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Singing creates ‘a bond between people’
For Terry Rhodes, music is more than a way to make a living. It is a way of life. Somehow, she finds a way to make music an integral part of almost every thing she does. She really has no..
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The past brings power to the present.
Minrose Gwin spent years researching deep into the life of civil rights activist Medgar Evers for an academic project. To her surprise, she came away with more than one way to tell this tale of the segregated South: not only the scholarly work, but also a debut novel of note...
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Sharing a love and passion for music
It’s gospel music day in professor Louise Toppin’s class, “Music as Culture: The Music of African-Americans.” The course is a survey of the music of African-Americans from its roots in Africa to hip-hop, through the lens of the classical composer...
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UNC concussion researcher named MacArthur Fellow
UNC professor Kevin Guskiewicz first became concerned about concussions when he was an athletic trainer with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the early 1990s. More than 20 years later...
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UNC expert included in major new plant research program
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill biologist Jeff Dangl has been selected to join a new research program involving 15 of the nation’s top plant scientists...
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Research shows voters rejecting Islamic parties
No one knows what will happen in Tunisia, Egypt or Libya. But history paints a hopeful picture of how things might go if democratic elections are allowed...
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Straddling two worlds: Studying women and childbirth at the U.S.-Mexico border
Kimmie Garner at Maternidad La Luz, where she did an internship last summer...
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SCALE-UP: Innovative, studio-style classroom encourages interaction
Room 208 in Phillips Hall is no longer an ordinary teaching laboratory. Gone are the cramped aisles with chairs and tables configured in a traditional manner. Instead, students sit at large round tables for labs... [more]
Red Clay Ramblers to be honored at PlayMakers Ball
Tony Award-winning, North Carolina music legends The Red Clay Ramblers will receive the PlayMakers Distinguished Achievement Award on Feb. 11 at the 24rd annual PlayMakers Ball at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The ball, held at the.. [more]
Extending friendship to Fukushima University in Japan
A yellow poplar tree, just like UNC’s beloved Davie Poplar, will now watch over the campus community of Fukushima University in Japan. To honor the legacy of friendship and goodwill between the Tar Heels and Japan, Carolina sent textbooks and a yellow poplar sapling to Fukushima University, where a tree-planting ceremony on the central plaza was held in November... [more]
A top 10 college role model
A savvy entrepreneur and social advocate, UNC senior Amber Koonce is now known as one of America’s top ten college role models... [more]-- More News --