UNC HUSSMAN

“Generative AI (GenAI) is no longer just a buzzword — it’s becoming a core tool for research innovation at UNC Hussman. Whether it’s transforming how we communicate strategically to inform and persuade audiences or how our students learn to navigate an evolving media landscape, GenAI is creating exciting new possibilities.”

Soldiers who seek mental health support often face a stigma of being weak, and those experiencing more common mental health symptoms, like anxiety and depression, are sometimes turned away … Congress has changed legislation on the basis of [Johnson’s] research and writing using his work on broken and outdated suicide prevention links to make a change to the military’s support system.

“AI is revolutionizing the news industry … It is transforming tasks like content generation and data analysis, and it can be used to boost production and operational efficiencies in news organizations … There are also ethical business concerns around the need to re-skill employees, transparency of use and the potential erosion of public trust.”

Loneliness and social isolation increase the risk for premature death … the research team will create, design and deploy social media messages to encourage young adults to get offline and experience social connectedness through in-person interactions.

“We will reach young people where they are to encourage them to go out in their communities to have more meaningful in-person interactions.”

“I’ve learned that in research you have to use existing models or tools to speak to those in your scientific community. But I encourage others to be themselves and make their own tools or measures, especially if the existing science minimizes the nuances of people.”