Category: Tar Heels Up Close
Tar Heels Up Close
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Resilient mindsets
Biologist Daniel Matute studies a trait often found in our planet’s hardiest organisms: resiliency.
Supporting ‘strivers’
Philosopher Jennifer Morton focuses on grit, resilience and effective ways to support disadvantaged college students.
Mission always, people first
Alumna Lindsey Jefferies levels her wings, both in the cockpit and out.
Unvarnished truth
Alumnus Elijah Heyward is guiding plans for the new International African American Museum on the site of the largest point of entry for enslaved people into the United States.
Black Towns, Black Futures
Anthropologist Karla Slocum focuses on the historic and contemporary significance of Black communities.
Giving voice to the marginalized
A graduate student is using digital humanities tools to examine musical recordings from prisons in the American South to bring the true stories of the recordings to light.
Leader, advocate, entrepreneur
Service is the thread that runs through Chris Suggs’ endeavors, from founding an organization to help teens in his hometown to serving as president of the Black Student Movement at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Preserving an accurate visual history
An art historian is leading efforts to inform decision-makers about the historical implications of digital reproduction methods, particularly for people of color.
Molecule maker
Polymer chemist Frank Leibfarth is rethinking plastics, with a focus on sustainability.
India rising
An international economist is the director of a new initiative that will advance knowledge and understanding of India’s emergence as an economic powerhouse.
Singing to heal and connect
Carolina alumnus founds Chicago-area choirs for adults with early-stage memory loss.
Legal Falcon
Mike Egan oversaw construction of the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, host of the 2019 Super Bowl.
Unfettered curiosity
Frank Bruni's wide-ranging career began with a stint at The Daily Tar Heel.
Text and textile
A Ph.D. student’s innovative dissertation weaves together scholarship, fabric and storytelling in an immersive art installation.