Carolina sophomore Rida Bayraktar founded Pink STREAM to educate, motivate, empower and inspire kindergarten through eighth-grade girls in science, technology, robotics, engineering, arts and math. By Korie Dean, University Communications, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020   As a young girl, Carolina … Read more

Written by Shatera McNair, APPLES Summer 2020 Undergraduate Fellow Before enrolling at UNC-Chapel Hill, Juhi Modi grew up in the suburbs of Cary, North Carolina. Modi had little exposure to rural areas and doubted that a service-learning experience in rural … Read more

Rising senior Aida Al-Akhdar is interning at the Compass Center, helping the organization establish Orange County’s new domestic violence shelter and serving as an advocate for survivors of domestic violence. By Brandon Bieltz, University Communications One-in-three women and one-in-five men … Read more

Written by Serah Lee ‘20 On this year’s spring break, before the travel restrictions and stay-at-home orders for COVID-19, 50 Carolina students took advantage of their vacation time to participate in APPLES Alternative Spring Breaks. Participants chose from among five … Read more

Written by Serah Lee ’20 What do the holidays mean for you? Does it mean adhering to old family traditions? Or perhaps, a chance to reconnect with hometown friends? For over 50 Carolina students, the winter holidays meant an opportunity … Read more