UNCRS Category: Innovation

Designing Winners

Khushi Shah with a volleyball, Yunus Mouline with a basketball, and Gordan Tao with a football

The Sports Analytics and Intelligence Lab teaches Carolina undergraduates how statistics can bolster athletic success.

Reading the Game

Gedas Bertasius next to a monitor with a green 8-bit basketball on it

Gedas Bertasius teaches machines to understand video the way humans do — reshaping how we see athletic performance and skill.

RUNC: Hank Corbett

Hank Corbett in front of a piece of a giant telescope

The research scientist is building software and instruments for the biggest telescope in the world.

Eyes on the Brain

Jose Rodriguez Romaguera, Ellora McTaggart, and Nico Pegard in their lab at UNC-Chapel Hill

A Carolina alumna and her former research mentors are developing wearable smart glasses that could one day support new insights into mental health.

RUNC: Amol Yadav

a man soldiers metal in a lab

The biomedical engineer develops technology to treat brain diseases through the spinal cord.

Rooted: Paige Ouimet

a woman stands in front of Bell Hall on UNC's campus

The business school professor studies how finance decisions shape employee outcomes and respond to labor force shifts.

From Student to Scientist

a woman holds a VR headset while standing in her lab

Shelby Baez gives students opportunities to turn research into real-world impact for athletes recovering from injury.

Mapping Teen Minds

a man stands in his lab; a student wearing a cap that measures brain activity is behind him

Casey Calhoun transforms lab-based research into tech-driven tools for teen mental health.

Coding Compassionate AI

a woman in front of a line of computers covered in code

Snigdha Chaturvedi is developing AI systems with empathy and social awareness to understand the nuances of human language.