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Graphic with Carolina blue argyle and a black and white portrait of Horace Williams.

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How one man’s gift shapes a new generation of philosophy scholars

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

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Donor funding bridges innovation ‘valley of death’

A conceptual rendering of the Argus Array telescope system

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Developing the world’s largest sky-survey telescope

Professor Flavio Frohlich faces the camera seated at a desk wearing tACS head-gear

4 min read

Top 12 Carolina Stories 2025

A colorful illustration of a brain with social media icons and emojis inside it.

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Tips for parents to keep in mind when shopping for devices

Raegan Murphy smiling and working in a garden.

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The best videos of 2025

Pam Lucas sits on a bench at the Carolina Inn.

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Leading through service

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 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

Aerial view of UNC-Chapel Hill campus at night.

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Zietlow Fellows foster community