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Carolina Stories

Rebecca Fry stands in her lab.

3 min read

Angling for solutions

Jim White stands in front of a window with a view of the Old Well on U.N.C. campus.

2 min read

Liberal arts for the 21st century

Lane stands in front of South Building on U.N.C. campus.

2 min read

Finding a different path

Amy Kryston sits in front of her computer, running data.

1 min read

Studying septic systems

Portrait of Greg Characklis.

2 min read

Uncovering secondary damage

Veteran Matthew Colon stands in a barn with a horse, facing the camera. An American flag is in the background.

10 min read

Helping Veterans Thrive

Ken Donny-Clark stands in a forest.

2 min read

Hunting for hemlocks

Kristina Hefferle wearing a headlamp and purple rain jacket crouches beside a leaf-strewn stream in a forest, searching among rocks and leaf litter for salamanders.

1 min watch

Seeking salamanders

Dante Pittman poses outside with hands on hips and whirligigs in the background.

3 min read

Strengthening North Carolina’s local governments

Ilana Shtivelman in front of the UNC Veterans Resource Center.

1 min read

Serving veterans through social work

Chris Atack and Duane Hampton in police uniforms pose at the UNC School of Government.

1 min read

A Mission for Public Service

Atencio stands on the shoreline smiling for a photo.

2 min read

Surveyor and storyteller