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Carolina’s Class of 2022 graduates
Nearly 6,200 Tar Heels celebrated their graduation at Sunday’s Spring Commencement, where keynote speaker Frank Bruni challenged the Class of 2022 to choose happiness and count their blessings. Bruni encouraged … Continued
Bookmark This
Bookmark This is a feature that highlights new books by College faculty and alumni. This month’s featured book: “Prague: Belonging in the Modern City” (Harvard University Press) by Chad Bryant, … Continued
Lucía Stavig: Advocating for Indigenous women and communities
Following graduation, Ph.D. student Lucia Stavig plans to continue advocacy work and to uplift the efforts of Indigenous women and communities so they can heal. At Carolina, her adviser was … Continued
Livestream Doctoral Hooding and Commencement this weekend
The Carolina community near and far can join in on the Doctoral Hooding and Commencement celebrations by livestreaming the ceremonies at commencement.unc.edu.
Data science minor graduates first students
More than 60 graduates of Carolina’s Class of 2022 will accept diplomas this weekend that include the innovative new data science minor introduced in the fall of 2021.
‘Go abroad. Say yes.’
Senior Alaina Plauche has heeded her own advice to future Tar Heels about studying abroad. This Carolina Covenant Scholar never could have imagined that her academic journey would take her … Continued
A triple Tar Heel
Ph.D. candidate Alexis Dennis will graduate with her third degree from Carolina this weekend and continue the research she began as an undergraduate in 2008.
From Myanmar to Chapel Hill
Carolina Covenant Scholar Thidar Aye’s journey to Chapel Hill began in Myanmar. At UNC, she fell in love with research and hopes to one day enter a Ph.D. program in … Continued
Behind the horns
Senior Daniel Wood has spent the past four years as one of the most recognizable Tar Heels on campus without anybody knowing it was him. Ahead of his graduation this … Continued
American Academy of Arts & Sciences elects 3 from Carolina
The newest members of this prestigious institution, founded in 1780, include Ralph Baric, Virginia Gray and Jenny Ting.
#GDTBATH: Lucas Risinger
Carolina senior Lucas Risinger is among the three Tar Heels studying at Kyrgyzstan’s American University of Central Asia this year as part of the UNC Russian Flagship Program.
Celebrated chemist Frank Ivy Carroll committed to ‘doing something good’
Frank Ivy Carroll (Ph.D. ’61), has more than 500 publications and 50 patents to his name ranging from treating addiction to the diagnosis of debilitating diseases, and yet — he … Continued
Cutting-edge classrooms emerge from pandemic
In overcoming challenges caused by COVID-19, faculty and staff have added and adapted technology to improve learning flexibility in classrooms across campus.
Reconstructing the past
Students in a hands-on anthropology course piece together ancient ceramics, learn to fire pottery and cook with pots over a fire to study the history of pottery.
Graduate student Kate Brandt honored for distinguished service
The Graduate School has named Ph.D. student Kate Brandt as the 2022 recipient of the Boka W. Hadzija Award for Distinguished University Service, one of the Chancellor’s Awards at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Research ripple effect: How a Carolina junior found her way into the lab and how she’s giving back
Junior Aakanksha Gundu has made research an integral part of her undergraduate experience and encourages others who are interested to do the same.
NSF $1 million grant to fund research in Galapagos
A jointly led UNC and USFQ research team will use a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to conduct research in the Galapagos and help determine how temperature … Continued
PlayMakers Repertory Company announces 2022-23 season
PlayMakers Repertory Company, the professional theater in residence in the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, proudly announces its 2022-23 season, which … Continued
Nine Carolina Students Receive Critical Language Scholarships from US Department of State
Nine students from across the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have been awarded a U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) to study less commonly taught languages … Continued
Gap year fellowship provides a means for students to see and serve the world
Carolina parents Doug and Shawn Mackenzie, through their family foundation, have enabled the College of Arts & Sciences to partner with the Campus Y and support the Global Gap Year … Continued