UNC-Chapel Hill

RUNC: Matthew Lu

October 4, 2023

Matthew Lu aids vaccine development for chlamydia.

Hope for “Butterflies”

September 27, 2023

The UNC Turner Syndrome Clinic provides multidisciplinary care to improve the lives of patients, also known as “butterflies.”

The Father Effect

September 26, 2023

Shauna Cooper has spent over a decade studying Black fathers and their roles in child development.

The Bullying Pathway

September 21, 2023

Dorothy Espelage is a pioneering and prolific researcher in the study of school-based bullying, rapidly growing the field and protecting kids along the way.

RUNC: Molly English

September 20, 2023

Molly English uses fiber arts to illustrate the history of women’s labor.

All in the Family

September 19, 2023

Ramona Denby-Brinson has spent the last 30 years keeping children out of the foster system and in the homes of relatives.

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.

A Slow Burn

August 28, 2023

Ric Colacito’s research suggests that, in the worst-case scenario, rising temperatures could reduce U.S. economic growth by up to one-third over the next century.

Harnessing Hydrogen

August 24, 2023

Carolina chemists have created a technology that can split water into its component parts, opening the door to more options for alternative energy.