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Greg Scherrer and five members of his lab pose in his lab

5 min read

Developing non-addictive pain meds

Portrait of Kristy Ainslie leaning against a whiteboard bordered by blue and white argyle pattern.

3 min read

Ask a Professor: Kristy Ainslie on a new type of vaccine

A close-up view of Stephen Eckel holding his IV dosing device

8 min read

Donor funding bridges innovation ‘valley of death’

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

4 min read

Top 12 Carolina Stories 2025

Dr. Aziz Sancar poses for a portrait in lab with his research team.

4 min read

A new hope for brain cancer

Portrait of Alexander Tropsha wearing a light blue button down shirt.

4 min read

Ask a Professor: Alexander Tropsha on AI tools for drug discovery

Alison Axtman stands with arms crossed in a lab, wearing protective glasses, a lab coat and gloves.

3 min read

Big power in small molecules

Rahima Benhabbour peers up to the left corner of the image with a ring light and blue background behind her.

6 min read

A ring of hope

Three small pieces of technology with an aqua-colored surface and orange and yellow details.

3 min read

UNC-Chapel Hill startup disrupts X-ray imaging

Collage showing Caroline Cahill wearing eye-tracking glasses. The left image is a close-up showing her smiling; the right shows her seated using a laptop.

6 min read

Mind and Machine: The Winston Center’s comprehensive approach

Zhukhovitskiy inspects a vial in a laboratory. Background is changed to a Carolina blue color with a white shadow outlining Zhukhovitskiy.

3 min read

Rising star honored

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

4 min read

Because of you: 2024 giving highlights