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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

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

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

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A lifetime of giving back

A shoulders up portrait of Anne Maheux on a Carolina blue illustrated background.

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Ask a Professor: Anne Maheux on generative AI use among adolescents

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This Royster studies oysters

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Tar Heels connect through Carolina College Advising Corps

Portrait of Ariayana Harrell smiling with UNC-Chapel Hill campus in the background.

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The arc of a Covenant Scholar

Dr. Frederick Bowman Jr. sits in a lounge chair at his home in Chapel Hill.

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A lifetime of giving

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

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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Your videos, wrapped!

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

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Because of you: 2024 giving highlights