The Labor of Science · UNC Chapel Hill
Science belongs to everyone
A campus movement reframing who gets to be called a scientist, because the capacity for discovery is inherent, not inherited.
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Users connected, fills as real people join
This is its own project, still small, growing at laborofscience.com. Everything below follows along from that world.
The Connector
Step into the Tarheel Chemistry Corner
A study and mentorship space built for Tar Heels: a study corner, professor tips, and a mentor directory. Lives over on the full Labor of Science site.
BondThe Why
Why this exists
Academia is rough. Not everybody will care about you, and not everybody will believe in you. I've felt that. I've had people tell me, straight up, that I wasn't good enough. I never will believe that, and neither should you. If you want to be a scientist, you are one. This exists to close the gap between that truth and how the field actually treats people.
Happiness in chemistry
Chemistry has a reputation for being grim and hard to get into. I want it to feel approachable, even joyful, because people learn better and stay longer when they're not afraid of the bench.
Access for all
Opening doors around chemistry for everyone, not just the people who were already invited in. The network fills as real people join.
In Her Own Words
Women who stayed anyway
Did You Know?
No Black chemist has ever been awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
This is exactly why Labor of Science exists: to document, celebrate, and amplify the scientists whose work shaped the field without the recognition it earned.
Video Library
Visual perspectives: science, stories & community
Community Interviews
Tell us about your research in 5 words
A living wall of real researchers. Share yours and it shows up right here, next to peers from campuses everywhere.
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Live Feed
From the feed: @laborofscience
Field notes and behind-the-scenes moments, live from Instagram.
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