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Research UNCovered: Nihar Vaidya
Nihar Vaidya is a Chancellor’s Science Scholar who uses computational neural networks to analyze brain patterns found in MRI data sets to predict when patients may encounter seizures caused by epilepsy.
Dean Rhodes’ announcement of her upcoming retirement
I am writing today to let you know that I will be retiring as dean and as a faculty member of the College of Arts & Sciences at the end of this academic year.
Terry Rhodes, dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, will retire in June 2022
Terry Rhodes, dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, has decided to retire at the end of the academic year after a remarkable 34-year career at Carolina. Her term will end June 2022.
New Asian American Center opens
The center, led by Heidi Kim of the department of English and comparative literature, gives students, faculty and staff of Asian descent a place to call their own.
Coach Roy Williams to keynote Class of 2020 Commencement ceremony
Roy Williams, a two-time Carolina graduate who led the men’s basketball team to three NCAA championships during his 18 years as head coach here, will be the keynote speaker at the Class of 2020’s long-awaited Commencement.
Student Body President Lamar Richards named 2021 Presidential Fellow
Lamar Richards, a UNC-Chapel Hill junior and student body president, has been selected as a 2021 Presidential Fellow. Richards is pursuing a public policy major in UNC’s College of Arts & Sciences and a human organizational leadership and development major in the UNC School of Education.
Fires and floods sweep the globe
In the aftermath of extreme weather events, considering the long-term well-being of affected people and places is critical, says sociologist Elizabeth Frankenberg, director of the Carolina Population Center.
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