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‘Stubborn’ astronomer makes major ‘lost sisters’ finding
Carolina graduate student Andrew Boyle and collaborators discovered the Seven Sisters Pleiades star cluster numbers in the thousands.
How many people are in the airport right now?
Business professor Adam Mersereau used mathematical models to answer a deceptively simple question with big implications.
Carolina made these first and for all Americans
Tar Heel discoveries and innovations spurred the nation’s growth and improved its people’s health and safety.
2 Tar Heels are 2025 Google PhD fellows
The prestigious doctoral fellowship went to Viviane Ito of SILS and computer science student Vaidehi Patil.
New calculator better predicts stroke risk
Created by Carolina’s Dr. Samuel Short, the improved tool helps physicians decide if atrial fibrillation patients should take blood thinners.
Librarian and English professor build AI literacy
The Carolina AI Literacy Initiative helps first-year students learn to use artificial intelligence tools effectively and responsibly.