health

Salma Hakam

RUNC: Salma Hakam

Salma Hakam advocates for health equity in underserved populations...
Rachel DuMez-Kornegay, a vat of beer, Emile Charles, kombucha bottles, Justin Nolan, a grocery store shelf full of food

Quenching Curiosities

Meet three Carolina researchers studying beverages, from beer to soda, to improve human health and...
Sid Sheth

RUNC: Siddharth Sheth

Siddharth Sheth leads clinical trials to improve treatments for patients with head and neck cancer...
Clockwise from top-left: Edwin Kim, William Miller and Vivian Go, Shawn Kneipp, Laura Jacox and Sugar, and Andrew Satterlee, Shawn Hingtgen and David Kram

Let’s Get Clinical

Researchers across Carolina manage clinical trials to get novel treatments and interventions into the hands...
Mia Foglesong

RUNC: Mia Foglesong

Mia Foglesong unveils the mind-bending mysteries of psychedelics...
Carrina Macaluso throws her cap on the stage in Moeser Auditorium

That’s a Cap!

Undergraduate researchers from Carolina’s 2024 graduating class share how research has shaped their college experience...
Jasmine King

RUNC: Jasmine King

Jasmine King reprograms cells to treat brain cancer...
Plastic toys in various colors are arranged to form the shape of a child's head and shoulders, while gray toy building bricks are used to depict the child's brain.

Everywhere Chemical Exposure

Stephanie Engel uses scans of children’s brains to study the developmental effects of chemicals widely...
Madison Davis in a VR head set

Virtual Rehabilitation

Fear of reinjury can greatly increase an athlete’s chances of getting hurt again – but...