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Nabarun Dasgupta stands smiling with arms crossed with a colorful artwork in the background.

7 min read

Nabarun Dasgupta wins MacArthur ‘genius grant’

Illustration representing the new Institute for Risk Management and Insurance Innovation, which will accelerate research on extreme weather and cybersecurity, featuring illustrations of a woman walking and icons representing markets, cybersecurity and weather

3 min read

Institute translates environmental threats into financial risks

Close-up of Anita Brown-Graham posting in front of The Well at UNC-Chapel Hill.

2 min read

New funding for statewide youth employment program

A doctor performs a sonograph.

2 min read

Making ultrasounds universal

A group of Lead for North Carolina Fellows

2 min read

Cultivating community leaders

Mike Smith and Maurice Smith pose for a photo

2 min read

Supporting local communities

Two researchers look at a chart on a computer.

2 min read

Leading opioid safety research

Two scientists look at test tubes

1 min read

Fighting Future Pandemics

SECU Foundation members holding check

2 min read

Investing in local leadership

Patients walk into the University of Zambia School of Medicine Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia.

8 min read

A new device for saving lives

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6 min read

What is ‘safe’ sanitation?

A photo of downtown Kinston with American flag.

2 min read

Giving local governments a boost