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About Ha Lien Gaskin
Ha Lien Gaskin (she/they) is a journalist from Chapel Hill with an interest in politics, soccer, travel and the internet. She has experience writing for local publications including The Daily Tar Heel and The Durham Voice. For fun, Ha Lien loves playing with dogs, writing stories, and traveling.
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Carolina In My Eyes: Chapel Hill Startup Revolutionizes Eye-Tracking Technology

April 23, 2026 Ha Lien Gaskin
From its co-founders to its inception, Carolina Instruments is Carolina blue, through and through. The startup, which assumed its earliest form in the UNC Neuroscience and Engineering research labs, is […]
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How Raleigh’s OneCare Aims To Transform Healthcare Practices

April 20, 2026 Ha Lien Gaskin
Joe Torres was first introduced to the healthcare industry in 2012, when he suffered a near-fatal accident. In 2020, Torres acquired a healthcare practice specializing in occupational and speech therapy […]
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Empowering Carolina Beach Vendors with EventureMap

March 6, 2026 Ha Lien Gaskin
Having called the beach town of Carolina Beach home for nine years, tech entrepreneur Scott Thomas noticed that there was a need for connecting vendors and customers in the area—especially […]
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Raleigh’s Teen-Led Cubo Cruise Looks To Revolutionize Driving Safety

February 20, 2026 Ha Lien Gaskin
The founders of Raleigh’s Cubo Cruise, an AI-powered smart device designed to discourage distracted driving, want to revolutionize driving safety—and they don’t even have their driver’s permits yet.  Cubo CEO […]
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Duke Founder Riya Jain Gives People With Speech Loss Their “Voice Back”

February 10, 2026 Ha Lien Gaskin
When her grandmother was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a neurodegenerative disease that slowly causes the loss of muscle control, Riya Jain watched as her Nani lost the ability […]

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