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Carolina Stories

Dr. Michael Kretchmer and Dr. Michael Stella stand in a brightly lit atrium smiling.

3 min read

Thanking the community that’s been there all along

Portrait of David Fitzhugh with Carolina blue and navy argyle graphic.

4 min read

Meet a Bell Ringer: David Fitzhugh

A finger skims the page of a 19th-century doctors' notes in a daybook from the Wilson Special Collections Library

5 min read

A match met, a fellowship forever

A close-up view of Stephen Eckel holding his IV dosing device

8 min read

Donor funding bridges innovation ‘valley of death’

Professor Flavio Frohlich faces the camera seated at a desk wearing tACS head-gear

4 min read

Top 12 Carolina Stories 2025

Raegan Murphy smiling and working in a garden.

1 min read

The best videos of 2025

Frank and Ellen Proctor standing on the steps of the Pit.

5 min read

Reimagining the Pit

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

4 min read

A lifetime of giving back

Group of SPARK participants at the fall retreat.

4 min read

Fueling confidence and courage through SPARK

Brandy Barnes, Chris Barnes and their daughter Summer Barnes smile for a selfie.

4 min read

Carolina program sparks generosity

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

4 min read

New eminent professorship to support melanoma research

Four dramatic art students stand on a subway staircase with Broadway posters in the background.

6 min read

Bring Broadway to Carolina