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two Karen women stand on each side of a fence; both laugh and one puts her hand on the other's shoulder

For the Love of Language

Since 1984, over 100,000 Karen refugees have fled their homeland of Myanmar to escape civil...
African drummers blowing their bongos on the street.

Sounding the Alarm

Racial discrimination is not only a matter of sight — sound can also be racialized...
Emily Hynes

Emily Hynes

Emily Hynes is a PhD student in the Department of Music within the UNC College...
a graphic of a machine with a brain in the center

Machine Morality

As machines become more autonomous, humans must define the limits of their decision-making. UNC postdoctoral...

Editing Along Ethical Boundaries

Imagine a tool that could cure thousands of genetic illnesses by replacing faulty strands of...
a graphic of a woman walking down a road that leads to a maze shaped like a mouse

Navigating Ethics in Animal Research

How do people distinguish between what’s right and what’s wrong in the world of animal...
Rachel Despard

Rachel Despard

Rachel Despard is a senior majoring in music with minors in public policy and social...
Chloe Scattergood

Chloe Scattergood

Chloe Scattergood is a senior majoring in archaeology and minoring in art history and geological...

Animals that Fueled the World

When an archaeologist uncovers an artifact, while likely enthralled by the piece, they are more...