Saroja Voruganti

The Optimistic Nutritionist

Saroja Voruganti uses genetics to improve people’s nutrition — and she’s helping the next generation of scientists do the same...
an illustration of Ken Jacobson

The Community Scientist

In his 40 years at UNC-Chapel Hill, the late Ken Jacobson transformed the world of microscopy — and helped countless students and peers along the way...
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...
Margot Midkiff

RUNC: Margot Midkiff

Margot Midkiff strives to help communities hit by natural disasters...
Caela O'Connell sits in front of a projection of a hurricane

RUNC: Caela O’Connell

Caela O’Connell studies how people relate to social and environmental problems...

Burdens of Paradise

A broad study looking at food and water insecurity in the Galápagos brings together a team of researchers to focus on an often-overlooked population...
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 fundamental biological questions...
front of The UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health

Championing Public Health

The UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health has been addressing the world’s biggest challenges for more than 80 years...
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 the Atlantic Ocean changed her life...
Julianne Davis

RUNC: Julianne Davis

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