Crouching Researcher, Hidden Sparrow
Four students spent their summer in Colorado stalking Lincoln’s sparrows in search of answers to fundamental biological questions.
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Championing Public Health
The UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health has been addressing the world’s biggest challenges for more than 80 years.
RUNC: Julianne Davis
Julianne Davis studies how water, sediment, and the landscape influence one another.
Mucking in the Marshes
Josh Himmelstein is getting knee-deep in marshes to understand the effects of sea-level rise.
The Sediment Scientist
Anne Smiley maps coastal habitats and nitrogen levels to assess water quality and coastal ecosystem health, protecting communities hit by major storms.
Bringing Bivalves Back
Oysters have been dying off for the last century, and PhD candidate Mark Ciesielski wants to know why — and how to stop it.
The Coastal Engineer
Since 1987, Rick Luettich has been building systems to protect the coast from environmental hazards and extreme weather events.
RUNC: Jamilläh Rodriguez
Jamilläh Rodriguez is fascinated by understudied and endangered languages.
Getting Their Hands Dirty
This summer, undergraduates are experiencing history firsthand as part of the archaeology program’s field school
Slowly, Then All at Once
Shekinah Elmore’s road to radiation oncology was long, exhausting, and unexpected.