2021 wasn’t a return to normal. The year began at a peak in the pandemic and continued to be surrounded by ongoing discussions about COVID-19 responses and the impact of vaccinations in the U.S. Students and faculty returned in-person to the classroom after over a year of Zoom instruction. At UNC, the year was marked by power tensions. (Daily Tar Heel) Video: UNC Researcher Ralph Baric is 2021 Tar Heel of the Year
Dr. Ralph Baric, a scientist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Gillings School of Global Public Health, has studied coronaviruses for decades.
2021: The year in photos
