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Anusha Chari

Anusha Chari

Anusha Chari is a professor in the Department of Economics within the UNC College of...
protesters standoff against police in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico’s Breaking Point

After Hurricane Maria swept across Puerto Rico in 2017, millions of people lost power —...
Ria Kontou

Eleftheria “Ria” Kontou

Eleftheria “Ria” Kontou is a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of City and Regional...
Juan Carlos Gonzalez Espitia

Juan Carlos González Espitia

Juan Carlos González Espitia is an associate professor of Spanish in the Department of Romance...
John Bechtold holds a camera and shoots up

A Dual Focus

After a 21-year career in the U.S. Army, John Bechtold is now a PhD student...

Tuned into Neuroscience

There are a host of ways neuroscientists can study the brain. Some analyze its chemistry...
Deb Tate (right) speaks with a young woman holding an iPad with the mPWR app on it in an exam room

One Size Won’t Fit All

Nearly 35 percent of Americans are considered obese — a diagnosis that has become so...
a teacher (right) talks with an eighth grader about an art project in a classroom

Soldering Learning Leaks

New research from Carolina Demography shows how students “leak out” of the postsecondary educational pipeline...

The Known Unknowns

In 2016, a group of North Carolina researchers published evidence of high rates of PFAS...