Category: Articles
Rising star in chemistry: Leibfarth wins two top awards for early-career scientists
Frank Leibfarth, assistant professor of chemistry in UNC’s College of Arts & Sciences, has won two prestigious awards for early-career scientists. In only one week, he has been awarded an … Read more
Gold’s wobbly nucleus
As Earth rotates along its axis, it wobbles a little bit. Nuclear physics researchers have now observed this same type of wobbling in Au187 – a gold isotope that lives … Read more
A 48-hour marathon
Carolina was one of more than 900 Global Game Jam host locations last weekend, with nearly 90 students developing prototypes of video games over the span of two days.
New York Times columnist to deliver spring Commencement address
Acclaimed journalist, New York Times columnist, bestselling author and Carolina alumnus Frank Bruni will deliver the spring Commencement address for the Class of 2020.
Bookmark This
Bookmark This is a feature that highlights new books by College of Arts & Sciences faculty and alumni. Featured book: “Monsters to Destroy: Understanding the War on Terror (Oxford University … Read more
Carolina celebrates African American Heritage Month
Observed each February, African American Heritage Month commemorates the people and movements that have advanced civil rights and social equality. Beverly Guy-Sheftall will headline the month’s festivities at the annual … Read more
Confronting Antisemitism
In a new one-credit-hour course that is part of the College of Arts & Sciences’ Countering Hate initiative, students are learning from guest speakers who address a wide range of … Read more
Entrepreneurship infused
Carolina students from the Shuford Program in Entrepreneurship and Kenan-Flagler Business School carve inventive learning paths that combine anything-but-ordinary experiences.
Biologist Karin Pfennig wins grand prize in NSF’s Idea Machine competition
Winning entries will help inform NSF’s research agenda through the nation’s 250th anniversary in 2026 and beyond.
#GDTBATH: Jonah Lewis
By day, junior Jonah Lewis studies history and information science at Carolina. But at night, you’ll find him performing comedy at open mic nights around Chapel Hill.
Partners in leadership
Launched in 2000, the Robertson Scholars Leadership Program helps Carolina and Duke students reach their full leadership potential through year-round programming and the opportunity for students to take courses at … Read more
Focus Carolina: John Bruno
John Bruno is a marine ecologist and professor in the Department of Biology. His research is focused on the impact of climate change on the ocean and marine ecosystems.
Computer scientist Mohit Bansal receives two prestigious awards
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded the prestigious Director’s Fellowship to assistant professor Mohit Bansal. He has also received the Microsoft Investigator Fellowship, a two-year fellowship that recognizes … Read more
Taj recognized as 2020 MLK Unsung Hero
Associate professor Afroz Taj of the Asian studies department was the faculty honoree while the staff honoree was Dawna Jones, assistant dean of students and chair of the Carolina Black … Read more
Transformational gift to fund new sports medicine complex
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has announced a transformational gift to support constructing a sports medicine complex that will enable further advances in its world-leading traumatic brain … Read more
Well Said: A profession of mythic proportions
On this week’s podcast, author and Carolina professor Daniel Wallace gives us a look into the life and the mind of a writer.
Four graduate students win Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships
Four students from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill were awarded grants under the 2019 Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellows Program.
The Timber Chronicles
As a paleoclimatologist, Erika Wise studies climate trends from the past thousand years. Her methods of inquiry may be complicated — using microscopic crossdating and isotope analysis — but her … Read more
Short Story Vending Machines Connect UNC Writers and Readers
The vending machines installed last spring around campus and the Chapel Hill community are serving up something different—short stories and poetry written by faculty, students, and staff, along with short … Read more
#GDTBATH: Sakari Singleton
While studying abroad in Spain last semester, Sakari Singleton built relationships with the local community and with other international students, learning how to connect with strangers through a language that … Read more