A portrait of Carpentier on a two-toned blue background graphic.

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Ask a Professor: Francesca Dillman Carpentier on the effect of media messages

Sharon Lawrence stands outside PlayMakers Repertory Company.

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One-woman show spotlights Sharon Lawrence

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

Black and white mock up of a vintage printing machine against a blue circular backdrop.

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10-millionth volume celebrates philanthropy, illuminates printing technology

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Ask a Professor: Katrijn Gielens talks Black Friday

Candice Williams, Director of the Carolina Covenant

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‘The Covenant’s Great Future’

A shoulders-up portrait of Kelley Traynham outdoors.

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Remembering your 'why'

Board with post-it note responses to question "What does the South mean to you?"

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Filling a major gap in oral history

Ronny Bell poses facing the camera outside.

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Ask a Professor: Ronny Bell on health disparities

Ian Shih, Scott Tyler Albert, Sheng Song and Adam Hantman pose in front of an MRI machine in the Shih Lab.

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How damaged brains recover

Good Bowls meal with branded boxes behind.

4 min read

These healthy, affordable meals taste great