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Pink spring flowers sprout from a tree in front of a building on the UNC campus. (photo by Donn Young)

Two College of Arts and Sciences departments awarded Mellon grants

The departments of African, African American and diaspora studies and women’s and gender studies in the College of Arts and Sciences at UNC-Chapel Hill have been awarded grants from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’s Affirming Multivocal Humanities initiative.  


Old Well surrounded by pink flowers in spring.

Patricia S. Parker wins IDEA Engagement Award from National Communication Association

Patricia S. Parker received the 2023 IDEA Engagement Award from the National Communication Association in recognition of her teaching, scholarship and service within the communication discipline.


Archive photo of Albert Einstein and Robert Oppenheimer sitting and looking over a notebook together.

Spectacle and silence: Music of the atomic age

Anna Gatdula in the department of music is exploring the concepts of silence, sound and spectacle through her research of the operatic and film music of the American Atomic Age.


A collage shows Carolina students with "Give UNC 3-26-24" in the middle of the graphic.

Today is GiveUNC!

Today is GiveUNC! Show your support for the students, faculty and programs that make Carolina a place like no other. Make a gift today!


Julianne Davis stands in a river in waders

Testing the waters

Geological sciences doctoral student Julianne Davis studies the movement of mud and sand through subarctic rivers and lakes


PPE Reading Group members stand together and smile at the camera in Gourmet Kingdom restaurant.

Discussing big ideas around the table

Undergraduate student reading groups, hosted by the Philosophy, Politics and Economics Program, meet weekly to discuss challenging topics over noodles and dumplings.


Spring flowers flank the Bell Tower.

2023-2024 Creativity Hubs finalists selected

The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research is pleased to announce five finalists for this year’s Creativity Hubs seed-funding competition. The interdisciplinary teams include researchers from the College of Arts and Sciences.


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