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Dr. Michael Kretchmer and Dr. Michael Stella stand in a brightly lit atrium smiling.

3 min read

Thanking the community that’s been there all along

An older man stands behind a seated woman on a wooden patio, both smiling, with glass doors and a railing in the background.

3 min read

‘The right thing to do’

Students gather around the water fountain in front of Bynum Hall

7 min read

Deans reflect on 2025

Aerial view of MAHEC buildings in Asheville.

4 min read

UNC Health Sciences at MAHEC responds to Helene

Five people take a selfie outdoors under a patio umbrella at night.

4 min read

Q&A: Ebon Freeman-James

Tung Nguyễn leans against a table in a lab at the Adams School of Dentistry

2 min read

Advancing a profession

Mathias Zimba stands with two mothers in front of a home in rural Zambia

3 min read

Meet Mathias Zimba, executive director of Rising Fountains

Hayley Cartee throws sticky notes in the air during a performance of Every Brilliant Thing.

2 min read

‘Every Brilliant Thing’ uses theater to build resilience

A woman stands in front of a fence in an arid landscape

1 min read

Women building wealth and health in Zambia

UNC School of Social Work Dean Ramona Denby-Brinson.

2 min read

Addressing kinship care

Ramona Denby-Brinson stands in front of the Old Well.

2 min read

From Nevada to North Carolina

Trenette Goings stands in a classroom.

1 min read

Goings the extra mile