UNCRS Category: Health

RUNC: Jian Chen

Jian Lily Chen

Jian Chen wants more mental health services for Asian American and Pacific Islander communities.

Quenching Curiosities

Rachel DuMez-Kornegay, a vat of beer, Emile Charles, kombucha bottles, Justin Nolan, a grocery store shelf full of food

Meet three Carolina researchers studying beverages, from beer to soda, to improve human health and sustainability for all.

RUNC: Siddharth Sheth

Sid Sheth

Siddharth Sheth leads clinical trials to improve treatments for patients with head and neck cancer.

Let’s Get Clinical

Clockwise from top-left: Edwin Kim, William Miller and Vivian Go, Shawn Kneipp, Laura Jacox and Sugar, and Andrew Satterlee, Shawn Hingtgen and David Kram

Researchers across Carolina manage clinical trials to get novel treatments and interventions into the hands of those who need them most.

That’s a Cap!

Carrina Macaluso throws her cap on the stage in Moeser Auditorium

Undergraduate researchers from Carolina’s 2024 graduating class share how research has shaped their college experience.

Everywhere Chemical Exposure

Plastic toys in various colors are arranged to form the shape of a child's head and shoulders, while gray toy building bricks are used to depict the child's brain.

Stephanie Engel uses scans of children’s brains to study the developmental effects of chemicals widely used in plastic products called phthalates.

Virtual Rehabilitation

Madison Davis in a VR head set

Fear of reinjury can greatly increase an athlete’s chances of getting hurt again – but VR techniques developed by Shelby Baez can get them back in the game.