UNC Research Stories
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Crafting Their Story
Howard Craft and Renée Alexander Craft share a commitment to storytelling to preserve history, support different perspectives, and inspire creativity.
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Boldly Breaking Barriers
Sam Lai has founded multiple startups by studying underexplored processes in the body — like mucus production.
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Unmasking Ugliness
Al Duncan has spent the last 15 years exploring why humans are drawn to the unpleasant and uncomfortable aspects of life.
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The Future of Folk
Patricia Sawin has devoted her career to researching people’s everyday stories, from oral histories to memes.
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Questioning AI
How will artificial intelligence change the world? This is just one of many questions philosopher Thomas Hofweber hopes to answer.
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Data Displaced
When natural hazards destroy homes and livelihoods, where do people go? Clark Gray searches for them using data.