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UNC students and community activists held a climate strike March 25. Students demanded that the UNC system transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. The Chapel Hill demonstration coincided with Fridays For Future, a global youth-led movement in support of climate action that sponsored sister strikes in Raleigh and Durham. Zachary Turner talks about it with Jayda Williams on this edition of the Carolina Connection podcast.

After a decades-long, largely successful public health campaign against smoking, 2020 hit, and cigarette sales went up for the first time in 20 years. Now, anecdotal evidence is pointing researchers in the direction of a trend: A new generation of young adults may be among those smoking more. Sophia Ramirez talks with Jayda Williams about this trend.

On this edition of the Carolina Connection Podcast, Asian Americans in the Triangle reflect on the history of racism in the United States as they share their personal stories and offer ideas on how to fight for a more just and equitable future.

College health centers across the country have struggled to keep up with COVID-19. They’ve faced high testing demands and an influx of student cases, especially before classes moved online. While serving as their university’s hub for student medical care, many don’t have the authority to make large scale public health decisions.

On this edition of the Carolina Connection podcast, Aurora Charlow discusses what has happened this semester at college health centers and what’s next as the pandemic continues.

People are starting new relationships despite COVID-19, but the pandemic has forced them to change the way they think about dating.

Taylor Heeden is a third-generation UNC student. With a family history infused with Carolina Blue, she talks to her parents about their college experiences and how they differ from her own.

North Carolina’s beer industry adds billions of dollars to the state’s economy, but with breweries shifting to take out only, the industry is hurting. In this edition of the Carolina Connection podcast, we’re looking at North Carolina’s “Beer Economy” and how it has been affected by the coronavirus.

This year, because of the coronavirus, the NFL had to make some adjustments to its annual draft. Carolina Connection reporter Josh Conner joins us to discuss this year’s draft and give his predictions for some UNC athletes that have a chance of being drafted.

On this edition of the Carolina connection podcast, we hosted a virtual roundtable to discuss how college seniors are dealing with the effects of the coronavirus on their educational and professional lives.