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A closeup of Abel Abraham's face -- he's holding a syringe of water with a droplet of water coming out of it.

Drop by Drop

Senior Abel Abraham shares his journey from being a first-year student during the pandemic to becoming an award-winning mathematics major.


Gustavo Gonzalez stands outside with flowers in the background smiling at the camera.

Gustavo Gonzalez built community through Mi Pueblo

The senior Carolina Covenant and Woods scholar also studied abroad and did behavioral research.


Carrina Macaluso is a graduating senior majoring in music -- she stands on the stage in Hill Hall throwing her graduation cap in the air.

That’s a Cap!

Undergraduate researchers from Carolina’s 2024 graduating class share how research has shaped their college experience.


Mengru at the beach at sunset

Materials science Ph.D. student is dedicated to protecting the environment

Graduating applied physical sciences doctoral student Mengru Wang researches perovskite solar cells and has a passion for clean energy.


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.


A group photo of the researchers, who are facing the camera in this outside photo.

UNC researchers receive grant to test blood oxygen device for patients of color

A team of UNC researchers from the department of applied physical sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, the UNC School of Medicine and Gillings School of Global Public Health has received a $110,000 grant to conduct a two-year clinical trial on a pulse oximeter that would improve the accuracy of blood oxygen saturation measurement in patients of color. 


Hyuenwoo Yang in the lab, tweaking controls on a machine with wires hooked to two vials of liquid.

CHASE Solar Hub pioneers liquid fuel conversion

At the center’s Chapel Hill headquarters, more than 100 researchers work to turn sunlight into methanol.