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Chancellor Lee Roberts holding the 2025 Lux Libertas Philanthropy Award to Paul Fulton ’57

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Paul Fulton Honored with Lux Libertas Award

Charlotte Montgomery smiles for the camera while working in a fume hood and wearing protective glasses.

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Investigating the smallest details

Portrait of Rymer in front of the UNC School of Education.

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Bridging access

A group of SILS master's students take a photo on their career trek to Washington, D.C.

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New connections and careers

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

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A lifetime of giving

One person stands with a microphone and another sits on a stage with a guitar. Sign behind reads "Carolina Public Humanities: Connecting People Through Ideas."

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‘A wonderful vote of confidence’

UNC-Chapel Hill and NC State University graduation caps laying one on top of the other

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With $20M Investment, Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering Named for Ross W. Lampe Jr.

A collage showing Roy Williams as he is now on the left and as a Carolina student on the right.

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Paying it forward

Carolina women's soccer team members jump with glee on the soccer field.

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Because of you: 2024 giving highlights

Carolina students throw caps into the air with fireworks in the background during commencement at Kenan Memorial Stadium.

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Rewind: The top 12 photos of 2024

Three people smile for a picture on a golf course.

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Elmore family endows fund for mental health in western North Carolina

Portrait of Caroline Finch Ives against a geometric multi-toned blue graphic.

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Enabling researchers to follow their passion