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Lois Lovelace Duke (right) at a 2018 reception at the president’s house, University of South Carolina.

Lois Lovelace Duke establishes professorship to pay it forward for future scholars

Through establishing the Lois Lovelace Duke Distinguished Professorship at UNC, Lois Lovelace Duke drew on her own experience in academia.


Betsy and Vic Briscoe

When graduate students make all the difference

Larry Stacey (B.S. ’62, Ph.D. ’68) created the Vic and Betsy Briscoe Fund for Graduate Studies in the department of physics and astronomy to honor his former professor.


A graphic featuring two photos. In the first, Emerald holds a tote bag as she walks through a city in Spain. In the second, field of green crops and yellow grass under a dusk sky.

Emerald Izuakor discovered Andalusian life through the eyes of Spanish poets

A Robinson Honors Fellowship allowed the senior to study the food and landscapes of Spain that inspired famous works of literature.


Mason Harkleroad stands in front of a tall, snow-covered mountain on a clear day.

An ambassador abroad

Carolina senior Mason Harkleroad experienced a year of living and learning in Taipei, Taiwan, as a Phillips Ambassador and Boren Award recipient.


Lizzy Anne Harding '23

Memorial fund honors the life of Lizzy Harding ’23

The Lizzy Anne Harding Memorial Fund has been established to honor and recognize the life of Lizzy Harding.


UNC historian Lloyd Kramer is teaching his last class this semester — “Modern European Intellectual History,” which covers the evolution of ideas in Europe from the 18th century to the beginning of the 21st century. (photo by Donn Young)

A heart for the humanities

The Carolina history professor has spent nearly four decades sharing the enduring value of the humanities with audiences inside and outside the classroom. When students question Lloyd Kramer about the value of a humanities degree, the veteran professor of history responds succinctly: It prepares you for life.


Overhead view of the Cape Fear River in Wilmington with buildings lining the waterfront.

Flowing Together: Restoring North Carolina’s drinking water

PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” are prevalent in a variety of products and linked to a range of health problems. An interdisciplinary group of UNC-Chapel Hill scientists and engineers are deploying and evaluating technologies that filter these difficult-to-remove substances from N.C.’s drinking water.


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