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

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A new hope for brain cancer

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

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Nabarun Dasgupta wins MacArthur ‘genius grant’

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Heat mapping for change

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

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 Leibfarth working in a lab.

4 min read

Supporting Carolina chemists

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

A selfie of Chloe with the western North Carolina mountains in fall in the background

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Inspiring future scientists

Portrait of Marisa Marraccini against a blue squiggle background.

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Ask a Professor: Marisa Marraccini on suicide prevention

Mina Bayraktar stands in front of the doors of Grand National Assembly of Turkey.

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Beyond the Well: Reaching out, returning home