Category: Articles
Cloud-based printing comes to Carolina’s makerspaces
BeAM — UNC’s makerspace network — has rolled out 3DPrinterOS, a remote printer operating system that will allow makers to print from anywhere on campus.
A maker mindset
Senior Levi Tox has been a maker since high school. This summer, he used his expertise to create an efficient — and fun — way to get to campus with … Read more
Making Carolina feel like home
Emma Fagerberg, a senior psychology and biology major, and her fellow resident advisors help new Tar Heels make Carolina their home.
An interview with Snigdha Chaturvedi
Chaturvedi is an assistant professor of computer science in the UNC College of Arts and Sciences. She studies natural language processing — how computers understand human languages.
An interview with senior Colleen McCann
The Tar Heel studies proteins to diminish diseases, such as heart failure and Alzheimer’s disease. Learn more about her in this Q&A with UNC Research.
Inside Puma’s performance lab with senior Jordan Feldman
The biomedical and health sciences engineering student in the College is putting her skills to work this summer as a member of Puma’s Footwear Innovation team.
Chancellor’s Science Scholar Varun Potlapalli has eyes on his future
The rising senior and biochemistry major spent this summer shadowing doctors and attending grand rounds at UNC Hospitals to prepare for his MD-Ph.D. program post-graduation.
Sixteen undergraduates selected as UNC Phillips Ambassadors for study in Asia
Sixteen undergraduate students and one Ph.D. student from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill were selected as Phillips Ambassadors for Summer and Fall 2022 study abroad programs across … Read more
Rising senior Maria Palmtag is helping to enhance BeAM’s textile program
A maker throughout her entire undergraduate career, Palmtag is using her extensive knowledge of makerspace tools to enrich the creative experience for Tar Heels to come.
Chemistry’s Zhukhovitskiy wins prestigious U.S. DOE Early Career Award
Chemist Alex Zhukhovitskiy has won an Early Career Award from the U.S. Department of Energy. DOE awarded $110 million for groundbreaking research by 83 early career scientists this year.
Maymester course turns Tar Heels into scriptwriters
Students in Maymester’s “Writing for the 30-Minute Comedy” course collaborated with Tar Heels from “Acting for the Camera” and “Directing for the Camera” to write and produce scenes for a … Read more
Pecan Polvorones (Pecan Shortbread) with Coffee Granita by Sandra A. Gutierrez
A recipe from Edible North Carolina: A Journey across a State of Flavor, edited by Marcie Cohen Ferris.
Bookmark This
Bookmark This is a feature that highlights new books by College of Arts & Sciences faculty and alumni, published the first week of each month. This month’s featured book: “Edible … Read more
Carolina’s newest distinguished professors
The University has awarded distinguished professorships to more than four dozen faculty in eight schools and the College of Arts & Sciences.
Preserving endangered Islamic manuscripts
Scholars from the department of African, African American and diaspora studies and a University Libraries digitization specialist traveled to Senegal and Mali to preserve and digitize 6,000 pages of handwritten … Read more
Biology department’s Logan Brackett earns College’s 2021-2022 Award in Management
Logan Brackett received the 2021-2022 Award in Management in the College of Arts & Sciences for his outstanding accomplishments
Astronomers find hidden trove of massive black holes
Scientists at UNC-Chapel Hill, led by faculty-graduate student team Sheila Kannappan and Mugdha Polimera, have found a previously overlooked treasure trove of massive black holes in dwarf galaxies that offer a glimpse into the … Read more
College of Arts & Sciences awards $36,000 in grants to support DEI initiatives
The College of Arts & Sciences awarded 13 academic departments a total of $36,000 in grants to enhance diversity, equity and inclusion
Ukraine stories: Staff, faculty share harrowing, inspiring experiences
The following was written by Mykhailo “Misha” Shvets, a Ph.D. student in the computer science department in the College of Arts & Sciences. A charity concert for Ukraine will be … Read more
GAA Distinguished Service Medal awarded to Terry Rhodes
The General Alumni Association Board of Directors in May presented its 2022 Distinguished Service Medals to two alumni. The recipients were Patricia Ann Timmons-Goodson ’76 (’79 JD), of Fayetteville, and Terry … Read more