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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

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

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

CSTEPfield

2 min read

Stepping into Work Experience

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 inaugural Sources of Strength class taking group photo in front of brick building.

2 min read

Promoting mental wellness

Mike Smith and Maurice Smith pose for a photo

2 min read

Supporting local communities

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

Lantinx students

1 min read

Understanding gaps

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

2 min read

Launching into the future

Ann Rankin Cowan poses with feet kicked up in an outdoor chair.

1 min read

Born and bred