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Matthew Wood sits in front of his computer at home, where the words "The Stream of Positivity" are up on the screen.

Health and happiness amid the pandemic

How do you stay healthy and happy when the world is turned upside down? Students in the interdisciplinary “Understanding Health and Happiness” Triple I class are now putting all of the concepts they’ve been learning over the course of the semester to the test.


physics lab

Physics students choose their own adventure

When the University transitioned to remote learning, physics lab instructors created a digital format where students can still make creative choices, or even mistakes.


Marcey Waters

Marcey Waters wins BOG Award for Excellence in Teaching

The University of North Carolina System announced April 9 that Marcey Waters is a winner of the Board of Governors’ Award for Excellence in Teaching.


Caela O'Connell

Pandemic Lessons

College of Arts & Sciences faculty are pivoting their course content to address issues surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, teaching students to think creatively and to conduct research to benefit communities.


: In an ultra-small geometry under the right conditions, electrons can be treated like particles bouncing off a wall. If the electrons are contained in a wire and symmetry is broken, the electrons can be preferentially funneled in one direction and blocked in the other, creating an electrical diode.

UNC-Chapel Hill researchers develop one-way street for electrons

Research may unlock the ability for devices to process ultra-high-speed wireless data and simultaneously harvest energy for power.


Le Conte

Tips from remote field researchers on life in isolation, tough environments

The lessons marine science researchers learned while working in cramped quarters and without the comforts of home may be helpful to people adjusting to life in COVID-19 quarantine.


Bishop and Erickson

Tar Heel Reader enables virtual learning for students with disabilities amid COVID-19 outbreak

In a time of social distancing and stay-at-home orders, Tar Heel Reader exhibits a different type of virality, spreading among educators through positive reviews and conference testimonials.