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Carolina People

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

  • Guest host and female contestant on the set of

    Fast at the buzzer

    CITAP Executive Director Kathryn Peters, an expert in mis- and disinformation, gets the facts right on “Jeopardy!”

  • Jianping Lu and Otto Zhou sitting on a stone wall.

    A sharper image

    Carolina researchers Jianping Lu and Otto Zhou have spent the last two decades refining technology that makes X-ray machines smaller, faster, safer and sharper — research that’s changing the world of dentistry, medicine and security.

  • McNeil smiling at podium while she greets attendees at the 2017 African American History Month lecture. Photo by Jon Gardiner.

    Professor McNeil’s curve

    History professor Genna Rae McNeil will retire soon, leaving a legacy of scholarship, influential teaching, respectful discourse, advocacy for equality and, above all, students who go on to do great things.

  • Collage with pictures of six women and text reading

    Making faculty mentorship more equitable

    Carolina’s TEAM ADVANCE seeks to strengthen faculty pipelines by boosting mentoring for women, especially women of color.

  • Gaby Iori in her cap and gown.

    Saying goodbye to Carolina

    Gaby Iori considers her decision to transfer to Carolina one of the best decisions she's ever made. As her time as a student in Chapel Hill comes to a close, the graduating Tar Heel took one last trip around campus to say goodbye to some of the places she'll miss the most.

  • Kizzmekia Corbett puts a gradution cap on.

    A full-circle moment

    Kizzmekia Corbett has played a critical role in the country's response to COVID-19, including helping develop a vaccine. But she first got her start at Carolina. The alumna virtually returned home this weekend to deliver the Class of 2021's Commencement address.

  • Jenny Suwanmanee wearing graduation gown.

    Comfortable with being uncomfortable

    On the eve of graduation, a two-time recipient of the Carolina Family Scholarship for children of University employees reflects on her time at Carolina and abroad.

  • Truman Mitchell in his cap and gown.

    Making Carolina home

    Carolina has become a second home for graduating senior Truman Mitchell thanks to the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School's community of faculty and classmates.