Seeing the Signs
In response to N.C. ranking ninth in the nation for most human trafficking cases, social work researchers have teamed up with state agencies to prevent trafficking among young people via Project No...
Where Are the Workers?
Jobs are back, but workers aren’t — and despite increasing wages, young people remain slow to engage. Carolina researchers uncover why...
Up in the Air
Haley Plaas works with local communities to uncover how algal blooms affect air quality...
Science for the Future
With data spilling from all areas of life, students need tools and training to understand it. The UNC School of Data Science and Society is here to help...
RUNC: Cheerag Upadhyaya
Cheerag Upadhyaya works to improve outcomes for surgical patients...
RUNC: Sarah Vickers
Sarah Vickers researches “ghost particles” to learn more about our universe...
Volleying Research and Life
From pickleball to LEGO, Carolina researchers engage in a variety of hobbies to escape stressors that come with a career in academia...
Healing with Art
Denise “Dee” Yookong Williams uses art to help LGBTQ youth and youth of color process their experiences around suicide...
Teachers for Mental Health
By combining best practices in education and mental health care, Christina Cruz works to enhance interventions for elementary-aged patients before concerns become crises...
RUNC: Toshihide Hige
Toshihide Hige wants to unlock the brain’s secrets for learning and memory...
Active-Duty Journalism
Daniel Johnson uses his research on mental health in the military to effect policy change at the national level...
Taking Care of Moms
Mary Kimmel is a physician researcher, advocate, and mom dedicated to changing the way mothers who need mental health care are perceived and treated...