Category: Articles
The physician’s garden
The Gardening and Ethnobotany in Academia Project is a student organization that maintains the Sam W. Hitt Medicinal Garden on campus and encourages students and faculty to explore the relationship … Continued
Racing Toward Innovation
Convergent science is characterized by cross-disciplinary research teams created to tackle big problems and speed the application of new breakthroughs to commercialization. At UNC, the Institute for Convergent Science is … Continued
Achieve life goals with these 5 tips
Tackle big changes by checking off small goals daily, says a Carolina expert on motivation and behaviors.
Dying Young in the USA: New report shows lower life expectancy for young Americans
A new PRB report shows lower life expectancy for young Americans; researchers say “aggressive action” is needed to increase survival rates for infants, children, young adults. UNC sociologist Robert Hummer … Continued
PlayMakers Repertory Company Presents “Stick Fly” by Lydia R. Diamond
The “dramedy” explores the timeless theme of family ties that challenge, delight and frustrate as the LeVay brothers return to the family beach house with their new girlfriends. On-stage performances … Continued
A classroom on the Core Sound
More than a dozen Tar Heels spent last semester on the coast taking classes and conducting real-world research on a new issue impacting the barrier islands of the Cape Lookout … Continued
Disassembling Evolution’s Engine
When a research project centered on evolution within spadefoot toads fell through, Emily Harmon shifted her focus to microscopic swimmers called rotifers. The biology PhD student is studying an animal’s … Continued
Teaching Awards honor 25 educators
Selected from more than 800 nominations, the winners of the 2022 University Teaching Awards will receive special recognition at the Jan. 15 men’s basketball game. Many of the winners are … Continued
#GDTBATH: Kyla Locklear
Since she first arrived in Chapel Hill, junior Kyla Locklear has been dedicated to bringing awareness to Carolina’s Native American community. The UNC American Indian Center quickly became the perfect … Continued
The Smorgasbord Scientist
Why do some organisms live in groups? What influences their cooperation with one another? How do they choose their mates? PhD student Brian Lerch has a lot of questions about … Continued
Finding patterns in randomness
As a young man, Sayan Banerjee, assistant professor of statistics and operations, fell in love with the “poetic” side of mathematics.
Old religions, new rituals
The pandemic has changed ways that some Jews and Christians practice their faith, says a Carolina religious studies expert.
Bookmark This: 2021 wrap-up
We featured 12 amazing books by College faculty and alumni across different disciplines in 2021. “Bookmark This” is a feature that highlights these books. Enjoy this wrap-up, where we collect … Continued
From ATL to the well
Sandra Thiongo is Carolina’s first Peachtree Scholar. The psychology major and member of the Psych Club is determined to make the most of her college experience.
The Lab of the Future is here
The next-generation laboratory made for modern learning and chemistry laboratory training has arrived. The Lab of the Future sets the pace for the future of undergraduate laboratory spaces at Carolina … Continued
Planting a “Sense of Place”
Together with American Studies professor Dan Cobb, undergraduate students learned the meaning of hands-on research over the last year and a half. They planted a garden inspired by their transcriptions … Continued
A world of possibility and promise
The Roy and Mary Alice Smith Fellowship Endowed Fund through The Graduate School will support future generations of students pursuing a graduate degree in chemistry.
COVID-19 gets its just desserts with sugar-coated test strips
New research by UNC-Chapel Hill and the University of California, San Diego, develops a low-cost test strip that provides a simple and accurate detection of COVID-19 infection within minutes.
Carolina senior music and English major named Marshall Scholar
Kennedy Miller, a senior studying vocal performance and English, is Carolina’s 22nd Marshall Scholar. The prestigious Marshall Scholarship funds graduate studies in any field at up to two institutions in … Continued
After a wild blowout a few million years ago, the central black hole in our galaxy now dozes fitfully
A multi-institutional team led by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill traces still active particle beam.