Eszter Rimányi ’23 used her UNC interdisciplinary studies major to explore how epidemics can be caused by more than viruses or germs — they can be fueled by commerce.

Ph.D. candidate Alexis Dennis will graduate with her third degree from Carolina this weekend and continue the research she began as an undergraduate in 2008.

Throughout history, societies have relied on people’s behaviors to help curb the spread of disease. A new paper offers the first evidence that the affective quality of people’s ordinary social interactions in both private and public spaces may shape infection-reducing behaviors during COVID-19.