UNCRS Category: Health

Symbiotic Strides

Josh Tacca, Greg Phillips, and Helen Huang

Helen Huang and her lab are building better prosthetics by enhancing them with robotics and AI.

Fitness for All

Kara Hume

After working with the autism community for over 30 years, Kara Hume is building a fitness program for people of varying abilities.

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.