Category: Tar Heels Up Close
Tar Heels Up Close
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The ghostwriter
Lisa Dickey has collaborated with U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, First Lady Jill Biden and other well-known figures to produce best-sellers.
The global problem-solver
Working for Amazon in Prague, Hakeem Smith uses analytical skills gained through UNC’s TransAtlantic Master’s Program.
Fighting malaria is personal
Raj Panjabi was tapped by President Joe Biden to lead an initiative seeking to eradicate the mosquito-borne disease worldwide.
Seeing patterns in the data
Mariana Olvera-Cravioto uses mathematical models to understand complex topics. She hopes the new data science minor will make data more accessible to students.
Creating sound stories
Pianist Clara Yang elevates the voices of underrepresented Black and female composers on stage and in the classroom.
Understanding the ‘war on terror’
An expert on global terrorism uses a long lens to explain what happened in Afghanistan — and what might happen elsewhere.
A champion for athletes
Jim Tanner is certified as an agent by the NBA and has represented multiple former Tar Heels as clients.
Publishing pioneer
Alumna Rebecca Wesson Darwin redefined Southern magazines with the award-winning Garden & Gun.
Through a filmmaker’s lens
Watching the sunrise on Mount Fuji is among the memorable experiences in senior Michael Sparks award-winning film about his trip to Japan.
If plants could talk
Sierra Roark seeks to tell a more inclusive history by studying plant remains and the medicinal uses of plants in the South.
Rethinking drug delivery systems
Rahima Benhabbour’s innovative medical devices have the potential to benefit marginalized women around the globe.
IAH fellows explore race and place
The first two faculty to receive IAH Race, Memory, and Reckoning Initiative funding are Oswaldo Estrada, professor of romance studies, and John Sweet, associate professor of history.
Creative computing
Entrepreneur Joe Puccio ’16 developed an app to help students plan their class schedule. Coursicle now has 400,000 users across the United States and Canada.
A MythBusters approach to life
For up-and-coming astrophysicist Ben Kaiser, a desire to figure things out for himself has led to a career investigating the far reaches of our universe.