Archived Tar Heels Up Close
Archived Tar Heels Up Close
Leading Blue Heaven
Fall 2022Wing Commander Rachel McCarthy is the highest-ranking cadet in DET 590, aka Blue Heaven, but the senior’s path to ROTC wasn’t a traditional one.
Surveyor and storyteller
Fall 2022Anna Atencio was a member of the first Chancellor’s Science Scholars cohort. Now she helps tell the unseen story below the seafloor as a geophysicist on the coast of North Carolina.
Serial entrepreneur
Fall 2022Gina Bartasi ’91 is the founder of five companies; her latest venture focuses on streamlining fertility benefits to improve the patient experience.
Creating community in the classroom
Fall 2022Ariana Vigil teaches and conducts research in Latina/o literature, militarization, and gender and sexuality.
Creative cartography
Fall 2022Geographer Javier Arce-Nazario uses innovative mapping technologies to help communities in the Galapagos Islands, Puerto Rico and beyond.
Building community resilience to climate change
Spring 2022Miyuki Hino is helping residents and civic officials find creative ways to deal with the impact of flooding and rising sea levels.
‘I have to find their voice, I have to find their stories’
Spring 2022Historian Brandi Brimmer explores the social networks that helped enslaved people survive.
A mindset of service
Spring 2022Former “Lost Boy of Sudan” is pursuing a doctorate in public policy to help advance peace and community in his home country.
‘Take risks and dream big’
Spring 2022Forbes recently tapped rising star computer scientist Bashima Islam for its “30 under 30” list in science.
‘Chief Rule Breaker’
Spring 2022David Gardner, co-founder of The Motley Fool, says his English degree helped him in creating financial advice that is accessible to people of all backgrounds and experience levels.
Inside This Issue
A Campaign for the People: In our cover package, read how the Campaign for Carolina benefited students, faculty and programs across the College. ALSO INSIDE: Southern voices, Starworks, Teens and tech. Click on the magazine cover to view a reader-friendly flipbook.
Letter From the Dean
Dean Jim White shares successes from the Campaign for Carolina and what's next for the College.
Give to Carolina
With groundbreaking research linking social media habits to brain changes, the Winston National Center on Technology Use, Brain and Psychological Development also provides career training and public awareness. A $10 million gift in March 2022 from the Winston Family Foundation created the center.