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.
Josh Himmelstein

Mucking in the Marshes

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

The Wave Whisperer

Jana Haddad uses physics to study how living shorelines affect ocean waves and could stem the tide of coastal erosion.
Anne Smiley

The Sediment Scientist

Anne Smiley maps coastal habitats and nitrogen levels to assess water quality and coastal ecosystem health, protecting communities hit by major storms.