Category: Articles
The Invisible Chase
Neutrinos may be the solution to understanding everything from the Big Bang to the inner workings of the atomic nucleus — and UNC physicist Julieta Gruszko can’t stop chasing them.
25 earn 2021 University Teaching Awards
This year’s winners persevered during the pandemic to remain focused on their students.
Tiny molecules, big potential
North Carolina native and organic chemist Sidney Wilkerson-Hill is investigating ways to recreate the power of plants in the lab — work that could lead to advances in drug development.
Philosophy as public service
Innovative Carolina programs are bringing philosophy to prisons, retirement homes and high schools.
COVID-response collaborative blends data science, community wisdom
UNC-Chapel Hill faculty and graduate students create the I4 Boundary Spanners program to address local COVID-19 concerns by combining data analysis with firsthand community perspectives.
New year, new goals: How to break a bad habit
The start of the new year is a great time to pick up a new habit that’ll help you reach your goals. It’s also a chance to leave a bad … Read more
Carolina Away expands for spring 2021
New courses, social hub activities give online program a fresh look, extend its reach beyond new students. Carolina Away, launched in fall 2020 to serve students new to UNC-Chapel Hill … Read more
Bookmark This
Bookmark This is a feature that highlights new books by College of Arts & Sciences faculty and alumni, published the first week of each month. Featured book: Ella Baker’s Catalytic … Read more
Cooperation over competition
Flocks of birds. Schools of fish. Colonies of ants. Their strength is in numbers as they can fend off larger predators, move faster, and mate more easily. Daphne Klotsa, an … Read more
Carolina hosts sixth annual Learning Through Languages High School Research Symposium
High school students from across North Carolina recently gathered virtually for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University’s sixth annual Learning through Languages High School Research … Read more
The future of language learning in North Carolina
Pedagogical experts on world language instruction from across North Carolina recently participated in “The Future of Language Learning in North Carolina,” a virtual panel discussion about the direction of teaching … Read more
A relationship more than a century in the making: Carolina connections with Japan
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is deepening its connections with Japan and building on relationships more than a century in the making.
New year, new goals: How to be more active at home
Becca Battaglini, the director of Carolina’s Lifetime Fitness program, shares tips for turning 2021 into a year of more exercise and activity — even when we’re mostly at home.
Happy Holidays from the College of Arts & Sciences
From Dean Terry Rhodes and your many friends at the College of Arts & Sciences, we wish you a very happy holiday season and a joyous new year.
Bookmark These: 2020 wrap-up
Last year, we launched “Bookmark This” as a feature that highlights new books by College of Arts & Sciences faculty and alumni, published on the first Friday of each month. … Read more
Can white dwarfs help solve the cosmological lithium problem?
For the first time, hard-to-track lithium has been identified and measured in the atmosphere of burned out stars called white dwarfs, according to a study led by the University of … Read more
UNC researchers launch “Carolina Tracker,” a resource for pandemic recovery
Carolina Tracker project is an online site offering day-to-day information on how North Carolinians’ lives have changed since the onset of the pandemic. Produced by the department of city and … Read more
From economics course to entrepreneurial experience
UNC-Chapel Hill course gives students a safe zone to learn, practice and experiment with entrepreneurial skills as they develop innovative ventures. Which team’s idea rose to the top this semester?
Thorp Faculty Engaged Scholars graduate in virtual ceremony
The Carolina Center of Public Service recognized Class VII of Thorp Faculty Engaged Scholars (FES) in a virtual ceremony on Dec. 11. Shauna Cooper, Sarah Dempsey and Danielle Spurlock from … Read more
Carolina senior receives the Marshall Scholarship to study in the UK
Patrick Clinch is Carolina’s 21st Marshall Scholar. The Marshall Scholarship covers university fees, cost of living expenses, annual book grants, thesis grant, research and daily travel grants, and fares to … Read more