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Portrait of person with short, curly black hair wearing a white top and a white and black patterned shawl.

3 min read

Trading zoning maps for disaster relief work

Jim Jones speaks at the Alpha Challenge with a microphone in his hand and a presentation behind him that reads "Alpha Challenge presented by William Blair."

7 min read

A solid investment

3 min read

Ask a Professor: Katrijn Gielens talks Black Friday

A waist-up portrait of John Moody with the ocean in the background.

3 min read

Keeping Carolina a special place

South Building at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

3 min read

In SCiLL pilot, students to exercise free expression, civil discourse

Katharine deGolian poses with the Old Well in the background.

3 min read

'A community that I'm part of and always will be'

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

3 min read

Institute translates environmental threats into financial risks

A portrait of Naomi Andre facing the camera on a gray background

3 min read

Ask a Professor: Naomi André

Michol Dawson with family.

4 min read

Accelerating students' impact on global public health

Jed Atkins in front of the Old Well

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Meet Jed Atkins, SCiLL director and dean

Lauren Schultes poses for a photo

4 min read

A pitch-perfect career

Graduate Emma Cohn poses in front of the Well.

2 min read

A graduate's journey from Chapel Hill to New Zealand