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Eclipsing $4.25 billion
The Campaign for Carolina meets a milestone goal one year early and continues with renewed focus on scholarships and school and unit priorities.

#GDTBATH: Kyla Locklear
Since she first arrived in Chapel Hill, junior Kyla Locklear has been dedicated to bringing awareness to Carolina’s Native American community. The UNC American Indian Center quickly became the perfect place for Locklear to work toward that goal.

The Smorgasbord Scientist
Why do some organisms live in groups? What influences their cooperation with one another? How do they choose their mates? PhD student Brian Lerch has a lot of questions about ecology and evolutionary biology — and he strives to answer them using math.

Finding patterns in randomness
As a young man, Sayan Banerjee, assistant professor of statistics and operations, fell in love with the “poetic” side of mathematics.

Old religions, new rituals
The pandemic has changed ways that some Jews and Christians practice their faith, says a Carolina religious studies expert.

Bookmark This: 2021 wrap-up
We featured 12 amazing books by College faculty and alumni across different disciplines in 2021. “Bookmark This” is a feature that highlights these books. Enjoy this wrap-up, where we collect all of the “Bookmark This” interviews from the past year.

From ATL to the well
Sandra Thiongo is Carolina’s first Peachtree Scholar. The psychology major and member of the Psych Club is determined to make the most of her college experience.
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