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

  • #GDTBATH: Lamar Richards

    #GDTBATH: Lamar Richards

    Carolina sophomore and student body president-elect Lamar Richards is making his mark on campus by paving the way for more students to succeed.

  • Dr. Steven Zeisel peers into a microscope.

    A legacy of precision nutrition

    Dr. Steven Zeisel will be stepping down as the UNC Nutrition Research Institute’s director after 13 years, but he leaves behind a legacy that has helped shape a more comprehensive picture of nutrition.

  • A collage of people and their art

    Piano, paints and Pilates

    Meet University employees who have been spending their time playing the piano, painting watercolors and practicing Pilates and photography.

  • Jordan Sumlin, a student in the Pulso Scholars Program.

    The medical pipeline program aiming to diversify health care

    Part of the Carolina Latinx Center, the Pulso Scholars program helps underrepresented students prepare for medical careers.

  • A collage of animals

    More pandemic pets

    A kitten who helped her human overcome a loss. A foster dog named Cinnabon who became a happy “foster fail.” Clancy the chicken who perches like a pirate’s parrot on shoulders. Meet these and other pets who joined Carolina families during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • A graphic of people talking

    The pros and cons of universal basic income

    Unconditional cash payments to residents are more of a floor to stand on than a safety net, say these Carolina scholars in light of a proposed pilot project to give $500 per month to formerly incarcerated Durham, North Carolina, residents.

  • #GDTBATH: Ashleigh Roberson

    #GDTBATH: Ashleigh Roberson

    Ashleigh Roberson’s first year at UNC-Chapel Hill hasn’t been the college experience she planned on when she applied to the University. But through Carolina Away, Roberson has built connections and got her footing in her classes.

  • Karen Stevenson

    ‘No one else can tell you what your path should be’

    Carolina alumna Karen Stevenson broke many barriers, but it has always been about more than just her. Her path has helped "younger people, particularly younger women and younger women of color, to believe that they can achieve their dreams and aspire to the highest levels of excellence."