MAPS graduate credits resilience for achievements
After a life-threatening car crash, student-athlete Patrick Anderson went on to earn The Graduate School’s interdisciplinary master’s degree.
MAPS student James Blizzard is living out his Carolina dream
Master of Applied Professional Studies student James Blizzard is pursuing a career combining sports and business.
Adrienne Bonar: The emotion detective
Adrienne Bonar, a doctoral candidate in the department of psychology and neuroscience, examines the social, psychological and physiological factors that shape our emotions.
Winter SSW grad looks to make global impact
Ashley Myles studied in the UNC School of Social Work, where she focused on inequities in global and maternal health.
Twins team up on cancer research
At Lineberger, the search for solutions is personal for postdocs Ryan and Brandon Mouery ’24 (PhD).
Graduate student discovers youngest transiting planet ever
Identified by Carolina astronomer Madyson Barber, the “baby” planet is 3 million years old and roughly the size of Jupiter.
Composting inspires MPA student
After a summer state government internship and a waste audit, Brianna Beadle is back to studying public administration.
Collaborating with communities on coastal resilience research
James P. Collins, a doctoral student in city and regional planning, spent the summer in the coastal communities east of Beaufort in Carteret County known as “Down East.” He interviewed residents about the chronic coastal flooding that happens outside of major storm events — also known as “sunny day” or high-tide flooding. With local sea-level rise, land subsidence and development increasing in coastal areas, the frequency of flooding along low-lying properties and roadways is also growing.
Rhodes scholar returns to Gillings
By Susan Hudson, University Communications Takhona Hlatshwako’s passion for public health led her from her native Eswatini to Carolina then Oxford and back again. Takhona Hlatshwako ’22 has never wavered in her intent to use her public health knowledge to … Read more
