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A group shot of the new Phillips Ambassadors, standing.

Ten undergraduates selected as UNC Phillips Ambassadors for study in Asia

Ten undergraduates from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill were selected as Phillips Ambassadors for Spring 2023 study abroad programs in Asia. Undergraduate scholarship recipients will study in Japan, Singapore, … Continued

Angel Hsu, an assistant professor of public policy and environment, energy and ecology, stands in front of a heat map generated by 40 volunteers who took temperature readings in selected locations around Chapel Hill on August 28, 2021. (Photo by Alyssa LaFaro, UNC Research)

Data-Driven EnviroLab tracks climate action

At the COP27 summit in Egypt, Angel Hsu’s lab held companies and governments accountable for their promises.

UNC-Chapel Hill student Martha Isaacs named Schwarzman Scholar

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill student Martha Isaacs has been awarded a prestigious Schwarzman scholarship, which funds a master’s in global affairs at Beijing’s Tsinghua University.

Bookmark This

Bookmark This is a feature that highlights new books by College faculty and alumni. This month’s featured book: “Reading Medieval Ruins: Urban Life and Destruction in Sixteenth-Century Japan” by Morgan … Continued

Koji Sode and students sit at a table eating.

Koji Sode on the value of global research collaboration

Every year, Koji Sode, William R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering, hosts graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from Japan and Korea at his research lab on UNC-Chapel Hill’s … Continued

Isabel Romero stands in a body of water with her equipment.

Algal Rhythms

Isabel Silva-Romero studies how ocean temperatures affect the food web on rocky reefs around the Galápagos Islands.

UNC ranks 11th for study abroad in “Open Doors” report

UNC-Chapel Hill ranked 11th for the number of students earning credit for study abroad in the Institute of International Education’s (IIE) 2022 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange.

Rudi Colloredo-Mansfeld, Will Wootton and Emma Bishop walk toward the KCL Strand building, a big stone building with a crowd of students outside.

UNC-Chapel Hill and King’s College London foster rich collaboration in humanities, social sciences

More than 1,000 undergraduate students have spent time at the partner campus, and hundreds of faculty members are involved in collaborative activities between the two universities, yielding more than 800 … Continued

Claudia Yaghoobi expands global connections for Carolina students

As the new director of the UNC-Chapel Hill Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies (CMEIS), Claudia Yaghoobi is eager to expand upon existing opportunities for students studying Middle Eastern … Continued

5 students group together for a picture in a field.

Global Guarantee thrives as more students seek a global education

The Global Guarantee is Carolina’s commitment that a global education — from study abroad to Collaborative Online International Learning courses to virtual global research and internships — is available to … Continued

The FedEx Global Education Center building

UNC-Chapel Hill area studies centers awarded $12 million in federal education grants

UNC-Chapel Hill area studies centers will receive approximately $12 million in competitive federal Title VI funding over the next four years to support language and area studies coursework, global programming … Continued

Two students in plaid shirts stand with backs to the camera looking out on mountains at sunrise.

Carolina secures $900,000 grant to advance the study of Southeast Asia

UNC-Chapel Hill has won a $900,000 grant from the Henry Luce Foundation through its Luce Initiative on Southeast Asia, for the project “Bringing Southeast Asia Home.”

Excavations by UNC-Chapel Hill archaeologist reveal first known depictions of two biblical heroines, episode in ancient Jewish art

This 10th season of excavations in the ancient Galilean synagogue at Huqoq uncovers intricate mosaic floor panels dating back nearly 1,600 years.

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