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  • Two people standing for a photo.

    Mom’s memory inspires new parenting clinic

    With funding from a student-entrepreneur, a new North Carolina Cancer Hospital program will help patients deal with legal and parenting issues.

  • Rick Luettich standing on a dock.

    The coastal engineer

    Since 1987, Rick Luettich has been building systems to protect the coast from environmental hazards and extreme weather events.

  • Two students looking at comptuer.

    Carolina’s field sites

    At field sites in North Carolina's mountains, coastline and cities, undergraduates have a semester-long opportunity to explore real-world environmental issues through a combination of coursework, field trips, research projects and internships with local organizations.

  • Anna Naples with a map behind her.

    MPA student uses research to increase food security

    Anna Naples built a map to deliver fresh produce to North Carolinians in need.

  • Will holding a Roy Williams Highway sign.

    Full-circle moment for Tar Heel brings hope to North Carolina family

    A UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School course has been raising money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation for more than a decade. Will Fickling was on the receiving end of those donations as an eighth-grader. Now a Tar Heel, he enrolled in the class to give back.

  • A bell tower surrounded by green trees.

    Creating a pathway to Carolina

    C-STEP provides a pathway for community college students to transfer to and graduate from UNC-Chapel Hill. It is just one way that Carolina is fulfilling its mission of providing greater access to higher education for all North Carolinians.

  • A man standing with a horse.

    Helping veterans thrive

    An empowering clinical outreach program at UNC-Chapel Hill offers veterans and first responders new hope through holistic health care.

  • Shayla Dougland standing in a sidewalk.

    Double Tar Heel serves North Carolina community

    Shayla Douglas launched into a career giving back to North Carolina as the downtown and small business development manager in Garner, North Carolina. Douglas is working to revitalize the downtown area and strengthen the economy of the Wake County town of 31,000.