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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
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.
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
Physics and astronomy department wins National Teaching Award
The UNC department of physics and astronomy has won a national teaching award.
#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
Correcting vaccine misinformation is a difficult process, Carolina study shows
UNC-Chapel Hill researchers examined how negative media coverage of the HPV vaccine impacted vaccination rates in Denmark to better understand the damage misinformation causes.
The 10-minute fitness plan
Associate professor Abbie Smith-Ryan’s research shows that short periods of exercise can yield relatively quick health improvements.
Bookmark This
Bookmark This is a feature that highlights new books by College of Arts & Sciences faculty and alumni, published on the first Friday of every month during the academic year. … Read more
New study estimates the global extent of river ice loss as Earth warms
A new study “The past and future of global river ice” from researchers in the Department of Geological Sciences was published in the journal Nature. It is the first study … Read more
Inaugural class of Humanities Futures undergraduate fellows announced
The inaugural class of UNC/Mellon Humanities Futures undergraduate fellows has been announced as part of the Humanities for the Public Good initiative.