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Jeff Ayers overcame big challenges to earn his doctorate

Battling through cancer, the doctoral candidate in mathematics had to play catch-up to earn his degree on time. A Summer Research Fellowship gave him the boost he needed.

Clara Yang plays the piano on a dark stage with a screen with words written on it in the background.

Ex Machina’s Interdisciplinary Triumph: Bridging Technology and the Humanities

Associate professor of music Clara Yang’s Ex Machina started as a series of questions about machines and music and has evolved into a groundbreaking multimedia performance.

Defects in a semiconductor material open new pathways for renewable energy innovation

A puzzling phenomenon — the role of shallow traps in perovskite solar cells — has sparked curiosity and debate among scientists. A recent department of applied physical sciences study, published in Joule, has revealed new insights into these traps, reshaping our understanding of their influence on solar cell performance.

32 Carolina faculty named ‘highly cited researchers’

Clarivate’s 2024 international list of trailblazers among peers includes scholars from across the University, including the College of Arts and Sciences.

A bulletin board of sticky notes responds to the question written on the board: "What does the South mean to you?"

Filling a major gap in oral history

The Southern Mix project began in 2017 after a group of UNC-Chapel Hill students saw a need for the University archives to reflect stories of Asian and Asian Americans in North Carolina.

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UNC startup redefining mental health treatment with eye-tracking technology

The heart of the project is its potential clinical impact — empowering clinicians and patients with tools to understand mental health in ways previously unimaginable.

Stuart Eizenstat talks in front of a podium with a banner in the background that reads "UNC Global Affairs: The Diplomacy Initiative."

Stuart E. Eizenstat ’64 returns to Carolina to articulate the “art of diplomacy”

During a recent Diplomatic Discussion at UNC-Chapel Hill, former U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Stuart Eizenstat ’64 shared insights from his recent book, “The Art of Diplomacy: How American Negotiators Reached Historic Agreements that Changed the World.”

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