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A close-up view of Stephen Eckel holding his IV dosing device

8 min read

Donor funding bridges innovation ‘valley of death’

Frank Leibfarth working in a lab.

4 min read

Supporting Carolina chemists

Pepper Dowd

4 min read

The Legacy of Pepper Dowd: 50 Years of Philanthropy

LessonPlans

3 min read

Pilot program brings West Africa to local classrooms

UNC Makerspace employees taking a RYOBI training via video call.

2 min read

A greater toolkit

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

Students working with computers and various devices in a lab.

2 min read

Shaping future engineers

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

2 min read

Launching into the future

A photo of the BEAM Maker space with a group of people working on projects.

2 min read

UNC-Chapel Hill a member of KEEN

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

1 min read

Driving powerful change