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Headshot of Emma Cohn in her Carolina blue graduation cap and gown, the Old Well in the background.

Straight A winter graduate heads for New Zealand

After years of classes and internships, Carolina Covenant scholar Emma Cohn, who will graduate on Dec. 17, plans an extended coffee break.


Te'Aja McCoy at the Old Well

Senior Te’Aja McCoy is an advocate for social justice

McCoy, a December graduate, majored in political science and has a minor in social and economic justice to prepare her for the next step in her career: law school.


Riya Shah poses at the Old Well

Riya Shah’s time at Carolina was an “unforgettable journey”

When the senior graduates on Dec. 17, she will do so with a double major in biology and neuroscience and her sights set on medical school.


Headshot of Elsa Huebsch at the Old Well

Senior Elsa Huebsch’s love for chemistry was “reverse engineered”

Huebsch, who graduates on Dec. 17, followed her passion for creating climate change solutions to an extraordinary undergraduate experience as a chemistry major at Carolina.


Collage, from left: Book cover for "Colonial Reckoning" and a photo of Louis Perez.

Bookmark This

Bookmark This is a feature that highlights new books by College of Arts and Sciences faculty and alumni. The December featured book is “Colonial Reckoning: Race and Revolution in Nineteenth-Century Cuba” (Duke University Press) by Louis A. Pérez Jr.


Nicolas Pegard in his lab at UNC, surrounded by optical equipment.

Optimizing optics

Nicolas Pégard’s lab helps neuroscientists tackle research challenges with custom-designed optical technology.


Graphic collage shows headshots of from left, Lizabeth Bamgboye and Maria Silva. Schwarzman Scholars and the their logo is at the top of the graphic.

Maria Silva and Lizabeth Bamgboye named Schwarzman Scholars

The prestigious award fully funds a master’s program in global affairs at Beijing’s Tsinghua University.


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