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Black and white portrait of Nabarun Dasgupta.

5 min read

The objective? Save lives.

4 min read

This Royster studies oysters

Alison Axtman stands with arms crossed in a lab, wearing protective glasses, a lab coat and gloves.

3 min read

Big power in small molecules

Kara Hume smiles and faces the camera while posing in a gym. Each hand grips an exercise ring hanging down.

3 min read

Ask a Professor: Kara Hume on fitness for all

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

4 min read

Tar Heels connect through Carolina College Advising Corps

Three small pieces of technology with an aqua-colored surface and orange and yellow details.

3 min read

UNC-Chapel Hill startup disrupts X-ray imaging

A violinist plays in an auditorium while a person wears a cap with multiple sensors during a brain mapping performance.

1 min watch

When music meets the mind

Collage showing Caroline Cahill wearing eye-tracking glasses. The left image is a close-up showing her smiling; the right shows her seated using a laptop.

6 min read

Mind and Machine: The Winston Center’s comprehensive approach

Portrait of Ariayana Harrell smiling with UNC-Chapel Hill campus in the background.

4 min read

The arc of a Covenant Scholar

Three people stand next to the Galapagos Science Center sign in the Galapagos.

6 min read

A world of support

Dr. Frederick Bowman Jr. sits in a lounge chair at his home in Chapel Hill.

4 min read

A lifetime of giving