Category: Articles
Bookmark This
Bookmark This is a feature that highlights new books by College faculty and alumni. In honor of Women’s History Month, this month’s featured book: “The Oxford Handbook of Gender, War, … Read more
Depression and anxiety among first-year college students worsen during pandemic
Study by UNC-Chapel Hill shows the impact of social isolation and remote instruction.
Tanner Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
Learn more about how one professor made his large classes feel small and another showed how topics studied in class are applied and used .
Carolina scientists earn prestigious Keck Award
UNC-Chapel Hill scientists Charles Carter, Qi Zhang, and Abigail Knight were awarded $1 million from the W.M. Keck Foundation to answer the age-old question: How did life on Earth begin?
Carolina Population Center receives $38.2 million to study adult health and aging
The new grants will enable researchers to follow the original adolescent cohort into their 40s with a sixth wave of data collection and dissemination.
Three undergraduates selected as UNC Phillips Ambassadors
Since the Phillips Ambassadors Program began in 2007, the scholarship program has supported approximately 360 undergraduates studying abroad in Asia.
Lights on the Hill
Lights on the Hill is a monthly photo feature highlighting College of Arts & Sciences people who are putting service at the forefront. This month: Valerie Bernhardt, administrative manager, department … Read more
Nature’s Compass
How can animals travel thousands of miles on a migratory path yet most people need to rely on GPS to get around town? UNC researcher Brian Taylor explores the ability … Read more
Ensuring student success
As part of the Carolina Next strategic plan, the University is better preparing students to be successful in a data-driven world.
Opening the door to global research
Part of Carolina Away’s Opportunity Curriculum, “Contemporary World Problems” introduces ways to conduct research on politics, economies, cultures and societies around the world.
#GDTBATH: Ashleigh Roberson
Through Carolina Away, Ashleigh Roberson has built connections and got her footing in her classes.
A dynamic global dozen
Twelve international exchange students from seven countries are calling UNC-Chapel Hill home this spring. Due to COVID-19, many had postponed coming to UNC for one or more terms and waited … Read more
Chemist Jeffrey Dick awarded prestigious Sloan Research Fellowship
Jeffrey Dick, assistant professor of chemistry in the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, was recently named a 2021 Sloan Research Fellow.
Writing a new arrangement of a classic festival
The Carolina Jazz Festival will look a little different this year, but will contain the same spark and vibrancy. The festival will kick off with two livestreamed concerts: the UNC … Read more
Unearthing the Planet’s History
How did the planet become what it is today? UNC geochemist Xiao-Ming Liu collects samples of soil, rocks, and water from places like Hawaii to find the answer.
Out of Sight, Out of Mind
About 71 percent of Earth is water. Of that water, 96.5 percent is oceans. So why do most air pollution and emissions studies focus on terrestrial research? An interdisciplinary team … Read more
Henry Louis Gates Jr. draws parallels between post-Reconstruction and present day
During Tuesday’s Frey Lecture, the Emmy Award-winning scholar said history foretold what might follow Obama’s presidency — a rise in white supremacy and a rollback of progress.
The language studies program that united Carolina and Duke
After joining forces in 2009, the Carolina-Duke Graduate Program in German Studies has risen to become one of the most respected German studies programs in North America.
Tar Heels connect with Vietnamese language, culture in new program
The University’s new Vietnamese language pilot program is allowing students to enroll in introductory Vietnamese language classes at SOAS University of London.
#GDTBATH: Malvika Choudhari
Sophomore Malvika Choudhari has taken on a new role as a Carolina Together Ambassador in an effort to keep her friends and fellow Tar Heels safe and together in Chapel … Read more