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Zoe Wade

06/06/2024

How/Why Research? After running cross-country and track in high school and developing a stress fracture in my foot during my senior year, I became interested in Exercise and Sports Science (EXSS) research, especially studies involving injury recovery. I cold emailed … Read more

Rodina Eliwa

05/23/2024

How/Why Research? I first was introduced to the idea of research through an IDST198 class I was in last year. We had many guest speakers talk about research and about how to get involved. I started really thinking about my … Read more

Georgia McLeod

05/21/2024

How/Why Research? Coming into my first year at Carolina, I knew I wanted to get involved in clinical research because I was excited by the idea of a project that would directly affect patients. After lots of searching and several … Read more

Gabriel Gong

05/21/2024

How/Why Research? Research was something that I always found interesting but never knew how to get into until I got into college. In order to get involved, I applied to various Research Assistant work-study positions for labs that had interesting … Read more

Akhil Malakapalli

05/21/2024

How/Why Research? I decided to pursue research because I am excited about learning and applying skills related to solving real problems. I began to be involved in high school by reaching out to professors studying what I was interested in. … Read more

Juliana Tovar

05/21/2024

How/Why Research? After taking a course in clinical psychology here at UNC, I became incredibly interested in this field and knew I wanted to get involved beyond a classroom setting. Thus, I reached out to faculty in the Clinical Psychology … Read more

Lauren Thompson

05/21/2024

How/Why Research? I pursued research because I was truly curious about the path to finding solutions to issues in the real world. I took a fascinating class about the death penalty in the United States and wrote a paper about … Read more

Dhruv Garg

05/21/2024

How/Why Research? I believe that research is the fundamental foundation for an improved future. Through research, society can achieve new feats and solve seemingly impossible problems. I began my research journey in high school by emailing various professors for lab … Read more

Jehlan White

05/21/2024

How/Why Research? I was introduced to research my sophomore year of high school after being selected for a program called Project SEED. From there I learned about how interdisciplinary research could be and after being selected for the Accelerated Research … Read more

Paola Rosario

05/21/2024

How/Why Research? I got involved in research because I wanted to see how what I was learning in my coursework could help people in the real world. I began by choosing a discipline I was drawn too, at the time … Read more