UNCRS Category: Health

Rewriting the Prescription

a young man leaning against a white table covered in colorful prescription bottles

Joshua Niznik is blending data and empathy to shift the culture of prescribing medications in older adults — starting with when to stop.

Trial and Discovery

A collage of four portraits shows a women in a white doctor jacket in the upper left side, a man in front of a treadmill in the upper right, a smiling woman in a white lab jacket in the lower left, and a man in a suite jacket in the lower right.

Carolina researchers are pushing the boundaries of medicine through clinical trials — driving innovation, uncovering new therapies, and shaping a future where science transforms lives.

Shaping Future Leaders

Kiara Rodriguez, Nico Gleason, and Karthik Ramakrishnan in front of South Building

Undergraduate researchers from Carolina’s 2025 graduating class share how research defined their college experience and prepared them for the real world.

A Ring of Hope

Rahima Benhabbour

Rahima Benhabbour is engineering health care solutions for women impacted by HIV.

Empowering Female Athletes

Sam Moore

Sam Moore combines groundbreaking research with her personal experiences to enhance the performance and health of female athletes.

AI for Better Births

Jeff Stringer in front of a screen covered in pregnancy ultrasounds

Jeffrey Stringer has merged an AI app with a portable ultrasound device to improve maternal and child health.

Finding Their Way Home

Bill Miller and Clara Lee cross the bridge over Manning Drive on UNC's medical campus

Bill Miller and Clara Lee have navigated nearly two decades of marriage and academia, including a departure from and return to Carolina, where their relationship began.