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Carolina People

Every day, Tar Heels find ways to leave their Heelprint on campus and make our community stronger.

  • Portraits of people.

    Artistic minds

    From dancing to singing to 3D printing, our students tap into their creative side to explore the world around them.

  • Photo illustration showing Courtney Rivard headshot a gaming console and text reading Women Making History

    She trains faculty how to teach using games

    As director of the Digital Literacy and Communications Lab, Courtney Rivard brings a humanistic lens to the study and teaching of games.

  • Keely Muscatell witha sketching of a brain.

    Brain-body breakthroughs

    Psychoneuroimmunology is a burgeoning field addressing how psychological stress impacts the brain and the body. Keely Muscatell is one of just a few scholars conducting research within this realm and is working closely with two Ph.D. students to uncover the short- and long-term effects of racial discrimination.

  • Woman speaking with man at table with a yellow umbrella outside.

    Resilience coaches provide identity-focused mentorship

    The Carolina Collaborative for Resilience will train 20 new coaches annually to help students dealing with race- and identity-based stress.

  • Chris Clemens

    Advocate-in-chief Chris Clemens takes office

    The new provost says he is energized and optimistic about a number of leadership goals, first among them supporting faculty.

  • Mary Thurman standing outside

    ‘You just have to be determined’

    After graduating from Carolina in 2017, Mary Thurman moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in professional animation. She recently landed a job at Noggin, Nickelodeon’s children’s network, as a junior writer and producer on the short-form animation team.

  • Jim Kitchen

    A dream of spaceflight comes true

    Jim Kitchen, a Carolina alumnus and a professor of the practice of strategy and entrepreneurship at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School, went to space as part of Blue Origin’s NS-20 flight.

  • Photo illustration showing Amanda Graham headshot and sketch of a dancer

    She uses the arts to open doors and make connections

    Working behind the scenes at Carolina Performing Arts, Amanda Graham sparks engagement across campus, in the community and beyond.