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Ask a Professor: Jason Surratt on potential air pollution from harmful algal blooms

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4 min read

Fighting hunger, feeding hope

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Nabarun Dasgupta wins MacArthur ‘genius grant’

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The objective? Save lives.

Jeffrey Stringer sits in a chair and smiles facing the camera with ultrasound images patterned on the wall behind him.

8 min read

AI innovation in obstetrics

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3 min read

Applying global research to local disasters

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Ask a Professor: Julia Rager on urban wildfire risks

Aerial view of MAHEC buildings in Asheville.

4 min read

UNC Health Sciences at MAHEC responds to Helene

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

Gregory Characklis sits at a table with one leg crossed and a map in the background.

4 min read

Ask a Professor: Gregory Characklis on risk management

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

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Institute translates environmental threats into financial risks