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First-year Radian Hong poses for a sitting portrait outside, with Thomas Wolfe monument in backdrop.

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A green light to write

Painting sits in a glass box on display with person passing in the background.

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Exhibit adds splash of 'Color'

Man in blue suit speaking into a microphone on stage with blue curtains behind him.

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Leading with gratitude

Frank Leibfarth working in a lab.

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Supporting Carolina chemists

Aerial view of UNC-Chapel Hill campus at night.

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Zietlow Fellows foster community

Pepper Dowd

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The Legacy of Pepper Dowd: 50 Years of Philanthropy

Carolina students and Aubrey Snowden, assistant teaching professor in the Department of Dramatic Art, pointing at a sign for 'The Making of a Broadway Show' exhibit while visiting New York City

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Broadway Comes to UNC-Chapel Hill: $2 Million Gift Enhances Undergraduate Experience in Dramatic Art

A violinist plays in an auditorium while a person wears a cap with multiple sensors during a brain mapping performance.

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When music meets the mind

Portrait of Ariayana Harrell smiling with UNC-Chapel Hill campus in the background.

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The arc of a Covenant Scholar

Portrait of Bella Garcia against textured cream background with thin Carolina blue line.

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Actor and advocate

Dalili sits outside. on the steps of the Bell Tower.

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A beautiful surprise

One person stands with a microphone and another sits on a stage with a guitar. Sign behind reads "Carolina Public Humanities: Connecting People Through Ideas."

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‘A wonderful vote of confidence’