Adrienne Bonar, a doctoral candidate in the department of psychology and neuroscience, examines the social, psychological and physiological factors that shape our emotions.

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.

Identified by Carolina astronomer Madyson Barber, the “baby” planet is 3 million years old and roughly the size of Jupiter.

Alex Worsnip, professor in the department of philosophy, studies the rationality and irrationality of human thought and, more specifically, how both manifest in relation to politics.

James P. Collins, a Ph.D. student in city and regional planning, spent the summer Down East interviewing North Carolina residents about chronic coastal flooding.

After years of working in the business world, Jennifer Wu earns a doctorate in art history from Carolina.

The “forever chemicals” found in the Cape Fear River were detected through a non-targeted testing method developed at UNC-Chapel Hill that broadens researchers’ abilities to identify the hazardous compounds.

Graduate student Kimmy Hansen is analyzing the impact of future development on the tree canopy of Bald Head Island, a North Carolina barrier island that boasts the second-largest maritime forest in the state.

Incoming doctoral student Ruitian Yan wants to help vulnerable communities safely manage their risks, including financial.

Savannah Ryburn is a Ph.D. student in the Environment, Ecology and Energy Program within the UNC College of Arts and Sciences and a graduate student researcher within the UNC Center for Galapagos Studies. She studies the diet and ecology of sharks in the Galápagos and North Carolina.