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Three men in hardhats stand in a water treatment plant. The man in the middle is pointing at a piece of equipment.

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Flowing together

Lauren Schultes poses for a photo

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A pitch-perfect career

Tom Kenan ’59 (center) with (from left) Robert Baynard, Lawrence Gray ’86, Interim Chancellor Lee Roberts and Vice Chancellor for Development Mike Andreasen.

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Carolina honors Tom Kenan for lifetime of giving and service

Student working in lab.

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Teaching beyond the scope of a classroom

Maggie Ambrose faces the camera with sand and sea behind her

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Making the most of Carolina’s makerspaces

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

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‘Every Brilliant Thing’ uses theater to build resilience

Left to right: Dr. Dana Lebo; Hilary Lithgow; Sam Rodriguez (submitted photo)

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Empowering veterans in unconventional ways

Kevin and Amy Guskiewicz sit on a lawn, with Kevin holding his dog Charlie on a leash.

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Honoring Chancellor Guskiewicz with a heartfelt farewell

Kristy Woodson Harvey poses with arms crossed.

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Best-selling author finds home in Carolina

Veteran Matty Colon pets a horse

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Helping veterans THRIVE: Matty Colón’s story

Lauren Baker smiles for the camera in front of the Old Well at UNC-Chapel Hill

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‘I’ve loved every second’

A view of the Old Well framed through the doorway of South Building

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Gift establishes first endowed professorship for faculty of the new School of Civic Life and Leadership