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- UNC-Chapel Hill ranks fifth among national public universities for 21st consecutive year
  
  U.S. News & World Report names Carolina Best Value among public universities for 17th time
- New clinical outreach program at UNC-Chapel Hill will provide traumatic brain injury treatment, wellness services for veterans
  
  $12.5 million gift from the Gary Sinise Foundation Avalon Network to establish the THRIVE Program in the College of Arts & Sciences’ Matthew Gfeller Center
- Coach Roy Williams to keynote Class of 2020 Commencement ceremony
- UNC-Chapel Hill joins new NSF institute to enhance artificial intelligence tools for a more equitable, inclusive classroom experience
- David Boliek Jr. elected to chair UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees; new members sworn in
  
  Six other Board members were sworn in to begin their four-year terms
- Study to help patients avoid a second stroke
- Statement from Chancellor Guskiewicz regarding the Unsung Founders Memorial

Carolina Experts

From voting irregularities and political analysis to the latest in biomedical engineering or criminal justice, our experts can provide insight on breaking news, ongoing developments and emerging research in their area of expertise.

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Rebecca Tippett is the founding director of Carolina Demography at the Carolina Population Center at UNC-Chapel Hill. Her work helps leaders across North Carolina make sense of population-level changes throughout the state. She can provide context about the 2020 Census and its impact on political power.

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Charles E. Conrad, II, geographer at UNC-Chapel Hill and director of the Southeast Regional Climate Center, researches the characteristics of extreme weather and their impacts across the southeastern United States. He has expertise in climatology and meteorology, including heavy precipitation, tornadoes, hurricanes, cold air outbreaks, heat waves and winter weather.

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Noel Brewer is a professor of health behavior at UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health and internationally recognized expert on vaccination decision-making and communication. He has advised on vaccination for the World Health Organization, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the President’s Cancer Panel under two presidents, and the National Vaccine Advisory Committee.

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