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Carolina People

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

  • Nihar Vaidya standing outside.

    #GDTBATH: Nihar Vaidya

    Carolina junior Nihar Vaidya is combining his majors of computer science and statistics and analytics to predict when patients may encounter seizures caused by epilepsy.

  • A collage of faculty headshots

    More fresh faces: new faculty in Carolina’s schools

    Meet six new faculty members who joined the University’s academic and health affairs schools this summer.

  • Woman in mask carrying gear bag in a locker room with athletes who also wear masks.

    Carolina People: Nina Walker

    There’s so much involved in creating what you see on game days, says men’s lacrosse athletic trainer Nina Walker. “There’s a team behind the team. We typically work very long hours, and nobody really knows we’re there.”

  • Dr. Mario Ciocca standing outside.

    Always on call

    Sports Medicine Director Dr. Mario Ciocca, a 2021 Massey Award winner, helped keep student-athletes healthy, safe and competitive during the pandemic.

  • Photo illustration

    How to deal with the pandemic’s avalanche of uncertainty

    The human drive to avoid uncertainty is an evolutionary gift, but a constant state of fight or flight can hurt us, says Carolina psychologist and anxiety expert Jon Abramowitz.

  • Six of the newest faculty hired by College of Arts & Sciences departments.

    Fresh faces: a cross-section of the College’s new faculty

    Sixty-two new faculty members joined departments in the College of Arts & Sciences this summer. Meet six.

  • Christi Hurt became the University’s first senior prevention strategy officer in July.

    A holistic approach to preventing violence

    As the University’s senior prevention strategy officer, Christi Hurt believes that violence prevention is an issue that should involve everybody.

  • Dariel Laikhovetski standing on a stage with a cello.

    #GDTBATH: Dariel Liakhovetski

    First-year dental student Dariel Liakhovetski has provided his own soundtrack to life. A classically trained cellist, he has traveled across the world playing for audiences and recently found his home as a Tar Heel.