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Naomi King smiles at the camera with the Bell Tower in the background.

2 min read

Aspiring nurse leader embraces community and purpose

A shoulders-up portrait of Kelley Traynham outdoors.

4 min read

Remembering your 'why'

Close up headshots of Susan and Ritch Allison with the western North Carolina mountains in the background.

4 min read

Why I Give: Supporting students after Helene

Ronny Bell poses facing the camera outside.

3 min read

Ask a Professor: Ronny Bell on health disparities

Ian Shih, Scott Tyler Albert, Sheng Song and Adam Hantman pose in front of an MRI machine in the Shih Lab.

8 min read

How damaged brains recover

Good Bowls meal with branded boxes behind.

4 min read

These healthy, affordable meals taste great

Senior Rachel Geyer is researching why some corals grow more complex skeletons and how that might make them more resilient.

3 min read

Student’s research to help endangered coral

Man peers down at his phone in one hand while being surrounded by trees.

4 min read

Senior researches cicadas’ impact on local food web

A portrait of Dr. David Weber in white coat on a blue background.

3 min read

Ask a Professor: David Weber on flu season protections

Shelley Belk and Van Eure smiling in front of the Angus Barn restaurant.

7 min read

Forty years of hope

An aerial shot of the Galapagos Science Center with a beach in the foreground

5 min read

Inaugural Kenan Galapagos Fellows launch new research

A smiling student sits in the stands at a football game looking out into the horizon.

8 min read

'The audacity to think we could do it'