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Heart Patrol
Grace Wu is examining how job stress drives unhealthy eating and raises heart disease risks among North Carolina police officers.
Restoring Rhythm
Drawing on his expertise in engineering and medicine, Anil Gehi is redesigning how hospitals, clinics, and patients manage heart rhythm disorders.
Data-Driven Heartbeats
By blending psychology and data science, Lindsey Rosman reveals how wearable smart devices are reshaping heart care.
Fixing Tiny Hearts
Whitney Edwards studies how the heart develops to pinpoint when congenital heart disease occurs and improve treatment options for high-risk cases.
Researcher Q&As
Rooted: JJ Bauer
The art history professor has helped shape the way Carolina preserves, studies, and teaches art.
Rooted: Deb Aikat
The journalism professor probes how generative AI is rewriting the rules of a free and democratic press.
RUNC: Amol Yadav
The biomedical engineer develops technology to treat brain diseases through the spinal cord.