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Photo collage depicting students and staff volunteering to provide families and children with food resources.

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Fighting hunger, feeding hope

Kurt Ribisl smiles, facing the camera, with left hand on hip and the Gillings School of Global Public Health lobby blurred in the background.

3 min read

Ask a Professor: Kurt M. Ribisl on big vape’s paper trail

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

7 min read

Nabarun Dasgupta wins MacArthur ‘genius grant’

Black and white portrait of Nabarun Dasgupta.

5 min read

The objective? Save lives.

Portrait of Heather Wasser with a blue background.

3 min read

Applying global research to local disasters

Portrait of woman with brown hair smiling up against a two-toned blue background.

4 min read

Ask a Professor: Julia Rager on urban wildfire risks

Barry Popkin poses for the camera, seated on a bench outdoors.

3 min read

Ask a Professor: Barry Popkin on regulating food marketing

Carolina students throw caps into the air with fireworks in the background during commencement at Kenan Memorial Stadium.

2 min read

Rewind: The top 12 photos of 2024

Ronny Bell poses facing the camera outside.

3 min read

Ask a Professor: Ronny Bell on health disparities

Good Bowls meal with branded boxes behind.

4 min read

These healthy, affordable meals taste great

Lindsey Smith Taillie by cereal

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A spoonful of policy

Professor Ibrahim smiling at the camera in the lobby of Gillings on U.N.C. campus.

8 min read

Biostatistics: More than just numbers