Ronit Freeman uses nature’s building blocks to create innovative technologies, from synthetic cells to treatments that could transform health care.

Chad Pecot is revolutionizing RNA therapies for cancer through his company EnFuego Therapeutics and the new UNC RNA Discovery Center.

Kumi Silva studies how love and hate are intertwined.

Samuel Ellington uses math to evaluate events and behaviors.

Alita Miller engineers probiotics to treat gut diseases.

Sourav Kumar Petra studies the evolution of protein creation and function.

Through fiction, Oswaldo Estrada bridges cultures and languages, illuminating resilience and hope in the journey of immigration.

Al Duncan has spent the last 15 years exploring why humans are drawn to the unpleasant and uncomfortable aspects of life.

From Black Twitter to influential women, Carolina faculty discuss recent book projects and the research that went into them.

Catherine Pabalate researches the intersection of public health and humanities.

Kurt Gray studies our deepest beliefs — from morality to religion — and hopes his newest book will help bridge political divides.

Willie Payne works with blind and low-vision musicians to make music more accessible.