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Kurt Ribisl smiles, facing the camera, with left hand on hip and the Gillings School of Global Public Health lobby blurred in the background.

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Ask a Professor: Kurt M. Ribisl on big vape’s paper trail

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Heat mapping for change

Frank Leibfarth smiling in front of an outdoor background.

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Frank Leibfarth receives Carolina’s first Blavatnik award

Frank Leibfarth working in a lab.

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Supporting Carolina chemists

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

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A lifetime of giving back

Mina Bayraktar stands in front of the doors of Grand National Assembly of Turkey.

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Beyond the Well: Reaching out, returning home

Person with short auburn hand stands on the terrace of a building wearing a white collared blouse and black suit jacket.

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Ask a Professor: Maria Savasta-Kennedy on well water safety

Charlotte Montgomery smiles for the camera while working in a fume hood and wearing protective glasses.

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Investigating the smallest details

Zhukhovitskiy inspects a vial in a laboratory. Background is changed to a Carolina blue color with a white shadow outlining Zhukhovitskiy.

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Rising star honored

Tazanna Jones stands on campus of UNC-Chapel Hill wearing a hot pink dress.

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Blue Sky Scholar loves the law