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.
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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.
RUNC: Nicholas Lauersdorf
September 6, 2023
Nicholas Lauersdorf studies diverse systems with rich behaviors.
RUNC: Ken Tianyuan Ge
August 9, 2023
Ken Tianyuan Ge studies the labor and capitalism of musicians on cruise ships.
Up in the Air
June 23, 2023
Haley Plaas works with local communities to uncover how algal blooms affect air quality.
Healing with Art
May 22, 2023
Denise “Dee” Yookong Williams uses art to help LGBTQ youth and youth of color process their experiences around suicide.
Extracting Extraordinary Things
April 24, 2023
Claire Bunschoten spent a year at The New York Botanical Garden unpacking the history and culture tied to one of America’s favorite flavors: vanilla.