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Raegan Murphy smiling and working in a garden.

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The best videos of 2025

Barbara Stephenson presents Taketo "Mike" Furuhata with a book at the SEUS Japan conference.

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Tar Heels in Japan

Kurt Ribisl smiles, facing the camera, with left hand on hip and the Gillings School of Global Public Health lobby blurred in the background.

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Ask a Professor: Kurt M. Ribisl on big vape’s paper trail

Portrait of Sarah McGlothlin against blue and yellow squiggle graphic.

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A journey beyond Darwin

Portrait of Kathleen Duval reading book against library backdrop.

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Rewriting early America

Mary Margaret Frank stands outside of an academic building in a grassy area.

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From UNC Kenan-Flagler student to dean

Dr. Aziz Sancar poses for a portrait in lab with his research team.

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A new hope for brain cancer

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’

RJ and Rameses point at the camera in a campus food pantry, with jars of peanut butter in the foreground.

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When competition feeds a cause

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Heat mapping for change

Frank Leibfarth smiling in front of an outdoor background.

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Frank Leibfarth receives Carolina’s first Blavatnik award