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Written in Bone: The science of death investigation
Do you like the TV shows "CSI," "Criminal Minds" or "Bones?" Anthropology Professor Dale Hutchinson teaches students from all majors how to map and recover the elements of a crime scene in his class, Anthropology 423: “Written in Bone."..
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Yole (“come together”) connects UNC, Africa
“Yole” means come together. And Yole!Africa US is helping students in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and students at UNC come together to create positive change through cultural exchange. ..
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How our conversational “mistakes” may help us get our point across
UNC psychologist and linguist Jennifer Arnold found that our conversational missteps, like saying "uh" and "um," sometimes actually help our listeners get what we're saying...
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Mapping Historical Memory
A new UNC digital collection, Commemorative Landscapes of North Carolina, is creating a portrait of the state’s history through monuments, shrines and public art. UNC historian Fitz Brundage is the scholarly adviser to the project...
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Sprout UNC: Produce with a Purpose
Have you got the gardening bug yet? Spring is just around the corner, and with it the promise of fresh vegetables. Sprout UNC makes it easy, by bringing those fresh veggies straight from a local farm to you. ..
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Entrepreneurship 1.0
Everything about this new entrepreneurship class was unusual. It focused on making a difference in the world. Professors told the students it was OK to fail. Instructional technology and a star lineup of guest speakers engaged students in new ways. Welcome to Entrepreneurship 1.0...
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Brooklyn Grange's comb honey. Her beekeeping research has whetted Kate Grady's appetite for further research on urban agriculture. (photo by Kate Grady)

Beekeeping in Brooklyn: Urban apiculture is thriving in NYC

Senior geography major Kate Grady's sweet summer adventure included studying urban beekeeping on the rooftops of Brooklyn, thanks to a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship... [more]

Professors with Passion: Marianne Gingher

“You don’t learn anything about writing [by] just talking about writing,” says Marianne Gingher, the Bowman and Gordon Gray Term Professor of Creative Writing. (WATCH VIDEO) .. [more]

Summer Jazz Workshop offers free concerts June 17-21

The third annual UNC Summer Jazz Workshop June 17-21 will feature free nightly concerts open to the public... [more]

Clarke and Duffy are honored for service in the workplace

Shelley Clarke, the manager for the Institute for the Study of the Americas, and Eve Duffy, a manager in the Program in the Humanities and Human Values, were honored at a ceremony May 22 for the ways in which they support and influence others in their jobs at UNC... [more]

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