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Support. Serve. Learn. We work to create collaborative solutions for North Carolina and the world.

  • Students stand outside the UNC School of Social Work building.

    Treating patients holistically

    UNC-PrimeCare is working to address the needs of people across the life span, reaching out to serve rural and underserved communities and populations in North Carolina.

  • Two students carry a piece of wood at a home construction site.

    Giving back to North Carolina

    Service-learning students spent their spring breaks providing community service throughout the state and the region.

  • People walk into homes.

    Profits with purpose

    Kenan-Flagler professor Jim Kitchen challenges undergraduate students in his Entrepreneurship and Business Planning course to come up with business ventures that will ultimately help charities across the Triangle.

  • Carolina students interact with local Special Olympic athletes.

    Carolina, Duke put rivalry to good cause

    Each year, Duke and Carolina host a unified team of Special Olympics athletes and students from the two universities who face off in an annual rivalry basketball game to promote social inclusion.

  • A baristra from Best Buddies Brews pours a cup of coffee.

    Carolina student uses coffee to influence social change

    Best Buddies Brews is providing individuals with disabilities a platform to develop and showcase marketable skills, build friendships and engage with community members.

  • Anna Agbe-Davies works at an archeology site. Photo by Kristen Chavez, College of Arts & Sciences.

    Uncovering histories

    Anthropologist and archaeologist Anna Agbe-Davies uncovers little-known histories of African-American women by looking at the homes that shaped their lives.

  • UNC School of Law students talk to each other.

    Carolina Law students give back

    The UNC School of Law’s Pro Bono Program allows law students to serve unmet legal needs in their communities while providing students with hands-on experience in the field.

  • People on stage unveil a new sign for the UNC Adams School of Dentistry.

    $27.68 million gift to UNC School of Dentistry will enhance education, advance public service

    The gift from Dr. Claude A. Adams III of Durham will fund scholarships, professorships and outreach benefitting North Carolina.