UNCRS Category: Topics

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.

Rooted: JJ Bauer

JJ Bauer in front of her collection of robots

The art history professor has helped shape the way Carolina preserves, studies, and teaches art.

Heart Patrol

Grace Wu pipettes in her lab

Grace Wu is examining how job stress drives unhealthy eating and raises heart disease risks among North Carolina police officers.

Restoring Rhythm

Anil Gehi stands in front of a screen with a heart rate monitor

Drawing on his expertise in engineering and medicine, Anil Gehi is redesigning how hospitals, clinics, and patients manage heart rhythm disorders.

Data-Driven Heartbeats

Lindsey Rosman looks at her smartwatch in front of UNC Hospitals

By blending psychology and data science, Lindsey Rosman reveals how wearable smart devices are reshaping heart care.

Fixing Tiny Hearts

Whitney Edwards in her lab

Whitney Edwards studies how the heart develops to pinpoint when congenital heart disease occurs and improve treatment options for high-risk cases.

Rooted: Deb Aikat

Deb Aikat in the Fearrington Reading Room at Wilson Library

The journalism professor probes how generative AI is rewriting the rules of a free and democratic press.

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.

Meaning of the Minds

Heidi Roth

Heidi Roth has spent her life trying to understand the brain and what happens when we stop remembering.