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Film Beyond the Stars

Five years in, the Cosmic Rays Film Festival continues to provide a venue for experimental filmmakers...
an illustration of Ken Jacobson

The Community Scientist

In his 40 years at UNC-Chapel Hill, the late Ken Jacobson transformed the world of...
Christian Chung

RUNC: Christian Chung

Christian Chung researches how to remove “forever chemicals” from drinking water...
Orlando Coronell

RUNC: Orlando Coronell

Orlando Coronell wants to make clean water and clean energy accessible for everyone...
Emma Reinhardt and Torin O'Brien collect data on birds in a meadow at the base of the San Juan Mountains

Crouching Researcher, Hidden Sparrow

Four students spent their summer in Colorado stalking Lincoln’s sparrows in search of answers to...
Mike Kunz

RUNC: Mike Kunz

Mike Kunz unpacks the intricacies of rare plant species for conservation...
a boat in the Atlantic Ocean

21 Days at Sea

Junior Stephanie Caddell shares how three weeks on a research vessel in the middle of...
Julianne Davis

RUNC: Julianne Davis

Julianne Davis studies how water, sediment, and the landscape influence one another...
Josh Himmelstein

Mucking in the Marshes

Josh Himmelstein is getting knee-deep in marshes to understand the effects of sea-level rise...