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Ask a Professor: Jason Surratt on potential air pollution from harmful algal blooms

Three people pose and smile in a lab.

4 min read

Eyes on the brain

Portrait of a man with glasses and short hair wearing a black suit.

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Ask a Professor: Jan-Benedict Steenkamp on the history of leaders

Frank Leibfarth working in a lab.

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Supporting Carolina chemists

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

Two hands wearing gardening gloves push down on dirt surrounding a small plant.

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Gardens ‘for students by students’

Portrait of Heather Wasser with a blue background.

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Applying global research to local disasters

Portrait of woman with brown hair smiling up against a two-toned blue background.

4 min read

Ask a Professor: Julia Rager on urban wildfire risks

Three men in hardhats stand in a water treatment plant. The man in the middle is pointing at a piece of equipment.

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Left: Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Gene Roberts ’54; Right: An 1895 woodblock print by Kobayashi Kiyochika

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Top 10 Carolina Stories 2024

Gregory Characklis sits at a table with one leg crossed and a map in the background.

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Ask a Professor: Gregory Characklis on risk management

Illustration representing the new Institute for Risk Management and Insurance Innovation, which will accelerate research on extreme weather and cybersecurity, featuring illustrations of a woman walking and icons representing markets, cybersecurity and weather

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Institute translates environmental threats into financial risks