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Person stands at a group of table with two others.

3 min read

Carolina alum brings art and business together

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

8 min read

Donor funding bridges innovation ‘valley of death’

3 min read

Heat mapping for change

Man in blue suit speaking into a microphone on stage with blue curtains behind him.

5 min read

Leading with gratitude

Frank Leibfarth working in a lab.

4 min read

Supporting Carolina chemists

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

4 min read

A lifetime of giving back

Charles Hands and two Covenant students sit at a table laughing.

4 min read

A passion for helping others

Joe Spencer holds a certificate for a perfect sanitation rating beside his hot dog stand.

4 min read

Blue skies, red dogs and all the toppings

A portrait of Sarah Dempsey.

3 min read

Ask a Professor: Sarah E. Dempsey

Graduate Emma Cohn poses in front of the Well.

2 min read

A graduate's journey from Chapel Hill to New Zealand

Drew Stockton instructs a yoga class

11 min read

A journey to gratitude

Andres Valdiri gives a presentation wearing a suit and tie shown from the waist up

2 min read

An entrepreneurial spirit