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We interviewed four graduating seniors about their experience at Carolina. Here are their stories and the advice they would give to fellow graduates. Some kids are obsessed with spy movies and TV crime shows. Senior Lauren Revis never grew out of that phase. She credits English 105i, her first-year writing class at Carolina, with helping her realize she could make … Read more
Be your truest self
We interviewed four graduating seniors about their experience at Carolina. Here are their stories and the advice they would give to fellow graduates. When senior Gokul Dass accepted a job in December at consumer products company Reckitt Benckiser, he had no idea how much the world would change or much his future employer would be thrust into the national spotlight … Read more
Remember your resiliency and strength
We interviewed four graduating seniors about their experience at Carolina. Here are their stories and the advice they would give to fellow graduates. Shai Nickerson’s Carolina story is one of extremes: She once spent two weeks living in a mountain cave in Nepal as part of a Buddhist meditation retreat, taking a vow of silence, shutting down all technology and … Read more
Celebrating the Class of 2020
Illustration by artist Will Black, who graduated from Carolina in 2011 with degrees in fine art and history. Since 2017, Black has worked as an administrative support specialist in the College of Arts & Sciences’ Dean’s Office. Black wanted this tribute to the Class of 2020 to reflect both the current pandemic situation — which forced students into a world … Read more
Mission Critical [Part One]: Make it Work
FastTraCS is a small group of biomedical engineers who support UNC Health physicians, nurses and staff by identifying problems in clinical settings and creating innovative, technological solutions.
Bookmark This
Bookmark This is a feature that highlights new books by College of Arts & Sciences faculty and alumni. Featured book: “UNC A to Z: What Every Tar Heel Needs to Know About the First State University” (UNC Press, April 2020), co-authored by Cecelia Moore (Ph.D. history ’13) and Nicholas Graham.
Using Anthropology to Research the Use of Prosthetic Legs in Uganda
Vaia Sigounas studies the development, distribution and use of prosthetic legs by people who have lost their limbs in Uganda.
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