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Accelerating Autism Discoveries

As the No. 1 public university in the nation for peer-reviewed autism research, Carolina strives to improve the lives of children and adults with autism spectrum disorder.

The Latest

  • Austin Ludwig and Mason Ludwig play at a desk.

    Brotherly love, no matter what

    Austin Ludwig, whose little brother has autism, is now helping researchers sequence genomes of 50,000 people with autism through an ambitious research project in collaboration with the UNC TEACCH Autism Program.

  • 1915 mail-order catalog inspires a 2015 challenge

    In 1915, 84-year-old former UNC President Kemp Plummer Battle sent an unusual gift to the North Carolina Historical Society — a “hermetically sealed tin box” containing a letter and a Montgomery Ward catalog from that year.

  • Indi Cowie juggles a soccer ball while the Dorrance Dance troupe dances on both sides of her and a crowd watches on

    Fancy footwork on display at Carolina

    Tap dancer, choreographer and MacArthur 'Genius' grant winner Michelle Dorrance and her dance troupe joined soccer freestyling sensation Indi Cowie for a series of performances on campus.