Category: In The Media
UNC-Chapel Hill’s PlayMakers raise mental health awareness with immersive ‘Every Brilliant Thing’ performance
A new play at UNC-Chapel Hill is raising awareness of mental health and suicidal ideation. The play is a partnership between PlayMakers Repertory Company and UNC Student Affairs. … Vice Chancellor for … Read more
$1.09 Billion Grant Reflects North Carolina’s Renewed Interest in Rail
On the morning of December 8, U.S. Congresswoman Valerie Foushee stood on a stage at Raleigh’s Amtrak station with several other elected officials. She, as well as North Carolina Governor … Read more
What loneliness does to your body and brain
Human connection is a basic, biological necessity for us. … Over time, chronic loneliness can damage our immune system. These immune system changes can, in time, lead to chronic diseases. … Read more
Could Lake Mead End Up Drying Out Like the Ill-fated Aral Sea?
The Aral Sea used to be the fourth-largest lake in the world, but thanks to poor water management, the lake rapidly shrank over only a handful of decades—from larger than … Read more
The Dead Sea Scrolls: Mysteries of Qumran
UNC religious studies professor and archaeologist Jodi Magness discusses one of the most important archaeological discoveries, the Dead Sea Scrolls, in the podcast, The Ancients. Listen to part 1 here. … Read more
UNC researchers find new types of PFAS in the Cape Fear River
Previously unknown types of toxic chemicals known as PFAS have been discovered in the Cape Fear River. Researchers at the UNC-Chapel Hill used samples from the Cape Fear River collected … Read more
Matthew Palm on the Raleigh-to-Richmond Rail Line
North Carolina was just announced as the benefactor of a $1 billion federal grant to fund construction of a high-speed rail line from Raleigh to Richmond. What could that project … Read more
Drones capture new clues about how water shapes mountain ranges over time
Drones flying along miles of rivers in the steep, mountainous terrain of central Taiwan and mapping the rock properties have revealed new clues about how water helps shape mountains over … Read more
Think there are fewer members of the opposite sex where you live? New census data may confirm it
Anyone who has suspected that there are more women than men where they live, or vice versa, will find fodder for their suspicions in new data from the U.S. Census … Read more
UNC’s Hillsborough hospital to get high-tech ‘makerspace’
On the fourth floor of UNC’s Hillsborough Hospital, there’s a rehab gym. ,,, Recently, this treehouse has gone high tech with a new room, called the “makerspace.” It’s about the … Read more
Was 44 too old to be a new mom? Growing cohort of older parents face new risks post Dobbs
Sara Toups was 44 – old enough, she figured, that any chance of pregnancy was long behind her. … A growing share of Americans are opting to start parenthood later … Read more
Newsweek’s Better Planet COP28 Panel Addresses Pillars of the Green Transition
In a lively and far-ranging conversation Tuesday at the United Nations COP28 climate talks in Dubai, Newsweek’s Better Planet guided discussion about a more climate-friendly economy in an event titled … Read more
A psychologist explains how to master the ‘Hero’s Journey Method’
The stories we live have a profound impact on the way we view ourselves, the people around us and the world at large. A new paper published in the Journal … Read more
Anxiety and algorithms: NC policymakers examine how to rein in social media’s sway
With social media occupying a bigger and bigger role in our lives, health experts are increasingly concerned about the role it has on adolescent mental health. “In the span of … Read more
Bill Ferris and Marcie Cohen Ferris on publishing the South
Marcie Cohen Ferris and Bill Ferris have dedicated their lives and careers to cataloging the folkways and foodways of the American South. The couple, both professor emeriti of UNC-Chapel Hill, … Read more
8 Historical Moments More Important to Native Americans Than the ‘First Thanksgiving’
As Americans gather for Thanksgiving feasts, they are paying homage to a meal that took place more than 400 years ago between a group of colonists and Wampanoag Native Americans … Read more
Endangered shark? Wrong bass? WRAL Investigates puts local sushi to the DNA test
WRAL Investigates bought dozens of pieces of sushi to see if the description on the menu is the same fish you get on your plate. … WRAL Investigates put the … Read more
This new UNC school will push students out of their ideological bubbles | Opinion
“The launch of UNC-Chapel Hill’s new School of Civic Life and Leadership is the right move at the right time to rebuild our strained public conversation,” writes interim director and … Read more
Read, write, rock, roll: Florence Dore does it all
When most club-level indie-rock musicians hit the road to go on tour, they tend to play a straightforward schedule of nightclub venues. But UNC professor Florence Dore rolls a bit … Read more
One on one: Boardinghouse memories
Less than a century ago old-fashioned boardinghouses covered the towns and cities where Americans came together for eating and sleeping. Although most boardinghouses might be gone today, memories are firm. Elizabeth … Read more