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Collage of Yessenia during her travels: in front of a light house, sitting in a field and standing on a cliff.

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Yessenia Estrada-Zerhoudi is one C-STEP ahead

Portrait of Heather Wasser with a blue background.

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Applying global research to local disasters

Portrait of woman with brown hair smiling up against a two-toned blue background.

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Ask a Professor: Julia Rager on urban wildfire risks

Three men in hardhats stand in a water treatment plant. The man in the middle is pointing at a piece of equipment.

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Carolina women's soccer team members jump with glee on the soccer field.

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Because of you: 2024 giving highlights

Carolina students throw caps into the air with fireworks in the background during commencement at Kenan Memorial Stadium.

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Rewind: The top 12 photos of 2024

Left: Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Gene Roberts ’54; Right: An 1895 woodblock print by Kobayashi Kiyochika

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Top 10 Carolina Stories 2024

Naomi King smiles at the camera with the Bell Tower in the background.

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Aspiring nurse leader embraces community and purpose

Carolina Cupboard Food Pantry President Kennedy Williams walks through a pantry/kitchen area.

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Carolina Cupboard is here for you

A rainbow stretches across Punta Carola Beach in San Cristobal, Galapagos.

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Royal Caribbean Gift Will Support Carolina's Galapagos Programs

Five people take a selfie outdoors under a patio umbrella at night.

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Q&A: Ebon Freeman-James

Senior Rachel Geyer is researching why some corals grow more complex skeletons and how that might make them more resilient.

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Student’s research to help endangered coral