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Carolina Stories

Angelica in cap and gown

6 min read

Inspired by Harvey Beech, a Carolina MPA grad leads with courage

3 min read

Heat mapping for change

Person in military uniform kneels down in field to handle drone equipment.

3 min read

Military grad student up for promotion

Ruitian Yan leans against a railing facing the camera outdoors.

2 min read

Community-based climate research

Doctoral student Kaitlyn Morrell poses in front of a blackboard that shows physics equations.

1 min read

The Quantum Many-Body Problem

Two students work in a field.

2 min read

Crouching researcher, hidden sparrow

This year's class of Weiss Fellows stand on the steps of the Graduate Center

2 min read

Weiss Urban Livability Fellows

A side-by-side image showing Frank Ivy Carroll as a young man and in 2022.

1 min read

A life prioritizing education

Mike Smith and Maurice Smith pose for a photo

2 min read

Supporting local communities

Emily Harmon holding a net while standing on a thigh deep water level lake

1 min read

Plasticity and evolution

Roy Smith and his wife pose in front of a lake alongside a portrait of Roy when he was a college student.

1 min read

A world of possibility and promise

Bryn Barker and DJ Passey hold hands with their twin boys on a beach.

4 min read

Dissertations and Diapers