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Jian Lily Chen

RUNC: Jian Chen

Jian Chen wants more mental health services for Asian American and Pacific Islander communities...
Patricia Sawin with her two cats

The Future of Folk

Patricia Sawin has devoted her career to researching people’s everyday stories, from oral histories to...
Jonathan Schisler looks at the stars at Morehead Planetarium & Science Center

Team Science for Space

Jonathan Schisler’s research on aging is fueling a partnership with NASA to make Carolina a...
Nikhil Kaza

RUNC: Nikhil Kaza

Nikhil Kaza wants to reimagine cities for everyone...
Salma Hakam

RUNC: Salma Hakam

Salma Hakam advocates for health equity in underserved populations...
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...
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...
Michelle King

A Wok Through Time

Michelle King unpacks the life of Chinese culinary icon Fu Pei-Mei in her recently released...