PhD Student

RUNC: Elizabeth Kwong

May 14, 2025

Elizabeth Kwong studies physician burnout and how to improve their well-being.

Learning by Design

April 22, 2025

Kyle McQuillan wields the power of design to transform how students learn, educators teach, and innovators bring ideas to life.

RUNC: Jian Chen

September 25, 2024

Jian Chen wants more mental health services for Asian American and Pacific Islander communities.

The Lifecycle of a River

August 26, 2024

Julianne Davis writes about her last two field seasons in Alaska, waiting for river ice to break to study sediment shifts during springtime.

Quenching Curiosities

July 24, 2024

Meet three Carolina researchers studying beverages, from beer to soda, to improve human health and sustainability for all.

Just the Facts

May 24, 2024

After helping create a fact-checking service in South Korea, Heesoo Jang continues to improve trust between readers and the media at Carolina.

Legacy in Labor

May 23, 2024

Herrison Chicas explores how children of immigrants carry their parents’ experiences into the workplace.

RUNC: Aashka Dave

February 14, 2024

Aashka Dave studies the relationship between climate data, mis- and disinformation, and the financial impacts of climate change.

Measuring Water from Space

September 14, 2023

A new NASA satellite is recording the first global survey of Earth’s water cycle with unprecedented accuracy — and Tamlin Pavelsky is verifying its data from North Carolina to New Zealand.