Kathryn Leech

RUNC: Kathryn Leech

Kathryn Leech analyzes conversations that strengthen kids’ brains and language skills.
Rachel DuMez-Kornegay, a vat of beer, Emile Charles, kombucha bottles, Justin Nolan, a grocery store shelf full of food

Quenching Curiosities

Meet three Carolina researchers studying beverages, from beer to soda, to improve human health and sustainability for all.
Don Nonini laughs while holding an apple

The Faces Behind Our Food

Donald Nonini and Dorothy Holland interviewed sustainable farmers and food activists across N.C. to develop better models for local food systems.
Michelle King

A Wok Through Time

Michelle King unpacks the life of Chinese culinary icon Fu Pei-Mei in her recently released book, “Chop, Fry, Watch, Learn.”
Sid Sheth

RUNC: Siddharth Sheth

Siddharth Sheth leads clinical trials to improve treatments for patients with head and neck cancer.
Lindsey Smith Taillie

A Spoonful of Policy

Lindsey Smith Taillie pushes for healthy food policies across the globe to improve eating habits for families and children.
Lyric Grimes

RUNC: Lyric Grimes

Lyric Grimes wants libraries to be safe spaces for all.
Alan Weakley searches for plants

The Green Thumb’s Guide to Taxonomy

Alan Weakley explains how botanists identify new plant species, their names, and the stories behind them.
Lindsay Dubbs

Anchoring Communities

Lindsay Dubbs conducts research in the Outer Banks to protect marine ecosystems.
Seth LaJeunesse

RUNC: Seth LaJeunesse

Seth LaJeunesse researches safe and healthy modes of transportation.
Patricia Gensel

Adventures in Ancient Plants

Patricia Gensel has spent her career studying 400-million-year-old plants at Carolina and across the globe.
Two researchers document a live stingray on a research boat.

Oceans of Knowledge

From the Caribbean to the Gulf of California to the Pacific, Salomé Jaramillo Gil is willing to travel for her marine biology studies.