Category: Articles
Four students selected as 2019 Carolina Blue Honors Fellows
Four students from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill were selected as recipients of the 2019 Carolina Blue Honors Fellowship to pursue unique and self-initiated summer internships built … Continued
An Origin Story
Physics and Astronomy professor Laura Mersini-Houghton has seen six of her predictions about the origins of the universe verified in the last decade — a feat that’s grabbed everyone’s attention, … Continued
Scott Emmons named Churchill Scholar
Scott Emmons, a fourth-year student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has been named a recipient of the prestigious Churchill Scholarship, a research-focused award that provides funding … Continued
PlayMakers presents rolling world premiere of “Jump”
PlayMakers Repertory presents the rolling world premiere of “Jump” by emerging playwright Charly Evon Simpson. This quietly beautiful tale of loss, hope and the ties that bind families and strangers … Continued
Medicine and storytelling
Last fall, each student in Marc Cohen’s English 105 class spent four hours shadowing a medical professional in the UNC Emergency Department, immersed in the organized chaos of emergency medicine. … Continued
Thousands of stars observed turning into crystals for the first time
The first direct evidence of crystallized white dwarf stars has been discovered by an international team of researchers that includes two former astronomers from the University of North Carolina at … Continued
Jarrahi Family Supports New Professorship in Persian Studies
The Department of Religious Studies at the University of Chapel Hill College of Arts & Sciences is pleased to announce a new tenure-track assistant professor position in Islamic studies with … Continued
225 years of Tar Heels: Jonathan Reckford
Carolina alumnus Jonathan Reckford is helping to eliminate barriers to affordable housing worldwide as the CEO of Habitat for Humanity. No matter where you live, you’ve probably heard of Habitat … Continued
The Survivors
Heat-resistant. Cold-weather tough. Outer space savvy. If anything, tardigrades are survivors above all else. But what makes them so resilient? Thomas Boothby strives to figure that out and discover how … Continued
Twenty-four teams from across North Carolina will compete in the North Carolina High School Ethics Bowl
Students from across North Carolina come to UNC-Chapel Hill to discuss complex and timely ethical dilemmas in the seventh annual competition. The seventh annual North Carolina High School Ethics Bowl … Continued
Combating ‘fake news’: UNC team wins international competition for their fact-checking system
The increasing concern over misinformation and “fake news” in the marketplace of ideas has stimulated research efforts on automatic fact-checking via machine learning and natural language processing methods. A UNC-Chapel … Continued
Convening Leaders in the Clean Tech Economy: Feb. 28-March 1
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will host its sixth annual UNC Clean Tech Summit on Thursday, February 28, 2019 – Friday, March 1, 2019 at UNC’s Friday … Continued
‘Much learning and healing happened’
Through a fall 2018 research-intensive QEP class, students interviewed nine descendants of a 1921 North Carolina lynching victim at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, … Continued
Lloyd Kramer awarded 2018 Johnson Prize
Lloyd Kramer, director of Carolina Public Humanities and professor in the department of history in the College of Arts & Sciences at UNC-Chapel Hill, is the 2018 recipient of the … Continued
December graduate reflects on the impact of being a smart mentor
Among the hundreds of Carolina undergraduates who received their diplomas on Sunday, Dec. 16, Hope Gehle, a biology major from Charlotte, North Carolina, was one of 14 who graduated as … Continued
A day of celebration
Winter Commencement marked the graduation of 1,194 master’s students, 834 undergraduates, 269 doctoral students and 13 professional students. As Carolina graduates turned their tassels at UNC-Chapel Hill’s Winter Commencement on … Continued
Well Said: Finding a home away from home at Carolina
On this week’s “Well Said” podcast, graduating senior Carlos Perez-Heydrich shares how he was able to find a home away from home in Chapel Hill with the Chancellor’s Science Scholars … Continued
The marvelous life of Marvel Cooke
Edges of Time, a new play by Jacqueline Lawton, assistant professor of dramatic art and dramaturg for PlayMakers Repertory Company, explores the life of black female journalist and activist Marvel … Continued
Commencement spotlight: Gabriela Alemán
Winter graduate Gabriela Alemán spent much of her Carolina experience away from Chapel Hill, traveling the world through several of the University’s global programs. Gabriela Alemán’s mother was only 3 … Continued
Commencement spotlight: Conrad Ma
This computer science major and Morehead-Cain Scholar used his love of beatboxing to make the transition to life in America after growing up in China. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f896eDMJ_y0 Beatboxing is a profession … Continued