UNCRS Category: Topics

Unmasking Ugliness

Al Duncan holds a Roman mask

Al Duncan has spent the last 15 years exploring why humans are drawn to the unpleasant and uncomfortable aspects of life.

The Power of Narrative

Three faculty author books: "Warrior, Queen, Scientist, Activist"; "Painting U.S. Empire"; and "We Tried to Tell Y'All"

From Black Twitter to influential women, Carolina faculty discuss recent book projects and the research that went into them.

Outrage Explained

Two images of Kurt Gray: one red and one blue

Kurt Gray studies our deepest beliefs — from morality to religion — and hopes his newest book will help bridge political divides.

Feeling the Music

A man sits on stage holding a guitar and surrounded by music stands.

Willie Payne works with blind and low-vision musicians to make music more accessible.

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.

Robot Reboot

Lilly Nekervis, a senior undergraduate students, majoring in Information and Library Science at UNC-Chapel Hill, poses with a robotic dog in a robotics lab.

Lilly Nekervis is modifying a robot dog to be a guide for people who are visually impaired.

RUNC: Alex Worsnip

Alex Worsnip

Alex Worsnip researches what it is to be rational — and why, sometimes, we aren’t.