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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...
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...
Ronit Freeman

Building Living Machines

Ronit Freeman uses nature’s building blocks to create innovative technologies, from synthetic cells to treatments...
Samuel Ellington

RUNC: Samuel Ellington

Samuel Ellington uses math to evaluate events and behaviors...
Sourav Kumar Patra in the lab

RUNC: Sourav Kumar Patra

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

RUNC: Karthik Ramakrishnan

Karthik Ramakrishnan harnesses physics to study diseases in the brain and the heart...
Jonathan Schisler looks at the stars at Morehead Planetarium & Science Center

Team Science for Space

Jonathan Schisler’s research on aging is fueling a partnership with NASA to make Carolina a...
Roberto Camassa (left) and Rich McLaughlin (right) give a tour of the UNC Fluids Lab

Young Punks, Big Waves

Roberto Camassa and Rich McLaughlin pushed for creation of a fluids lab at Carolina in...
Julianne Davis holds a drone in Alaska

The Lifecycle of a River

Julianne Davis writes about her last two field seasons in Alaska, waiting for river ice...