Over the last three decades, Jay Pearson, a professor of public policy at Duke University, has endured more than 65 traffic stops. The stops resulted in four tickets total, and he successfully contested two of them. Pearson, 55, is Black. … Read more

The Matthew Gfeller Center at UNC is known for its leading research on head trauma and injuries for athletes. But the center is now building up a new program to help out a piece of our population: veterans. The THRIVE Program, or … Read more

UNC psychology professor Sara Algoe writes about gratitude in this piece for CNN: “Recently my research collaborators and I tried an approach to helping people get more moments with the person they love by working with human nature rather than trying … Read more

European leaders can’t seem to agree whether Ukraine can join the European Union. Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said his country is on a two-year timeline for membership, while French Prime Minister Emmanuel Macron has estimated it will take “decades.” … Read more

A recent study by researchers at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill found that young teens who checked social media habitually – more than 15 times per day – become more sensitive to expected social feedback over time. “In … Read more

The first round of funding for the year will support 204 projects across the country. The grants, which total $28.1 million and are the first round awarded this year, will support projects at museums, libraries, universities and historic sites in … Read more

A new study by neuroscientists at the University of North Carolina tries something new, conducting successive brain scans of middle schoolers between the ages of 12 and 15, a period of especially rapid brain development. The researchers found that children … Read more

One of the biggest stories of 2022 was the midterm election, which left the U.S. with a very divided Congress for the next two years – a narrow Democratic majority in the Senate, a narrow Republican majority in the House. … Read more

A simulator may make driving safer for teens with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder by training them to take shorter glances away from the roadway. Focused Concentration and Attention Learning (FOCAL) is a computer-based program that teaches teens to keep their … Read more

Thanksgiving is all about showing gratitude, but sometimes we forget to do it with some of the people we see every day: our co-workers. Sara Algoe, who studies social interactions at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and … Read more