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The Formula for Reform

Jessica Smith is a professor within the UNC School of Government and director of the...
Research technician Katherine Sholtis completes HIV assays

Expecting the Unexpected

After Myron Cohen watched the first patient at UNC Hospitals die from AIDS in 1982...
Seth Noar

Seth Noar

Seth Noar is a professor within the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media and...
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For the Love of Language

Since 1984, over 100,000 Karen refugees have fled their homeland of Myanmar to escape civil...
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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...
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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...
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Navigating Ethics in Animal Research

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