society

Bret Devereaux

When in Rome

With enthusiasm and ingenuity, Bret Devereaux reexamines the success of the Roman Empire...
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...
Jamillah Rodriguez

RUNC: Jamilläh Rodriguez

Jamilläh Rodriguez is fascinated by understudied and endangered languages...
Samuel Akau

RUNC: Samuel Akau

PhD student Samuel Akau engenders creative, participatory public policies...
Ila Chilberg

Getting Their Hands Dirty

This summer, undergraduates are experiencing history firsthand as part of the archaeology program’s field school...
Shekinah Elmore

Slowly, Then All at Once

Shekinah Elmore’s road to radiation oncology was long, exhausting, and unexpected...
Portrait of Suad Jabr. They are outside, leaning against a reflective surface with their arms crossed.

Queering the Borders

PhD candidate Suad Jabr is listening to the stories of LGBTQIA+ refugees...
Erik Zhang

Erik Zhang

Erik Zhang is a teaching assistant professor in the Department of Philosophy within the UNC...