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A selfie of Chloe with the western North Carolina mountains in fall in the background

4 min read

Inspiring future scientists

Raegan Murphy smiling and working in a garden.

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Growing, growing until it's gone

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

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

A closeup of fingers holding a small fish in a clear plastic sample box

9 min read

From riverbanks to labs

Karen Jordan calling for the UNC crew team as coxswain.

3 min read

Steering toward sustainability

Rada Petric sits on a rock at a campsite with her hands resting on a hiking backpack. A white dog is in the background.

3 min read

Join the BatPack to help conserve bats

A harvest mouse perches on a branch of blackberries.

6 min read

A field guide to small animals

Four people stand along a creek, one person is pointing at the water

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Restore a watershed, protect an ecosystem

Rada Petric releases a bat at night - the bat is in the foreground flying toward the camera

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Ask a Professor: Rada Petric

Carolina senior on a recent hike in Tennessee.

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Backpacking for bats

Amy Kryston sits in front of her computer, running data.

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Studying septic systems