Musicologist makes case for national hymn
Carolina music professor Naomi André wants Americans to know more about the song “Lift Every Voice and Sing.”
Engineering her dream degree
Sunita Agarwala is making the most of resources at both UNC-Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University through the joint department of biomedical engineering.
Bookmark This
Bookmark This is a feature that highlights new books by College of Arts and Sciences faculty and alumni. The February featured book is “Organizing Eating: Communicating for Equity Across U.S. Food Systems” by Sarah E. Dempsey, associate professor of communication.
Drug delivery platform manipulating amyloid proteins key to Alzheimer’s treatment
UNC-Chapel Hill researchers have developed a therapeutic approach that harnesses helical amyloid fibers designed to untwist and release drugs in response to body temperature, according to a study published in Nature Communications. The work is crucial to advancing knowledge of Alzheimer’s disease.
Six undergraduates selected as UNC Phillips Ambassadors for study in Asia
Six new Phillips Ambassadors have been selected to study abroad in Spring 2024 in Japan, Singapore, South Korea and Thailand.
Center for Galapagos Studies seed grant funds new research on fisheries production
A seed grant from the Center for Galapagos Studies will fund Janet Nye’s research on the relationship between the ecosystem’s oceanography, the species living in the habitat and its upper trophic level production.
Hip-hop’s healing power
Two spring performances, both involving work by music professor Mark Katz, highlight the transformative power of hip-hop.