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Portrait of Sarah McGlothlin against blue and yellow squiggle graphic.

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A journey beyond Darwin

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

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Morehead-Cain's new global impact

A smiling woman seated indoors framed within a blue location pin graphic. London cityscape in the back with 'Tar Heels Everywhere' and ‘London’ text.

6 min read

Tar Heels Everywhere: London

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

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

Rahima Benhabbour peers up to the left corner of the image with a ring light and blue background behind her.

6 min read

A ring of hope