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a woman (Tonya VanDeinse) stands in front of the UNC School of Social Work on Pittsboro Street

Tonya VanDeinse

Tonya VanDeinse is a clinical assistant professor within the UNC School of Social Work. Her...
A large crowd of people gather in front of a sign that reads "Stoczni Gdańskiej im. Lenina."

Sounds of Revolution

A generation under Soviet control made its voice heard on tape. UNC music scholar Andrea...
a 20-something woman sits cross-legged on a rock and looks into the distance

The Kids Are Not Alright

Even though more than 1.4 million American children under the age of 18 care for...
a woman talks with a male food bank official as they stand in a warehouse among shelves of canned food

A Foreign Exchange

Last fall, UNC professor Maureen Berner visited food banks across Belgium to learn how they...
More than 2,900 Americans die from gun violence each month: 50 are women shot by their partners, 212 are children, and the remaining deaths are attributed to homicides, suicides, and accidents

Gun Violence – A Public Health Perspective

How do you preserve gun owner rights, but also prevent firearm deaths? It's a question...
a young African-American woman smiles at the camera

Allison Mathews

Allison Mathews is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Social Medicine within the UNC...
a young African-American woman works on her laptop in a library

Jordan Dodson

Senior Jordan Dodson is double-majoring in computer science and information science within the UNC School...
a blond woman holds two fingers up to a toddler, trying to teach her how to count

The One Doing the Talking

Across the nation, data indicate that meaningful conversations between teachers and students from kindergarten to...
seven men from a widowed fathers support group stand together and pose for a photo

Brotherhood of Hope

In October 2010, seven men embarked on a rare and unexpected journey — they joined...