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Championing Public Health

September 26, 2022

The UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health has been addressing the world’s biggest challenges for more than 80 years.

RUNC: Julianne Davis

September 7, 2022

Julianne Davis studies how water, sediment, and the landscape influence one another.

Mucking in the Marshes

August 24, 2022

Josh Himmelstein is getting knee-deep in marshes to understand the effects of sea-level rise.

The Sediment Scientist

August 19, 2022

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

August 18, 2022

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

August 16, 2022

Since 1987, Rick Luettich has been building systems to protect the coast from environmental hazards and extreme weather events.

Getting Their Hands Dirty

June 22, 2022

This summer, undergraduates are experiencing history firsthand as part of the archaeology program’s field school

Slowly, Then All at Once

June 20, 2022

Shekinah Elmore’s road to radiation oncology was long, exhausting, and unexpected.

The Bone Decoder

May 18, 2022

Clark Larsen uncovers the stories of bones, recreating the lives of people who lived thousands of years ago.