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Drop by Drop

May 10, 2024

Abel Abraham shares his journey from being a first-year student during the pandemic to becoming an award-winning mathematics major.

RUNC: Olivia Sallis

January 17, 2024

Olivia Sallis researches how altering gait can prevent osteoarthritis after ACL reconstruction.

Pop Sci Summer

October 17, 2023

The Carolina Population Center immerses undergraduate students in population science research through its Summer Undergraduate Intern Program.

RUNC: Adam Dameron

March 22, 2023

Adam Dameron uses artificial intelligence to prevent human trafficking.

Finding Her Field

September 9, 2021

UNC–Chapel Hill prides itself on the abundance of opportunities available to undergraduate researchers. Even so, it can be daunting for students to make that first step into hands-on research. Autumn Tucker, a senior majoring in neuroscience, talks about working in the Leon Coleman Lab and how that has shaped her education and growth as a researcher.

The One Doing the Talking

February 13, 2018

Across the nation, data indicate that meaningful conversations between teachers and students from kindergarten to third grade are limited to an average of 28 total minutes per day — something that prevents children from developing their ability to communicate in important ways. The Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute’s FirstSchool initiative strives to change that.

Sarah Schmitt

March 23, 2016

Sarah Schmitt is a PhD student in the Department of Geography atUNC-Chapel Hill. Her research examines the strong coupling between hydrology and ecology in tropical islands. She is funded by the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program, the Geological Society of America, and National Geographic’s Young Explorers Program.