UNCRS Category: Society

Rewriting the Prescription

a young man leaning against a white table covered in colorful prescription bottles

Joshua Niznik is blending data and empathy to shift the culture of prescribing medications in older adults — starting with when to stop.

Aging with Care

a woman sits in a chair surrounded by leaves, her reflection in a nearby window

Sheryl Zimmerman has transformed Carolina into a national leader in nursing home and assisted living research.

Cap to Career

Willow Taylor Chiang Yang

Willow Taylor Chiang Yang explores how socioeconomic status predicts career values and decisions among graduating seniors.

Learning by Design

a woman in front of a blackboard with a drawing of a lightbulb with arrows going toward and away from it

Kyle McQuillan wields the power of design to transform how students learn, educators teach, and innovators bring ideas to life.

Shaping Future Leaders

Kiara Rodriguez, Nico Gleason, and Karthik Ramakrishnan in front of South Building

Undergraduate researchers from Carolina’s 2025 graduating class share how research defined their college experience and prepared them for the real world.

Empowering Female Athletes

Sam Moore

Sam Moore combines groundbreaking research with her personal experiences to enhance the performance and health of female athletes.

RUNC: Cameron Neale

Cameron Neale

Cameron Neale explores how Christianity influenced and supported Southern female labor organizers in the 1920s and ’30s.

Scholars In Sync

Florence Babb and Victoria Rovine are smiling while sitting on a sofa in their living room. Their dog, Harry, is sitting between them.

Florence Babb and Victoria Rovine’s partnership is defined by a shared passion for research and teaching — and choosing the right universities at the right time.