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  • Your brain on electricity

    Something much subtler than ECT could be the new way to treat mental illness.

  • Photo of Laura Mersini-Houghton

    Rethinking the origins of the universe

    Laura Mersini-Houghton has mathematically proven that quantum effects are strong enough to stop the formation of black holes, work that opens up a new round of discussions and debates about the origins of the universe.

  • Three archived photos of three Civil War soldiers in uniform.

    Real lives of the Civil War

    As Americans mark the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, the team of librarians, archivists and researchers at UNC-Chapel Hill's Wilson Library is gearing up.