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Poetic portals

December 1, 2023

Gabrielle Calvocoressi, associate professor in the department of English and comparative literature, uses poetry to revisit the people they have lost, unpack their feelings around gender and identity and recognize the small joys of everyday life.

2023 Three Minute Thesis

November 14, 2023

Kirsten Giesbrecht, this year’s winner of the Graduate School’s annual Three Minute Thesis competition, presented her research on modeling blood flow through embryonic hearts.

Agora Fellows do democracy better

November 10, 2023

Two dozen Carolina students from different political ideologies promote constructive dialogue on campus, working to create a culture where students feel comfortable speaking up and knowing how to disagree respectfully.

Testing the limits of an ancient artform to increase aircraft range

November 10, 2023

Through an internship with the U.S. Department of Defense, John Migliore, a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in the departments of applied physical sciences and chemistry, tested the effect of high-performance polymers on ceramic materials for their use in aircraft engines.