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Text on left: Planting a Sense of Place: Undergraduate students, under the leadership of American studies professor Daniel Cobb, planted a garden inspired by their transcriptions of the diary of 20th century American Indian writer D'Arcy McNickle. Photo on the right: Two students sit on the ground in the garden.
Austin Vo sits on a mountain top. Behind him are mountains and cliffs under a blue sky.

Austin Vo’s graduate research has taken him around the world

The sociology Ph.D. student spent time in France to study “indigenous responses to French colonialism,” he shared, and is continuing his research in Vietnam and Senegal this year.


Abby Overby holds an iPad in her hand and stands behind her video tripod. She interviews a man outside during a gardening project.

EcoStudio helps match Tar Heels with environmental internships

Open to undergraduate students of all majors and years, the program is dedicated to the exploration of careers in environment and sustainability.


Zack Hall stands in front of a large hallway of mainframes and computers.

Mentors, matter

Ph.D. student Zack Hall has made an impact at Carolina through his research of subatomic particles and by supporting undergraduate physicists.


Julianne Davis stands in a river in waders

Testing the waters

Geological sciences doctoral student Julianne Davis studies the movement of mud and sand through subarctic rivers and lakes


Headshots of Laura Mersini-Houghton and Karin Pfennig with their names and departments listed below. Laura works in the department of physics and astronomy. Karin works in the department of biology.

Two professors named newest ‘Working on Women in Science’ initiative scholars

Professors Laura Mersini-Houghton in the physics and astronomy department and Karin Pfennig in the biology department will serve two-year terms as WOWS Scholars and receive annual grants to pursue initiatives of their choosing.


Lucas Adelino in the arboretum

Bridging human and computer languages

Master’s student Lucas Adelino followed his passion for computational linguistics and natural language understanding to Carolina.


Kirsten Giesbrecht stands at the Old Well

Biomathematics has her heart

Doctoral student Kirsten Giesbrecht uses mathematical modeling to study the heart in its early developmental stages.


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