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A colorful illustration of a brain with social media icons and emojis inside it.

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Tips for parents to keep in mind when shopping for devices

A group of faculty and students stand on the shoreline in the Galapagos with a supine seal in the foreground.

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A royal first year

Jason Mihalik, Denise Singleton and Shawn Kane pose at the inaugural Knott Family Bridging Ceremony. Denise is holding a THRIVE plaque.

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Family gift honors veterans' journey through recovery

Nabarun Dasgupta stands smiling with arms crossed with a colorful artwork in the background.

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Nabarun Dasgupta wins MacArthur ‘genius grant’

Frank Leibfarth working in a lab.

4 min read

Supporting Carolina chemists

Five people smile for the camera at a ribbon-cutting ceremony under a balloon arch.

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Celebrating Native presence on campus

Window panels to a conference room with a banner that reads "PNC, Capital Markets Lab."

5 min read

More than a classroom

Pepper Dowd

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The Legacy of Pepper Dowd: 50 Years of Philanthropy

Woman speaking to man with text "powering communities" behind her.

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A clearer vision for a cleaner world

Students pointing to a laptop and having a discussion during a nursing class.

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Nurse. Scientist. Educator. Leader.

Garcia-Baza surrounded by individuals as she's recognized with the 2017 Cooke Prize for Equity in Educational Excellence.

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A prize for access

The Shufords stand with University leadership holding up a sign for the Shuford Program in Entrepreneurship.

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Transforming Carolina entrepreneurship