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UNC School of Data Science faculty Alex McAvoy, Santiago Olivella and Harlin Lee.

9 min read

A mathematical biologist walks up to a farmer

A person writing a letter.

4 min read

The lost art of letters

Stephen H. Israel portrait

6 min read

$10 Million Gift Seeks to Ignite a ‘Humanities Renaissance’ at UNC-Chapel Hill

Ryan Phillips sits on a bench, holding a clarinet, in the rotunda of Hill Hall

1 min read

Me and the music

Lauren Schultes poses for a photo

4 min read

A pitch-perfect career

Suzi Analogue stands in front of a colorful mural with a turntable in the foreground

5 min read

Good vibrations

Left: Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Gene Roberts ’54; Right: An 1895 woodblock print by Kobayashi Kiyochika

9 min read

The storytelling of art

Hayley Cartee throws sticky notes in the air during a performance of Every Brilliant Thing.

2 min read

‘Every Brilliant Thing’ uses theater to build resilience

Sepia-toned portrait of Dr. Kimball King speaking at a conference.

10 min read

Life-changing lessons from a beloved professor

Left to right: Dr. Dana Lebo; Hilary Lithgow; Sam Rodriguez (submitted photo)

2 min read

Empowering veterans in unconventional ways

Kristy Woodson Harvey poses with arms crossed.

4 min read

Best-selling author finds home in Carolina

Craige Parking Deck with artwork that represents Carolina

2 min read

Communicating Carolina’s excellence through art