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UNCRS Category: Health

Hope for “Butterflies”

Hope Mascio jumps on a trampoline

The UNC Turner Syndrome Clinic provides multidisciplinary care to improve the lives of patients, also known as “butterflies.”

SURFing Through Summer

Grid photo of six undergraduate researchers.

From peanut allergies to the death penalty, Carolina’s Summer Undergraduate Research Fellows (SURFs) are gaining hands-on research experience in the lab and the field.

RUNC: Cheerag Upadhyaya

Cheerag Upadhyaya

Cheerag Upadhyaya works to improve outcomes for surgical patients.

Volleying Research and Life

Esteban Agudo plays pickleball

From pickleball to LEGO, Carolina researchers engage in a variety of hobbies to escape stressors that come with a career in academia.

Healing with Art

Denise Yookong Williams

Denise “Dee” Yookong Williams uses art to help LGBTQ youth and youth of color process their experiences around suicide.

Teachers for Mental Health

Christina Cruz

By combining best practices in education and mental health care, Christina Cruz works to enhance interventions for elementary-aged patients before concerns become crises.

Taking Care of Moms

Mary Kimmel

Mary Kimmel is a physician researcher, advocate, and mom dedicated to changing the way mothers who need mental health care are perceived and treated.

RUNC: Nivi Ramasamy

Nivi Ramasamy

Nivi Ramasamy unravels the link between obesity and cancer.

Getting the Lead Out

Jordan April at UNC's law library

Jordan April is establishing a national database that will empower residents facing health concerns about lead exposure in their homes.

For Her Brother

Rhianna Lee

Upon watching her brother grow up and struggle with cystic fibrosis, Rhianna Lee has dedicated her life to studying the disease.

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