Category: Articles
Be your truest self
We interviewed four graduating seniors about their experience at Carolina. Here are their stories and the advice they would give to fellow graduates. When senior Gokul Dass accepted a job … Read more
Remember your resiliency and strength
We interviewed four graduating seniors about their experience at Carolina. Here are their stories and the advice they would give to fellow graduates. Shai Nickerson’s Carolina story is one of … Read more
Celebrating the Class of 2020
Illustration by artist Will Black, who graduated from Carolina in 2011 with degrees in fine art and history. Since 2017, Black has worked as an administrative support specialist in the … Read more
Mission Critical [Part One]: Make it Work
FastTraCS is a small group of biomedical engineers who support UNC Health physicians, nurses and staff by identifying problems in clinical settings and creating innovative, technological solutions.
Bookmark This
Bookmark This is a feature that highlights new books by College of Arts & Sciences faculty and alumni. Featured book: “UNC A to Z: What Every Tar Heel Needs to … Read more
Using Anthropology to Research the Use of Prosthetic Legs in Uganda
Vaia Sigounas studies the development, distribution and use of prosthetic legs by people who have lost their limbs in Uganda.
UNC Receives $1.2 Million Award to Launch Undergraduate Russian Flagship Program
The UNC Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages (GSLL) and the Center for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies (CSEEES) have been awarded a $1.2 million grant to jointly launch … Read more
Carolina in my mind
“The time has come where I can only go to Carolina in my mind. I won’t have the May graduation I imagined. But what a wonder it is to forever … Read more
Searching for the spark
“I’ll never give up on her because she has never given up on me. These past four years have shown me that if anything, she will continue to provide because … Read more
Missing Carolina’s senior traditions
“There is so much that I wish I could be doing with my friends right now, especially all of our senior traditions. That is what I miss the most.” I … Read more
NREL Helps Found Consortium to Boost Solar Perovskite Commercialization
Perovskite solar cells are a type of thin-film solar cell that have proven to be highly efficient at harnessing sunlight to generate electricity. UNC-Chapel Hill is one of the founding … Read more
Course Drop Accommodation for full-time students: Student FAQ
Please note that this new course drop policy is for College of Arts & Sciences undergraduates only; professional students and undergraduate students in professional programs will follow guidance from their … Read more
English students journal their way into history
The primary source journals written by Jordynn Jack’s class will provide valuable insight into daily life during the COVID-19 pandemic for future historians.
Memorial tribute to Professor Perry Hall
Students, faculty, and staff in the department of African, African American and diaspora (AAAD) studies mourn the loss of Professor Perry Hall, who passed away on April 19, 2020.
UNC Researchers Successfully Remove PFAS Chemicals from Water
Orlando Coronell and Frank Leibfarth have developed a filtration resin that has thus far been successful in removing most PFAS from water.
Protecting the Galapagos Islands
Carolina researchers at the Galapagos Science Center have been shining a light on the challenges presented by human interactions on the islands and working to find the balance between helping … Read more
From ‘disputatio’ to virtual defense
Because of social distancing precautions, graduate students are using online platforms like Zoom to fulfill a cherished rite — defending their dissertations and theses.
Health and happiness amid the pandemic
How do you stay healthy and happy when the world is turned upside down? Students in the interdisciplinary “Understanding Health and Happiness” Triple I class are now putting all of … Read more
Sturkey wins Zócalo Book Prize for “Hattiesburg”
William Sturkey, a historian in UNC’s College of Arts & Sciences, has won the 10th annual Zócalo Public Square Book Prize for “Hattiesburg: An American City in Black and White.”
Telling global food stories
Visiting professor Von Diaz shares how for many of us in isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic, food is perhaps more meaningful than it ever has been.