Sourav Kumar Petra studies the evolution of protein creation and function.

Through fiction, Oswaldo Estrada bridges cultures and languages, illuminating resilience and hope in the journey of immigration.

Al Duncan has spent the last 15 years exploring why humans are drawn to the unpleasant and uncomfortable aspects of life.

From Black Twitter to influential women, Carolina faculty discuss recent book projects and the research that went into them.

Catherine Pabalate researches the intersection of public health and humanities.

Kurt Gray studies our deepest beliefs — from morality to religion — and hopes his newest book will help bridge political divides.

Willie Payne works with blind and low-vision musicians to make music more accessible.

Helen Huang and her lab are building better prosthetics by enhancing them with robotics and AI.

After working with the autism community for over 30 years, Kara Hume is building a fitness program for people of varying abilities.

Karthik Ramakrishnan harnesses physics to study diseases in the brain and the heart.

Lilly Nekervis is modifying a robot dog to be a guide for people who are visually impaired.

Alex Worsnip researches what it is to be rational — and why, sometimes, we aren’t.