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Every day, Tar Heels find ways to leave their Heel print on campus and make our community stronger.

  • #GDTBATH: Madyson Barber

    #GDTBATH: Madyson Barber

    There are currently more than 4,000 identified exoplanets, and senior Madyson Barber is searching for more. Earlier this summer, she was one of two Carolina undergrads to be named an NC Space Grant Undergraduate Research Scholar.

  • Sierra Roark in her office.

    If plants could talk

    Anthropology graduate student Sierra Roark seeks to tell a more inclusive history by studying plant remains and the medicinal uses of plants in the South.

  • Bernard Bell and his family.

    ‘I think I’m losing my mind’

    Bernard Bell survived a bout with COVID-19. Six weeks later the real trouble began.

  • A jersery

    Game changer

    How will the new NCAA ruling allowing college athletes to profit from their name, image and likeness rights affect the Carolina community? UNC Athletics explains.

  • Jon Abramowitz standing outside near trees.

    How to return to ‘normal’

    Navigating new social etiquettes and reentering social situations after more than a year of the pandemic isn't going to be a simple transition. Carolina clinical psychology professor Jonathan Abramowitz shared advice for easing the transition.

  • Nikole Hannah-Jones

    Trustees approve tenure for Nikole Hannah-Jones

    In a special meeting June 30, the University’s Board of Trustees voted to approve the Hussman School of Journalism and Media’s recommendation to tenure the Pulitzer Prize-winner as the Knight Chair in Race and Investigative Journalism.

  • Carolina Latinx Center Director Josmell Pérez

    Why I got the shot

    COVID-19 vaccines are critical for ending the pandemic. Many in the Carolina community got the shot for more personal reasons.

  • #GDTBATH: Jasmine Akoto

    #GDTBATH: Jasmine Akoto

    For senior Jasmine Akoto, coming to Carolina and joining the Chancellor’s Science Scholars was the best decision of her life. Since joining the program, she has had access to career-developing and life-changing opportunities and experiences.