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

A Carolina graduate is making government jobs cool again
Joe Nail co-founded Lead for America, which works to match recent graduates with local government jobs.
New boot camp enables undergraduates to explore career options, growing impact of data analytics on health care
Students investigate some of the biggest issues in health care through Project ENABLE, which encourages students and professionals from diverse backgrounds to explore careers in biomedical and health informatics.
On the job training
How an Ackland staffer is using 3D imaging software and the campus makerspaces to create custom mounts for art.
Campus creators
UNC-Chapel Hill’s Be a Maker program is a network of makerspaces where Carolina’s maker community design and make physical objects for education, research, entrepreneurship and recreation.
At Carolina, Shark Week lasts for decades
Researchers at Carolina's Institute of Marine Sciences in Morehead City conduct the longest-running shark survey in the United States.
Blackstone celebrates RTP partnership, foundation for future growth
For six years, the organization focused on finding Carolina students and faculty members with bright ideas and connected them to experienced entrepreneurs and investors.
Tar Heel interns
Internships serve as important ways for students to gain work experience in their chosen field, but because they often are unpaid, many students may have to forgo the experience. Carolina is working to ensure that students can participate, regardless of their financial situation.
Internship grant supports 175 students this summer
Carolina's Summer Internship Grant helps students pay for their living expenses while they gain work experience in their fields.