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Topple a paradigm. Uncover the Unknown. Tar Heels ask questions, develop answers, create solutions and discover cures.

Pandemic lessons
Carolina experts describe what defines a pandemic and some lessons learned about communication, trust and reaction when disease spreads.
Through a different lens
How can students strengthen their education by stepping outside their major and trying something new? Two professors — one in studio art and the other in biology — pose this question to undergraduate students in a course combining science and printmaking.
New age nicotine
As a wave of vaping-related deaths was thrust into the spotlight last year, researchers at Carolina have become experts in all areas of the field from pulmonology to marketing.
Well Said: Honoring the 100th anniversary of the Negro Leagues
On this week's podcast, history professor Matthew Andrews discusses the professional baseball leagues and the role they played in American history.
Hush puppies on a diet?
The Med-South diet study led by Carolina researchers will determine if healthier versions of traditional Southern dishes can help obese people lose weight and keep it off.
Well Said: Investigating potential cancer treatments
On this week's podcast, assistant professor Lindsey James describes how she solves medical puzzles and why she loves doing that at Carolina.
The head and the heart
Todd Cohen and Jonathan Schisler — a neuroscientist and heart researcher — began working together in 2016 after meeting for coffee in Marsico Hall. By combining their expertise in protein studies, they strive to develop a potential treatment for Alzheimer’s disease.
Kombucha, kefir and kimchi: keep your microbes happy
Good bacteria can keep our guts healthy and improve overall health, beginning with breast milk in infancy and continuing with a diet that includes fermented foods.