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Keely Muscatell with an illustration of a brain

Brain-Body Breakthroughs

Psychoneuroimmunology. It's a mouthful, but it’s also a burgeoning field addressing how psychological stress impacts...
Karlisle Kirkland sits in front of a mirror covered in post-its with messages of self-compassion on them

Teaching Teens to Love Themselves

Karen Bluth has a mission to teach youth how to be compassionate with themselves. As...
An illustration of two hands out stretched to a pink heart with bandaids on it.

You Matter.

In the United States, suicide, suicidal ideation, and self-harm are public health crises among children...
Alie Chandler plays the piano during a virtual session with a client

Clarifying Copyright to Improve Care

With the shift to online health care during the pandemic, media law expert Amanda Reid...
Jessica Griffiths hugs her 18-month-old daughter, Genevieve

Small Bodies, Big Stressors

An interdisciplinary team of researchers from UNC-Chapel Hill and Michigan State University is conducting a...
Luca Maini

Luca Maini

Luca Maini is an assistant professor in the Department of Economics within the UNC College...
Tatum Jolink at the Forest Theater with four couples posing behind her

We Just Clicked

Friends are essential to our happiness and health. Because they’re such a large part of...
Susan Wolf

On Being Human

For decades, philosophers have pointed to reason as the trait that differentiates humans from other...
Iheoma Iruka

Iheoma U. Iruka

Iheoma U. Iruka is a research professor in the Department of Public Policy within the...