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PlayMakers brings its performances to Sakai
PlayMakers Repertory Company is making its upcoming season available to all Carolina students online. Each of the company’s six performances this season will be available to stream to bring the … Continued
Initiative for Minority Excellence Featured Scholar – Janelle Viera
Janelle Viera launched an empowerment group for graduate students in the Latinx campus community: La Familia.
Doing COVID-19 Dirty Work
Employing wastewater epidemiology, UNC microbiologist Rachel Noble is leading a state-wide collaboration tracking novel coronavirus outbreaks across North Carolina.
Addressing Pandemic Problems
Carolina students, faculty, and staff are engaged in an abundance of projects, making UNC the most cited university in the nation for coronavirus research.
Muscatell awarded Young Investigator Grant
Assistant professor of psychology and neuroscience Keely Muscatell’s research addresses the topic of how race-related stress affects the brain among Black Americans with schizophrenia.
Collins named senior associate dean for development
Anne H. C. Collins has been named senior associate dean for development in the College of Arts & Sciences and executive director of the Arts and Sciences Foundation.
New Russian Language Flagship Program launches
Carolina’s new Russian Language Flagship Program allows students in any academic background to intensively study Russian and participate in professional development programming tailored to each student. A new program at … Continued
2020 Hettleman Prizes awarded to exceptional early-career faculty
The annual Phillip and Ruth Hettleman Prizes for Artistic and Scholarly Achievement have been awarded to four promising faculty members who exemplify groundbreaking and innovative research along with future career … Continued
Study abroad goes virtual
This fall, a group of students in the College of Arts & Sciences are experiencing study abroad virtually with the Universidad San Francisco de Quito in Ecuador. Karla Estrada Perez, … Continued
UNC-Chapel Hill ranks fifth among national public universities for 20th consecutive year
U.S. News & World Report names Carolina Best Value among public universities for 16th time.
#GDTBATH: Nehemiah Stewart
Senior Nehemiah Stewart used the skills he honed in the research lab to launch an innovative take on ridesharing services last year. Now, the Tar Heel is using his entrepreneurial … Continued
Dayton wins prestigious ultrasonics award
Paul Dayton is the recipient of the 2020 IEEE Carl Hellmuth Hertz Ultrasonics Award presented by the IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control Society.
History department’s Parker named College Manager of the Year
Jennifer Parker was named Manager of the Year in the College of Arts & Sciences for outstanding accomplishments in leadership and management.
Reactivating the Galapagos economy
The UNC Center for Galapagos Studies and its partners are helping island communities recover from the pandemic’s impact.
Asian American Center comes to Carolina, virtually
The new Asian American Center launches a new website and its first programming this week.
The Great Pivot
When classes once again shifted to remote delivery in fall 2020, faculty across the College of Arts & Sciences, with the help of technology and instructional learning experts, say they … Continued
UNC-Chapel Hill Ranks 30th in 2020 Academic Ranking of World Universities
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranked 30th in the world and is tied for 20th in the United States among global universities.
Five Graduate Students Awarded Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships
Five students were awarded grants under the 2020 Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellows Program.
Overcoming Zoom fatigue
Isolation and working from home are taking a toll on daily movement. Getting 30 minutes of exercise a day makes a positive difference. Six months into the coronavirus pandemic, “Zoom … Continued
Votes for (some) women
As the United States observes the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, scholars call attention to hard choices faced by suffragists that still influence voting rights today. On Aug. 26, … Continued