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Carolina Stories

Joe Spencer holds a certificate for a perfect sanitation rating beside his hot dog stand.

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Blue skies, red dogs and all the toppings

A portrait of Sarah Dempsey.

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Ask a Professor: Sarah E. Dempsey

Dan Reuland

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Reuland Awarded Robert A. Ingram Distinguished Professorship

Michael Kennedy speaking at a podium

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Q&A with Michael Kennedy

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Carolina’s libraries connect a dad and daughter

Alt text: Rhiannon Giddens (Photo by Ebru Yildiz)

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Advocacy, connection and joy: highlights from Rhiannon Giddens

Giddens and Justin Robinson host a jam session outside of Wilson Library.

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Up close with Rhiannon Giddens

Kat Goodpaster in front of the FedEx Global Education Center.

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Global Heel: Kat Goodpaster

Exterior of the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health.

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Beech Award recognizes Atkinson’s use of data to confront disparities

Massey Award winners 2024 portraits on a blue backgroud: Linc Butler; Khin Su Su Kyi; Robin Lee; Summer Montgomery; Desirée Rieckenberg; Nicholas Siedentop

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2024 Massey Awards recognize employees’ service to Carolina

Side by side waist-up portraits of Matt Bernacki (left) and Jeff Greene (right).

4 min read

Ask a Professor: Jeff Greene and Matt Bernacki

UNC School of Data Science faculty Alex McAvoy, Santiago Olivella and Harlin Lee.

9 min read

A mathematical biologist walks up to a farmer