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How AI Could Solve Natural History Biggest Research Challenge

Natural history museums face massive backlogs of undigitized specimens and data. Researchers are using AI to speed up tasks like reading handwritten notes, analyzing images and processing video. While not perfect, these tools can save time and expand research, helping scientists better understand biodiversity, despite environmental costs and technical limitations.

Chasing Velocity: How analytics changed pitching

This video explores how innovations in technology and data analytics have changed the way we approach the art of pitching in baseball.

The Scoop: Nutrition

This multimedia package explores differences between U.S. and European food systems through reporting, photos and audio. While Americans focus on additives like dyes, experts say overall diet quality matters more. The story highlights processed foods, misleading “clean labels,” and barriers to accessing fresh, nutritious options, emphasizing whole foods and informed choices.

The Classroom Under Watch: AI Surveillance in Schools and the Ethics Behind It

This investigative podcast looks at how AI-based surveillance tools are being used in schools across the state, drawing on specific local cases. It examines the legal frameworks that govern student monitoring, alongside the ethical concerns around privacy, consent, and the student experience. UNC Professor Sun-ha Hong helps unpack these cases and their potential implications.

Embryo Donation: Medicine, Ethics and the Making of Families

Story by Regan Rhymes This story explores embryo donation as a growing pathway to parenthood,…

Data vs. Injuries in Sports: How Colleges are Using Data to Change the Game

This is an audio story about how college sports programs are working to fight injuries through analytics and technology. It takes a look into the work of the Wake Forest Pitching lab and the UNC Women’s Soccer team, highlighting how each team looks to minimize injuries in sports.

Putting Money in “Moneyball”: How Colleges are Investing Into Analytics in Sports

This is an audio story about the increased investment into college baseball, focusing on the recent leasing of the Trajekt pitching machines by UNC Chapel Hill and Wake Forest. This move by both teams highlights the ever increasing popularity of analytics and technology in baseball and the increasing investment into college sports.

Schools are a frontline to youth suicide prevention

Suicide is the second leading cause of death for youths in the United States, and the rates continue to escalate. Many youths in crisis are directed to the emergency department but end up waiting for days in the ER for a psychiatric bed. But what if the signs of mental distress in youths can be caught early and avoid an ER visit altogether? Embedding mental health services in schools offers a solution.

Lumbee Tribe Earns Federal Recognition After More than a Century

By Anna Laible

As housing costs rise, investing feels different for a generation trying to plan ahead

Rising housing costs are reshaping how young adults approach financial planning, often delaying investing and homeownership. UNC students collaborating with Vanguard explore how UX design can make financial tools clearer and more trustworthy. As affordability strains budgets, financial literacy, transparency and personalized planning become essential for navigating an increasingly expensive transition into adulthood.