The NASA astronaut and Tar Heel will address the Class of 2024 ahead of her first space flight later this year.

Carolina music professor Naomi André wants Americans to know more about the song “Lift Every Voice and Sing.”

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.

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.

Two spring performances, both involving work by music professor Mark Katz, highlight the transformative power of hip-hop.

Beginning this fall, the College of Arts and Sciences’ department of applied physical sciences will offer a B.S. in applied sciences that connects engineering to the liberal arts.

Carl Rodriguez, assistant professor of physics and astronomy, has been awarded the 2024 Helen B. Warner Prize from the American Astronomical Society.

It’s a show. It’s a health and wellness initiative. And free performances for faculty, staff and students begin Jan. 10.

We highlighted nine amazing books by College faculty and alumni across different disciplines in 2023. “Bookmark This” is a Q&A feature that highlights these books. Enjoy this wrap-up of interviews with authors of the featured books.

Al Duncan is an assistant professor in the department of classics within the UNC College of Arts and Sciences. He studies the production, reception and audience experience of ancient Greek and Roman theater and how these performances remain relevant today.