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The Sanctity of Cherokee

As a result of systemic oppression, there are fewer than 200 native Cherokee speakers in...
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Putting Skill to Work

Nichola Lowe spotted the gaps in the U.S. workforce long before the pandemic shined a...
Rainier Masa

Rainier Masa

Rainier Masa is an assistant professor in the UNC School of Social Work. He studies...
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The Time Tracker

The pace of life varies often. Sometimes it drags, others it races. But if time...
a woman holds a sign that reads "the real pandemic is racism"

Taking On Discrimination

Julian Rucker wants to motivate people to address the stark racial disparities that have characterized...
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A Respectable Use of Time

How do official records of the American past differ from those documented by the everyday...
Siddharth Maruvada, Arnav Meduri, and Abhinav Meduri sort through potatoes

A High-Tech Solution to Hunger

With a passion for technology, a drive to make a real-world impact in their community...
Jason and Johna Mihalik

Divide and Conquer

Jason Mihalik and Johna Register-Mihalik — both exercise and sport science professors — have spent...
Paige Ouimet

Paige Ouimet

Paige Ouimet is a professor of finance in the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School. Through the...