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

  • A woman runner ties her running shoes.

    How to be more active at home

    Becca Battaglini, the director of Carolina's Lifetime Fitness program, shares tips for turning 2021 into a year of more exercise and activity — even when we're mostly at home.

  • A man looks stressed at his computer.

    How to manage stress through mindfulness

    Kessonga Giscombé provides tips to increase our stress resiliency and shared advice for practicing mindfulness to tackle our stress in 2023.

  • Two students sitting on McCorkle place with text that reads

    Always a great day

    Every day, Tar Heels create a positive impact on the world by improving their communities and inspiring change through their talents. They’re artists, scientists, humanitarians, researchers and innovators doing extraordinary things.

  • Mimi Chapman at the Old Well

    Reflections from Mimi Chapman

    The faculty chair looks back at leading during an unprecedented time and the new collaborations that have benefited planning for the spring semester.

  • two toddlers play with couch cushions

    The hottest toy of 2020 is a couch

    Three Carolina alumni founded Nugget Comfort, a children’s furniture company whose play couch has become one of the most sought-after gifts this holiday season.

  • Julia and Dean Johnson

    Father and daughter celebrate Carolina degrees together

    Julia Johnson and her father, Dean, are both celebrating earning degrees from Carolina this fall. While Julia wrapped up her undergraduate studies this fall, Dean received his MBA.

  • Eric and Scott Van Buren.

    Twin doctoral degrees

    Identical twins and December graduates Eric and Scott Van Buren will soon share something else in common: doctoral degrees in biostatistics from the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. The two are now heading to Harvard University together.

  • Nicole Toms.

    Taking baby steps toward big goals

    Nicole Toms has embraced taking small steps at a time to achieve her goals. She now hopes to use her Carolina degree in environmental sciences to help others see the collective power of their baby steps around the issues that will save the world.