Mathew Sebastian strives to create cancer vaccines for all.

Sarah Nyante uses imaging to understand cancer risk.

The Carolina Population Center immerses undergraduate students in population science research through its Summer Undergraduate Intern Program.

The Carolina Biology Education Research Lab makes research more accessible and unpacks career options for undergraduates — a vital service for a department with more than 2,800 majors.

Héctor Aizpurúa, Jr. recounts his journey from remedial English classes to writing his honors thesis on the musical traditions of the displaced people of the Panama Canal.

Matthew Lu aids vaccine development for chlamydia.

The UNC Turner Syndrome Clinic provides multidisciplinary care to improve the lives of patients, also known as “butterflies.”

Shauna Cooper has spent over a decade studying Black fathers and their roles in child development.

Dorothy Espelage is a pioneering and prolific researcher in the study of school-based bullying, rapidly growing the field and protecting kids along the way.

Molly English uses fiber arts to illustrate the history of women’s labor.

Ramona Denby-Brinson has spent the last 30 years keeping children out of the foster system and in the homes of relatives.

A new NASA satellite is recording the first global survey of Earth’s water cycle with unprecedented accuracy — and Tamlin Pavelsky is verifying its data from North Carolina to New Zealand.