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  • A person uses a water bottle to collect water in a river.

    Courtney Woods and the case of the contaminated current

    Leaders from a Sampson County, North Carolina, community welcomed Assistant Professor Courtney Woods into their local environmental justice efforts.

  • Suzanne Zaccardo holds an American flag while saying the pledge of allegiance.

    Learning as we go

    Teachers are stressed. Students are struggling. Parents are shouldering more responsibilities. While the controversy surrounding when and how schools should reopen has led to policy debates, Carolina researchers find hope in the lessons from this year.

  • Samara Perez Labra and Kevin Giff.

    When service-learning comes full circle

    Sophomore Samara Perez Labra is working on community development and revitalization initiatives at Habitat for Humanity of Orange County alongside Carolina alumnus Kevin Giff.

  • Ashyln Clark standing by the Old Well.

    Serving Orange County businesses through the pandemic

    Sophomore Ashlyn Clark has been volunteering for the Orange County Health Department assessing the safety of drinking water and assisting with business outreach as part of the department’s response to COVID-19.

  • A model of a coastline.

    Bringing research to North Carolina classrooms

    Driven by graduate students, the Scientific Research and Education Network connects educators and researchers to enhance STEM learning in classrooms across the state.

  • Rachel Woodul standing outside.

    A public health prognosis

    Graduate student Rachel Woodul spent two years researching what might happen to hospital capacity when the next pandemic strikes. When it arrived, she compared what her model — and others’ — got wrong to improve how we react to public health crises in the future.

  • Tar Heel pitcher turns a class project into an inspirational song

    Joey Lancellotti, a Carolina senior and a pitcher on the Tar Heels baseball team, turned a class project into a song that conveys the stories of pediatric cancer survivors from UNC Children’s Hospital.

  • #GDTBATH: Aneesha Tucker

    #GDTBATH: Aneesha Tucker

    Junior Aneesha Tucker has been dedicated to serving the community while at Carolina. Those countless hours of work were recognized earlier this year when Tucker was awarded the 2021 MLK UNC Student Scholarship.