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Cast of "Hello, Dolly!" performing on stage in Victorian-era costumes.

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It’s so nice to have you back where you belong

Nicholas Law, head of the Argus Array project, poses with a telescope beneath the Milky Way

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Watching all the stars align

A conceptual rendering of the Argus Array telescope system

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Developing the world’s largest sky-survey telescope

Raegan Murphy smiling and working in a garden.

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The best videos of 2025

Jason Mihalik, Denise Singleton and Shawn Kane pose at the inaugural Knott Family Bridging Ceremony. Denise is holding a THRIVE plaque.

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Family gift honors veterans' journey through recovery

Frank Leibfarth smiling in front of an outdoor background.

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Frank Leibfarth receives Carolina’s first Blavatnik award

Frank Leibfarth working in a lab.

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Supporting Carolina chemists

Portrait of Robert Laidlaw against a backdrop image of the Old Well.

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A lifetime of giving back

Mina Bayraktar stands in front of the doors of Grand National Assembly of Turkey.

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Beyond the Well: Reaching out, returning home

Charlotte Montgomery smiles for the camera while working in a fume hood and wearing protective glasses.

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Investigating the smallest details

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

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Rising star honored

Collage of Yessenia during her travels: in front of a light house, sitting in a field and standing on a cliff.

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Yessenia Estrada-Zerhoudi is one C-STEP ahead