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SURFing Through Summer
July 26, 2023
From peanut allergies to the death penalty, Carolina’s Summer Undergraduate Research Fellows (SURFs) are gaining hands-on research experience in the lab and the field.
Backpacking for Bats
July 20, 2023
Grace Kinder shares her story of guiding citizen scientists along portions of the Appalachian Trail to connect them with nature and one of its most vital creatures: bats.
RUNC: Sarah Vickers
May 31, 2023
Sarah Vickers researches “ghost particles” to learn more about our universe.
RUNC: Adam Dameron
March 22, 2023
Adam Dameron uses artificial intelligence to prevent human trafficking.
Elijah Gullett
April 27, 2022
Elijah Gullett is a senior majoring in public policy and minoring in urban studies and planning within the UNC College of Arts & Sciences. He studies how housing regulations impact family budgets and decision-making.
Connecting Humans and Computers
November 19, 2021
For most of her life, Ayana Monroe has been fascinated by how people and computers connect — a field called human-computer interaction. Now, as a UNC-Chapel Hill junior and Chancellor’s Science Scholar, she engages in research to improve how we use technology to acquire information. She wants to teach the next generation to do the same.