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Dr. Michael Kretchmer and Dr. Michael Stella stand in a brightly lit atrium smiling.

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Thanking the community that’s been there all along

Portrait of David Fitzhugh with Carolina blue and navy argyle graphic.

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Meet a Bell Ringer: David Fitzhugh

A close-up view of Stephen Eckel holding his IV dosing device

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Donor funding bridges innovation ‘valley of death’

Professor Flavio Frohlich faces the camera seated at a desk wearing tACS head-gear

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Top 12 Carolina Stories 2025

Raegan Murphy smiling and working in a garden.

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The best videos of 2025

Jason Mihalik, Denise Singleton and Shawn Kane pose at the inaugural Knott Family Bridging Ceremony. Denise is holding a THRIVE plaque.

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Family gift honors veterans' journey through recovery

Portrait of Robert Laidlaw against a backdrop image of the Old Well.

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A lifetime of giving back

UNC alumni Heath Massey (BA ’83), left, and John Mitchener (BSBA ’81).

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New eminent professorship to support melanoma research

Chancellor Lee Roberts holding the 2025 Lux Libertas Philanthropy Award to Paul Fulton ’57

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Paul Fulton Honored with Lux Libertas Award

UNC-Chapel Hill and NC State University graduation caps laying one on top of the other

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With $20M Investment, Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering Named for Ross W. Lampe Jr.

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

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Because of you: 2024 giving highlights

Three people smile for a picture on a golf course.

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Elmore family endows fund for mental health in western North Carolina