Volleying Research and Life
From pickleball to LEGO, Carolina researchers engage in a variety of hobbies to escape stressors that come with a career in academia.
Healing with Art
Denise “Dee” Yookong Williams uses art to help LGBTQ youth and youth of color process their experiences around suicide.
Teachers for Mental Health
By combining best practices in education and mental health care, Christina Cruz works to enhance interventions for elementary-aged patients before concerns become crises.
RUNC: Toshihide Hige
Toshihide Hige wants to unlock the brain’s secrets for learning and memory.
Active-Duty Journalism
Daniel Johnson uses his research on mental health in the military to effect policy change at the national level.
Taking Care of Moms
Mary Kimmel is a physician researcher, advocate, and mom dedicated to changing the way mothers who need mental health care are perceived and treated.
RUNC: Nivi Ramasamy
Nivi Ramasamy unravels the link between obesity and cancer.
A Recipe for Black Joy
Bailey Benson’s unconventional cookbook guides readers through much more than recipes.
Extracting Extraordinary Things
Claire Bunschoten spent a year at The New York Botanical Garden unpacking the history and culture tied to one of America’s favorite flavors: vanilla.
Getting the Lead Out
Jordan April is establishing a national database that will empower residents facing health concerns about lead exposure in their homes.
More Than Books
Tushar Varma traveled across 35 states, visiting 85 independent bookstores to learn why they’re so vital to the communities they reside in.
RUNC: Anderson Al Wazni
Anderson Al Wazni strives to help communities hit by climate change.