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  • A family wearing masks in the airport

    How to travel safely this holiday season

    With COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters widely available, more people will be traveling to see friends and family this year. A Gillings School of Global Public Health expert offers advice for staying safe.

  • Annie Francis standing outside by a tree.

    #GDTBATH: Annie Francis

    Annie Francis, a Ph.D. candidate in the UNC School of Social Work, is working to improve outcomes for American Indian children in foster care.

  • graphic of people holding hands

    Tighten your family’s ties during the holidays

    As friends and relatives prepare to gather, a School of Social Work expert on families shares tips on taking a fresh approach to improving relationships, even when touchy topics arise.

  • Joseph Engeda sits on a bench outside.

    On the frontlines of the pandemic

    As the COVID-19 pandemic began making an impact in the United States in March of 2020, Carolina alumnus Joseph Engeda found himself using his Ph.D. in epidemiology to respond and understand a growing threat.

  • Zoom call with powerpoint slide

    Faculty, staff say they are struggling

    During the Nov. 15 Mental Health Summit, faculty and staff representatives explained how factors including the pandemic, increased demands and a decline in resiliency have affected their colleagues and students.

  • QUVI founders Kush Jain (right) and Harshul Makwana (left) working on their initial water bottle sanitation prototype for the UNC Makeathon.

    Making products that people want

    Carolina's Product Management Club gives student-innovators and entrepreneurs real-world experience with product management while developing exciting new features for local tech startups.

  • Teresa Golson standing near a garden.

    Bloom where you’re planted

    Housekeeper Teresa Golson received a Massey Award for 22 years of service to the University and helping the North Carolina Botanical Garden stay clean and safe for visitors during the pandemic.

  • A screenshot of the translation interface.

    The sanctity of Cherokee

    As a result of systemic oppression, there are fewer than 200 native Cherokee speakers in North Carolina. To keep the language alive and pass it to the next generation, UNC-Chapel Hill researcher and Eastern Band Cherokeean citizen Benjamin Frey has teamed up with computer scientists Mohit Bansal and Shiyue Zhang to create a new translation model and grow the literary library of works available in Cherokee.