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Portrait of Aimee Wall arms crossed, smiling at camera.

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Serving local leaders

Shayla Douglas stands in downtown Garner

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Leading locally

Dante Pittman poses outside with hands on hips and whirligigs in the background.

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Strengthening North Carolina’s local governments

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

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The Quantum Many-Body Problem

Chris Atack and Duane Hampton in police uniforms pose at the UNC School of Government.

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A Mission for Public Service

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

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New funding for statewide youth employment program

Two students work in a field.

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Crouching researcher, hidden sparrow

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

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Weiss Urban Livability Fellows

Sheila Kannappan and Mugdha Polimera

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Finding hidden black holes

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

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A life prioritizing education

A group of Lead for North Carolina Fellows

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Cultivating community leaders

Graeme Robertson smiling

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The gift of mentorship