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A colorful illustration of a brain with social media icons and emojis inside it.

6 min read

Tips for parents to keep in mind when shopping for devices

Dr. Aziz Sancar poses for a portrait in lab with his research team.

4 min read

A new hope for brain cancer

Nabarun Dasgupta stands smiling with arms crossed with a colorful artwork in the background.

7 min read

Nabarun Dasgupta wins MacArthur ‘genius grant’

Blue Sky Scholar Zoey Ainsworth poses for an outdoor portrait.

4 min read

Learning with heart

A shoulders up portrait of Anne Maheux on a Carolina blue illustrated background.

4 min read

Ask a Professor: Anne Maheux on generative AI use among adolescents

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

4 min read

New eminent professorship to support melanoma research

Black and white portrait of Nabarun Dasgupta.

5 min read

The objective? Save lives.

Students clear debris in western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene. One student stands smiling at the camera while holding a shovel.

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Mentors, mountains and a mission

Jeffrey Stringer sits in a chair and smiles facing the camera with ultrasound images patterned on the wall behind him.

8 min read

AI innovation in obstetrics

Jordyn Middleton stands smiling surrounded by children from the Durham Boys & Girls Club who are all pointing at her.

5 min read

'Realizing dreams, beyond your dreams'

Kara Hume smiles and faces the camera while posing in a gym. Each hand grips an exercise ring hanging down.

3 min read

Ask a Professor: Kara Hume on fitness for all

Meg Zomorodi smiles for a portrait in front of the Old Well.

2 min read

Supporting nursing in our rural communities