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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

Fiona Chen demonstrates how electronics work to youth in Franklinton.

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SECU Public Fellows internship brings science to Franklin County

Veteran Matty Colon pets a horse

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Helping veterans THRIVE: Matty Colón’s story

Frank Leibfarth in lab wearing a dark blue jump suit.

2 min read

Translating discovery into solutions

Person smiling making coffee.

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Research leading to less loneliness

Members of Stacey Daughters’ lab. (Flavio Frohlich is second from left; Daughters is fifth from left.)

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Combatting opioid use disorder

Jinsong Huang and Ying Zhou work on the computer.

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Safe, cost-effective imaging

Ana Zurita Posas, Scott Hamilton, and Kevin Guskiewicz stand chatting at the GoldenLEAF Luncheon.

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Supporting North Carolina’s rural communities

Veteran Matthew Colon stands in a barn with a horse, facing the camera. An American flag is in the background.

10 min read

Helping Veterans Thrive

Phone screen with social media apps and a finger selecting an app.

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Tackling crisis of teens and screens

Doctoral student Kaitlyn Morrell poses in front of a blackboard that shows physics equations.

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The Quantum Many-Body Problem