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At the forefront of the pandemic

Kizzmekia Corbett ’14 (Ph.D.) played a critical role in the country's response to COVID-19, including helping develop a vaccine. But she first got her start at Carolina.

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  • A woman holding a sign.

    Taking On Discrimination

    Julian Rucker wants to motivate people to address the stark racial disparities that have characterized the history of the United States. As a UNC-Chapel Hill postdoctoral researcher, he uses social psychology to unpack why structural racism exists, how people perceive it, and why we must change policies to eliminate it from our society.

  • Unprecedented information into the origins of the universe

    Einstein did it again. Recent discoveries confirm major predictions of his and changes the way people are looking at the origins of the Universe.

  • UNC-Chapel Hill researchers discover shadow detector in plants

    Research at Carolina suggests a level of plant intelligence that goes well beyond simply detecting light from dark.