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Digitally preserving Nepal’s ancient Swayambhu Temple
Last October, a team from UNC made up of Lauren Leve, an associate professor of religious studies, and Jim Mahaney, a research scientist in the department of computer science, traveled to Nepal to start the process of capturing the data needed to create an accurate 3D model of the Swayambhu Temple complex.
Bookmark This
Bookmark This is a feature that highlights new books by College of Arts and Sciences faculty and alumni. This month’s featured book is “The Women of NOW: How Feminists Built an Organization that Transformed America,” by Katherine Turk, associate professor of history.
Meet Jed Atkins, SCiLL director and dean
The new leader of the School of Civic Life and Leadership talks about how to build a “free speech culture.”
PlayMakers Repertory Company announces 2024-25 season
PlayMakers’ new season will investigate the different facets of the American Dream through modern classics, a holiday world premiere and a beloved musical.
APS courses on careers put a future in focus for a physics phenom
Ph.D. student Allen Wood is planning his future career through the department of applied physical sciences’ required courses, which help students take ownership of their path forward.
English 105 students get ‘School of Rock’ experience
As part of teaching associate professor Marc Cohen’s writing and rhetoric course, they met a rock band and went to a concert.
In the Media
Experts: College men most at risk of developing sports gambling addiction
Beginning March 11, 2024, North Carolinians will be able to legally place sports bets online, the effects are already evident with ads virtually everywhere: social media, billboards, television and even podcasts. Rosa Li with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Department of Psychology and Neuroscience worries these ads can be particularly dangerous for young adult males.
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Events
PlayMakers Repertory Company: “Murder on the Orient Express,” March 6-24
PlayMakers Repertory Company’s newest show is “Murder on the Orient Express,” a “murder mystery gone off the rails” inspired by Agatha Christie’s classic novel. PlayMakers, in partnership with Escape on Purpose, is offering an escape room experience before the performance; registration is required due to limited space.
By the Numbers
undergraduate students
graduate students
faculty members
academic departments and curricula,
115 undergraduate programs of study
graduate programs ranked in the top 30
by U.S. News & World Report
of all Carolina students graduate with at least one major in the College
in research funding
of all undergraduate hours at Carolina are taught by College faculty