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Jacqueline MacDonald Gibson and Frank Stillo test the well water at a home just outside city limits in Wake County.

Beyond City Limits

Why do some neighborhoods lack access to municipal services? And how does this affect families?...
Portrait of Dean Kemble that hangs in the UNC School of Nursing

The Nursing Pioneer

In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re highlighting Elizabeth L. Kemble, founding dean of the...
Infographic for Out of Hospital Sudden Unexpected Death (also known as OHSUD). 4 of the 5 medical conditions that cause OHSUD in North Carolina are related to the heart. 32 OHSUD-related deaths occur each day in North Carolina. Nationwide, OHSUD accounts for 15% of all natural deaths.

Without Warning: Why Do People Drop Dead?

In North Carolina, roughly 32 people die unexpectedly every day, their loved ones devastated not...
An illustration of a girl at a computer with a message board opened

Seeking Solace through the Screen

Anonymous online chat therapy groups for people with bulimia nervosa prove just as effective as...
Black and white photo of Oliver Smithies with a great big smile that reads "Oliver Smithies: Nobel Laureate and UNC Distinguished Professor. 1925 to 2017"

Oliver Smithies, Carolina’s First Nobel Laureate, Passes Away at 91

Oliver Smithies, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s first full-time faculty member to...
Shawn Hingtgen poses in his lab

A Living Scalpel to Fight Brain Cancer

A new technique uses stem cells to deliver anti-cancer drugs to aggressive brain tumors that...
Screen grab from the video of the Caregivers meeting

A Caregiving Community at Carolina

A new program funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation strives to create better work-life...
A world map illustration showing areas that Hendree has helped women and children. These areas are The United States, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, South America, Georgia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh

This Is Your World on Drugs

Hendrée Jones, director of UNC Horizons, works tirelessly every day to help mothers and children...
Illustration of a laptop on a desk with a lamp and bottles of prescription. Laptop is on the Reddit forum for drugs.

Scraping for Secrets on Online Drug Forums

Online forums provide an outlet for drug users — and a source of information for...