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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.

4 min read

Supporting Carolina chemists

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

6 min read

Beyond the Well: Reaching out, returning home

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

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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

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

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Investigating the smallest details

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

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Supporting nursing in our rural communities

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

Maribel Borger and other members of the Rural Medicine Pathway Program stand outside of the home they helped remove debris from.

4 min read

Aligned with the mission

Portrait of Heather Wasser with a blue background.

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Applying global research to local disasters