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Caroline Robinson stands outside the FedEx Global Education Center at UNC-Chapel Hill.

8 min read

Graduating college as a student and former patient

Bob Lauterborn smiles while standing next to a painting by his late wife on the wall in the background

6 min read

'Absolutely perfect'

Meg Zomorodi smiles for a portrait in front of the Old Well.

2 min read

Supporting nursing in our rural communities

Five people take a selfie outdoors under a patio umbrella at night.

4 min read

Q&A: Ebon Freeman-James

Jane Ellison takes her glasses off as she speaks behind a podium. The photo is framed in blue and says 50 Years, Board of Visitors

4 min read

Q&A with Jane Ellison: ‘Everyone has something to give’

Mathias Zimba stands with two mothers in front of a home in rural Zambia

3 min read

Meet Mathias Zimba, executive director of Rising Fountains

UNC School of Social Work Dean Ramona Denby-Brinson.

2 min read

Addressing kinship care

Forte stands holding a certificate recognizing her accomplishment of Outstanding Doctoral Student of the Year.

2 min read

Future in good hands

A nursing student leans over a dummy in a simulated training environment.

1 min read

Addressing the nursing shortage

Trenette Goings stands in a classroom.

1 min read

Goings the extra mile

Hortense McClinton sits in front of the residence hall named after her.

2 min read

Honoring a trailblazer

Katherine Nell Acierno smiles, holding a dog in her lap, with a blue background.

2 min read

A legacy of love