When Paul Cuadros, an associate professor in the Hussman School of Journalism and Media, first started reporting on immigration in Siler City in 1999, the local high school didn't have a soccer team. Cuadros launched the school’s program in 2002 and in turn invigorated the town's Latinx community.
The Opioid Response Project, directed by Carolina's School of Government, brings together faculty experts from diverse fields to help address the opioid problem in North Carolina, in partnership with local governments.
Not only are Tar Heels improving the lives of North Carolinians by finding solutions to major medical and societal challenges, but they’re also building better opportunities for all residents by creating jobs and bringing business to our state.
The University has also been home to nearly 800 startups — more than half of which are still operating today and headquartered in our state, bringing in more than $14 billion in annual revenue and creating thousands of additional jobs.