Category: Articles
New year, new goals: How to have happier relationships
Barbara Fredrickson studies the psychology of positive emotions, including love. Her research offers tips to build happier relationships and bring more love into our lives. Barbara Fredrickson is an expert … Read more
A new hub for learning at the heart of campus
A strategic partnership at the R.B. House Undergraduate Library is preparing to transform support for undergraduate learning.
Rhodes named dean of the College of Arts & Sciences
She joined the faculty in 1987 and is the first faculty member from the fine arts to be named dean of the College since it took its modern-day name in … Read more
Rhodes named dean of the College of Arts & Sciences
She joined the faculty in 1987 and is the first faculty member from the fine arts to be named dean of the College since it took its modern-day name in … Read more
25 earn 2020 University Teaching Awards
These awards recognize the dedication and determination of Carolina’s faculty and inspire our students to learn and grow. Many of the winners are from the College of Arts & Sciences.
25 earn 2020 University Teaching Awards
These awards recognize the dedication and determination of Carolina’s faculty and inspire our students to learn and grow. Many of the winners are from the College of Arts & Sciences.
A primary primer
Political science professor Sarah A. Treul shares her expertise on America’s confusing primary election process.
The occasional poet
Carolina’s new writer-in-residence talks about her poetry and what she hopes to accomplish on campus. On Feb. 25, poet and National Book Award winner Nikky Finney will give a reading … Read more
The 19th Amendment Project
UNC-Chapel Hill faculty-artists from drama, dance, music and visual arts will present four performances focused on the complex history of the 19th Amendment. These works-in-progress, presented as part of the … Read more
The 19th Amendment Project
UNC-Chapel Hill faculty-artists from drama, dance, music and visual arts will present four performances focused on the complex history of the 19th Amendment. These works-in-progress, presented as part of the … Read more
Leveled-Up Learning
The Greenlaw Gameroom is a one-of-a-kind space at UNC. Through the conduit of video games, students learn across disciplines, explore the ancient world, analyze the horror genre, and conduct surveys.
Well Said: Honoring the 100th anniversary of the Negro Leagues
On this week’s podcast, history professor Matthew Andrews discusses the professional baseball leagues and the role they played in American history.
Through a Different Lens
How can students strengthen their education by stepping outside their major and trying something new? Two professors — one in studio art and the other in biology — pose this … Read more
New exoplanet is twice the size of Earth and closer in size to Neptune
The exciting new discovery, called G 9-40b, was validated using an astronomical spectrograph built by a Penn State team with the help of UNC-Chapel Hill’s Goodman Laboratory, led by Chris … Read more
A Critical Space
Doctoral candidates with the new Critical Ethnic Studies Graduating Working Group are committed to focused intellectual work on institutional power, systems of privilege and inequity, and the regional and global … Read more
Psyched for art
Senior Willa King writes about her internship last summer conducting art therapy with patients at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. King is pursuing a major in psychology and … Read more
PlayMakers Repertory Company announces 2020-2021 season
“All Too Human: The Art of Comedy” features nine productions that explore the gamut of human emotions and experiences showcased in comedies both classic and new.
John McGowan wins Jefferson Award
McGowan put off faculty’s highest honor one more semester — until the eve of his retirement from the University — because in the fall, when it is usually awarded, he … Read more
A Carolina Jazz Legacy, Built Note by Note
The 43rd annual Carolina Jazz Festival will take place from Thursday, Feb. 20, to Saturday, Feb. 22. Jim Ketch, the department’s director of jazz studies, will lead the festival for … Read more
Mastering Mandarin for Business
With nearly 1 billion speakers, Mandarin Chinese is the most spoken language in the world. That’s almost 15 percent of the global population — and why UNC Asian studies professor … Read more