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  • Austin Ludwig and Mason Ludwig play at a desk.

    Brotherly love, no matter what

    Austin Ludwig, whose little brother has autism, is now helping researchers sequence genomes of 50,000 people with autism through an ambitious research project in collaboration with the UNC TEACCH Autism Program.

  • Lucy Brown speaks on stage.

    A new facility for UNC Horizons

    The state-of-the-art facility solidifies UNC Horizons as a world leader in treating women with substance use disorder, addressing underlying trauma and all the while keeping the women with their children.

  • Curtis Carr in Afghanistan.

    Bronze Stars, White Coat

    Despite years of strenuous military commitments, Green Beret medic Curtis Carr was present for the births of both of his sons.

  • Group stands in front of a recently built house.

    It takes a neighborhood

    Throughout the fall, the Heels for Homes project mobilized a growing army of volunteers made up of Carolina students, staff, faculty and various campus partners to build 10 Habitat For Humanity homes.

  • Men play basketball.

    More than just the biggest game of the year

    Before the Tar Heels and Blue Devils take the court in the Dean Dome, Special Olympics athletes from Orange and Durham counties will face off in their own adaptation of the Carolina-Duke game.

  • Man holds tablet

    Bringing the constellations to North Carolina

    Morehead Planetarium's mobile unit — which can be packed into a minivan— brings the planetarium dome into schools across North Carolina, particularly low-income schools.

  • Children practice dental hygiene on a stuffed T-Rex

    ‘First faces of dentistry’

    To help overcome the anxiety surrounding the dental seat, Carolina's School of Dentistry hosted 120 students from Durham Head Start for free cleanings at the annual Give Kids a Smile Day.

  • A window is painted with a winter scene.

    Painting with a purpose

    Rachel Howard, a research technician at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, is making the NC Children’s Hospital festive by decorating 72 of its windows.