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Mary Margaret Frank stands outside of an academic building in a grassy area.

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From UNC Kenan-Flagler student to dean

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

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Nabarun Dasgupta wins MacArthur ‘genius grant’

Frank Leibfarth smiling in front of an outdoor background.

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Frank Leibfarth receives Carolina’s first Blavatnik award

Dr. Aziz Sancar poses for a portrait in lab with his research team.

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The enduring legacy of Dr. Aziz Sancar

Painting sits in a glass box on display with person passing in the background.

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Exhibit adds splash of 'Color'

Shaun Anderson stands in the foreground with the Dean E. Smith Center in the background.

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Ask a Professor: Shaun Anderson on NIL and student-athletes’ growing support for social causes

Portrait of Adriana Beltran.

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Reshaping genetics research

Frank and Ellen Proctor standing on the steps of the Pit.

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Reimagining the Pit

A shoulders up portrait of Anne Maheux on a Carolina blue illustrated background.

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Ask a Professor: Anne Maheux on generative AI use among adolescents

Portrait of Marisa Marraccini against a blue squiggle background.

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Ask a Professor: Marisa Marraccini on suicide prevention

UNC alumni Heath Massey (BA ’83), left, and John Mitchener (BSBA ’81).

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New eminent professorship to support melanoma research

Person with short auburn hand stands on the terrace of a building wearing a white collared blouse and black suit jacket.

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Ask a Professor: Maria Savasta-Kennedy on well water safety