Cameron Neale

RUNC: Cameron Neale

Cameron Neale explores how Christianity influenced and supported Southern female labor organizers in the 1920s and ’30s.
Jeff Stringer in front of a screen covered in pregnancy ultrasounds

AI for Better Births

Jeffrey Stringer has merged an AI app with a portable ultrasound device to improve maternal and child health.
Juan Castillo

RUNC: Juan Castillo

Juan Castillo explores how alcohol use disorder affects the brain.
Florence Babb and Victoria Rovine are smiling while sitting on a sofa in their living room. Their dog, Harry, is sitting between them.

Scholars In Sync

Florence Babb and Victoria Rovine's partnership is defined by a shared passion for research and teaching — and choosing the right universities at the right time.  
Bill Miller and Clara Lee cross the bridge over Manning Drive on UNC's medical campus

Finding Their Way Home

Bill Miller and Clara Lee have navigated nearly two decades of marriage and academia, including a departure from and return to Carolina, where their relationship began.
Daniel Klasik, Ethan Hutt, and their dog Holtby

Boundaries and Balance

Since graduate school, education researchers Ethan Hutt and Daniel Klasik have navigated academia and their relationship with grit and grace.
Renee Alexander Craft and Howard Craft

Crafting Their Story

Howard Craft and Renée Alexander Craft share a commitment to storytelling to preserve history, support different perspectives, and inspire creativity.
Manuel and Megan Maeso under the starry sky of the full dome theater at Morehead Planetarium

Stars in Their Eyes

Newlyweds and postdoctoral researchers Manuel and Megan Maeso look forward to a future filled with companionship, empathy, and science.
Anna Gatdula

RUNC: Anna Gatdula

Anna Gatdula studies how the atomic bomb influences music, art, and culture.
Dongshen Peng

RUNC: Dongshen Peng

Dongshen Peng looks for keys to hidden epigenetic doors.
Wei You stands in a chemistry lab, and his reflection is mirrored on the shiny concrete floor.

Eye-Opening Innovations

Chemist Wei You’s second startup company is using polymers to create drug delivery systems for eye diseases.

Boldly Breaking Barriers

Sam Lai has founded multiple startups by studying underexplored processes in the body — like mucus production.