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Tung Nguyễn leans against a table in a lab at the Adams School of Dentistry

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Advancing a profession

A woman stands in front of a fence in an arid landscape

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Women building wealth and health in Zambia

Kevin and Amy Guskiewicz sit on a lawn, with Kevin holding his dog Charlie on a leash.

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Honoring Chancellor Guskiewicz with a heartfelt farewell

Fiona Chen demonstrates how electronics work to youth in Franklinton.

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SECU Public Fellows internship brings science to Franklin County

Alisa Eanes points at an ultrasound

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Carolina Covenant Scholar becomes rural OB-GYN

Nora Elsayed and Hunter Vaughan stand side by side with arms crossed

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Leading now and into the future

Veteran Matty Colon pets a horse

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Helping veterans THRIVE: Matty Colón’s story

Blue Sky Scholar Heather Norland poses in front of the Old Well

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She sees a future in optometry

Carolina Blue Sky Scholar Lamin Saidy poses with arms crossed facing the camera under a portico

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An opportunity to grow

Former Blue Sky Scholar Delancy Allred sits at the teacher's desk in a classroom

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A career launched

Lauren Baker smiles for the camera in front of the Old Well at UNC-Chapel Hill

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‘I’ve loved every second’

Carolina Covenant Scholar Nya Smythe faces the camera with the Old Well at UNC-Chapel Hill in the background

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Cultivating community