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Window panels to a conference room with a banner that reads "PNC, Capital Markets Lab."

5 min read

More than a classroom

Pepper Dowd

4 min read

The Legacy of Pepper Dowd: 50 Years of Philanthropy

Illustration representing the new Institute for Risk Management and Insurance Innovation, which will accelerate research on extreme weather and cybersecurity, featuring illustrations of a woman walking and icons representing markets, cybersecurity and weather

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Institute translates environmental threats into financial risks

LessonPlans

3 min read

Pilot program brings West Africa to local classrooms

Close-up of Anita Brown-Graham posting in front of The Well at UNC-Chapel Hill.

2 min read

New funding for statewide youth employment program

A person wearing a wide-brimmed hat and traditional patterned clothing smiles while tending rice plants in a lush mountain field, with a woven basket on their back and green hills in the background.

2 min read

Supporting Southeast Asian Studies

The Building Integrated Communities and Institute for the Study of the Americas team in the FedEx Global Education Center.

2 min read

Increasing inclusivity in local government

mayalinCS

2 min read

Art, architecture and memorials

UNC-Chapel Hill Old Well with colorful fall leaves

2 min read

Fortifying Local Economies

A photo of downtown Kinston with American flag.

2 min read

Giving local governments a boost

Office space with a "Chapel Hill" light-up sign on the wall.

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Launching into the future

Banners reading You are Everything Carolina Performing Arts 18/19 hang from the front of Memorial Hall.

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Driving powerful change