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Congratulations, graduates


Good luck with finals, Tar Heels. Stay tuned to the College website this week as we share favorite outdoor study spots for finals season, parting advice from faculty and a senior Phillips Ambassador’s essay on her transformative semester in Japan. Next week, we’ll share stories about our 2024 graduates.



Congratulations, graduates

Good luck with finals, Tar Heels. Stay tuned to the College website this week as we share favorite outdoor study spots for finals season, parting advice from faculty and a senior Phillips Ambassador’s essay on her transformative semester in Japan. Next week, we’ll share stories about our 2024 graduates.


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A closeup shot of the Old Well, surrounded by pink azaleas in spring. (photo by Donn Young)

Faculty offer parting advice for spring graduates

Learn to embrace failure, practice integrity, maintain a sense of curiosity and follow your passions, share College of Arts and Sciences faculty members.

Naomi Ovrutsky lays on her stomach reading a book inside the open green space of Coker Arboretum.

Carolina seniors share their favorite outdoor study spots for finals season

From the arboretum to Franklin Street, these spaces are peaceful, beautiful and Tar Heel-approved. 

A horizontal image of Xenia Weakly, arms outstretched to the sky, standing on a street in Akihabara, Japan.

My semester in Japan

UNC senior and Phillips Ambassador Xenia Weakly documents her transformative semester in Japan. She learned through her study abroad experience that it is “all the more essential for us to learn about those who are different from ourselves.”

Hyuenwoo Yang in the lab, tweaking controls on a machine with wires hooked to two vials of liquid.

CHASE Solar Hub pioneers liquid fuel conversion

At the center’s Chapel Hill headquarters, more than 100 researchers work to turn sunlight into methanol.

Headshot of Kendall Winter

Music Ph.D. candidate Kendall Winter receives distinguished service award

The award recognizes graduate or professional students with outstanding character, scholarship, leadership and service to the University.

John Wood Sweet in the library sits in front of a bookcase full of books.

UNC historian tapped for National Humanities Center fellowship

Professor of History John Wood Sweet was among 31 scholars awarded National Humanities Center fellowships for the 2024-2025 academic year. Sweet was the only researcher from UNC-Chapel Hill to receive a fellowship.

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In the Media

Psychology group says infinite scrolling “particularly risky” to youth mental health

“The platforms seem to be designed to keep kids engaged for as long as possible, to keep them on there. And kids are just not able to resist those impulses as effectively as adults,” American Psychological Association chief science officer Mitch Prinstein said in a phone interview. Prinstein is John Van Seters Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at UNC.

 

Read the article at NBC News


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Events

Week of Balance: April 30-May 7

Join University Libraries for Week of Balance. Crafts, therapy dogs, miniature horses and other activities are available for students as they study for finals. Click on the links for the daily schedule.

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18,000+
undergraduate students
2,300+
graduate students
979
faculty members
43
academic departments and curricula,
115 undergraduate programs of study
12
graduate programs ranked in the top 30
by U.S. News & World Report
80%
of all Carolina students graduate with at least one major in the College
$126.2M
in research funding
85%
of all undergraduate hours at Carolina are taught by College faculty