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Austin Vo’s graduate research has taken him around the world
The sociology Ph.D. student spent time in France to study “indigenous responses to French colonialism,” he shared, and is continuing his research in Vietnam and Senegal this year.
EcoStudio helps match Tar Heels with environmental internships
Open to undergraduate students of all majors and years, the program is dedicated to the exploration of careers in environment and sustainability.
Mentors, matter
Ph.D. student Zack Hall has made an impact at Carolina through his research of subatomic particles and by supporting undergraduate physicists.
Testing the waters
Geological sciences doctoral student Julianne Davis studies the movement of mud and sand through subarctic rivers and lakes
Two professors named newest ‘Working on Women in Science’ initiative scholars
Professors Laura Mersini-Houghton in the physics and astronomy department and Karin Pfennig in the biology department will serve two-year terms as WOWS Scholars and receive annual grants to pursue initiatives … Read more
Bridging human and computer languages
Master’s student Lucas Adelino followed his passion for computational linguistics and natural language understanding to Carolina.
Biomathematics has her heart
Doctoral student Kirsten Giesbrecht uses mathematical modeling to study the heart in its early developmental stages.
Get to know MakerFest, UNC’s celebration of Tar Heel makers
Each semester, Be a Maker (BeAM) hosts a showcase of the innovations made possible by technologies and tools at Carolina’s makerspace network. Take a walk through last semester’s MakerFest in this … Read more
Senior Jordan Mundy pursued her passion for history and beekeeping at Carolina
The winter graduate used funding from her Robinson Fellowship and skills she learned through her history coursework to study honeybees in the U.K.
Senior Te’Aja McCoy is an advocate for social justice
McCoy, a December graduate, majored in political science and has a minor in social and economic justice to prepare her for the next step in her career: law school.
Riya Shah’s time at Carolina was an “unforgettable journey”
When the senior graduates on Dec. 17, she will do so with a double major in biology and neuroscience and her sights set on medical school.
Senior Elsa Huebsch’s love for chemistry was “reverse engineered”
Huebsch, who graduates on Dec. 17, followed her passion for creating climate change solutions to an extraordinary undergraduate experience as a chemistry major at Carolina.
Conor Kerr is teaming up student statisticians with UNC’s varsity sports
A junior, Kerr founded the Sports Analysis Intelligence Laboratory to connect undergraduates with a passion for statistics with opportunities through Carolina Athletics.
Welcome Home, Tar Heels
For more than 8,000 students, this week is the start of their Tar Heel journeys. For thousands more, it’s a return to the place they’ve learned to love.
Using “optical tweezers” to advance nanomedicine
Zijie Yan, associate professor of applied physical sciences, is using light to tackle significant challenges in the field of nanoscience.
Rising senior Sarah Vickers researches “ghost particles”
Her work to help detect neutrinoless double beta decay could help explain why there is significantly more matter than antimatter in the universe
Supporting Carolina researchers
To expand UNC-Chapel Hill’s capacity to pursue team science, the Office of Research Development (ORD) fosters collaboration, accelerates innovation, and supports groundbreaking discoveries.
Student musicians go from playing to teaching
At the UNC Summer Jazz Workshop, recent, current and incoming Carolina music students grow as educators and showcase the music department.
Southern voices, future leaders
The inaugural cohort of Southern Futures Undergraduate Fellows is paving the way for generations of Tar Heels interested in deeply engaging with the South through student-led research and community-driven activism.
Environmental research making a difference in North Carolina
Rising junior Rose Houck uses knowledge from her biology and applied data science courses to research water quality and flood resiliency issues.