Category: In The Media
ENC braces for active season in the tropics
Rick Luettich, marine sciences professor and Institute of Marine Sciences director, spoke with WITN about the start of hurricane season. WITN
Large-scale early Mayan sites in Mexico revealed by lidar mapping technology
Patricia A. McAnany, the Kenan Eminent Professor of Anthropology, writes in the research journal Nature on how lidar technology led to the discovery of hidden monumental structures at a Mayan … Continued
Kids miss summer camp
As summer camps are closed and canceled due to the pandemic, psychology professor Mitch Prinstein talks about the importance that kids still find outlets to have fun for emotional development. … Continued
The Man Who Saved Southern Apples
An article by Civil Eats describes how a class taught by Elizabeth Engelhardt (the John Shelton Reed Distinguished Professor of Southern Studies and Senior Associate Dean for Fine Arts and … Continued
Area marine labs host summer courses online
Rick Luettich, marine sciences professor and Institute of Marine Sciences director, spoke with the Carteret County News-Times about the reopening of the lab. Carteret County News-Times
Where Stories are Lore, Folks See Change
Hans Paerl, marine sciences professor, and Rick Luettich, marine sciences professor and Institute of Marine Sciences director, spoke with the Coastal Review Online for the third part of their climate change … Continued
Guilt is powerful for those doing fine in the lockdown
Philosophy professor Susan Wolf discusses the idea of guilt during the pandemic, and how feelings of frustration and sympathy are normal during the pandemic. The Wall Street Journal
White House braces for Mueller report as obstruction questions linger
Political science professor Marc Hetherington talks about the release of the Mueller report amidst a politically divided populace. Roll Call
Gone in a generation
The Washington Post uses research on storm surge from marine sciences professor Rick Luettich in this interactive story. The Washington Post
AI tunes prosthetic legs to help human wearers walk better, faster
VentureBeat, Ubergizmo and IEEE Spectrum quote joint department of biomedical engineering with NC State professor Helen Huang on recent work involving a system that applies reinforcement learning to the task of tuning a robotic … Continued
Concussion research in North Carolina could change the game
College of Arts & Sciences dean and exercise and sport science professor Kevin Guskiewicz discusses an ongoing study with the NFL looking into concussions and their impact on the brain. WCCB – … Continued
New Ideas, Information and Inquiry courses explore broad topics across disciplines
The College of Arts & Sciences will offer five new courses in spring 2019 to pilot-test a new core offering being proposed for the General Education curriculum. These broadly interdisciplinary … Continued
Major Milestones in the College of Arts & Sciences
As the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill looks back on its 225-year history, the College of Arts & Sciences is also reflecting on the College of the past. … Continued