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Support. Serve. Learn. We work to create collaborative solutions for North Carolina and the world.

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    Giving back to our community

    While the Carolina community dedicates itself to answering some of the biggest questions facing North Carolina, it also works to give back to our communities directly through service projects.

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    Keeping patients moving

    Two Carolina faculty members have created an augmented reality video game designed for pediatric hospital patients called Adventure Squad with the goal of keeping the young patients active during their treatment.

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    Harvey Award funds web app to help families find affordable housing

    Called the Housing Opportunity Finder, the app will act as a resource for more than 3,000 low-income families from Durham and Orange counties by compiling affordable, safe housing listings in “opportunity neighborhoods.”

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    Celebrating five decades of Project Uplift

    From SAT/ACT prep and academic explorations to Franklin Street tours and a culture show, Project Uplift gives high school students a complete 360-degree view of life as a college student.

  • A taste of college life

    For five decades, Project Uplift has given rising high school seniors a small taste of college life — they sleep in a residence hall, eat in a dining hall, attend classes and interact with faculty, staff and students.

  • Noble in the lab handles a petri dish with gloved hands

    Preventing waterborne illness after a hurricane

    Rachel Noble of Carolina’s Institute of Marine Sciences talks about her rapid water quality tests and how they can help North Carolinians stay safe during hurricane season.

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    An eye on the hurricanes

    At the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, researchers are helping our state prepare for the powerful storms by better understanding the challenges incurred by hurricanes — from storm surge and flooding to water quality and beach erosion.

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    Helping North Carolina communities fight opioid epidemic

    The Opioid Response Project, directed by Carolina's School of Government, brings together faculty experts from diverse fields to help address the opioid problem in North Carolina, in partnership with local governments.