Category: Media & News
Meet a Tar Heel: Katherine Ropp, bassist and linguist
A senior, Ropp has used her time at Carolina to study French in Chapel Hill and in Paris, France, all while balancing her passion for music education and performance.
Meet a Tar Heel: Conor Kerr, undergraduate sport statistician
Kerr founded the Sports Analysis Intelligence Laboratory to connect undergraduate students with a passion for statistics with opportunities through Carolina Athletics.
UNC junior researches childhood food insecurity’s effects on structural brain development
With a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, Ria Patel is analyzing data and MRI scans to explore possible anatomical changes in adolescents’ brains — and the behavioral changes that could follow.
College faculty members selected for Fulbright U.S. Scholar Awards
Oswaldo Estrada, professor of Romance studies, and Anthony Hackney, professor of exercise and sport science, were two of three Carolina faculty members to receive awards from the U.S. Department of … Read more
UNC senior researches cicadas’ impact on food web dynamics
Alexander Smith used his Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship to explore how the bugs’ cyclical emergence changed some animals’ feeding habits around the Triangle.
Six students take the Bridge Beyond Carolina to a summer internship
The graduate students represent five academic departments in the College and will be working with local and national host organizations.
Fun experiments in a friend’s garage fueled this Tar Heel’s passion for engineering
Recent graduate Kohen Goble balanced a major in chemistry, a minor in applied sciences and engineering and two undergraduate research assistant positions while at Carolina.
Virtual rehabilitation
Fear of reinjury can greatly increase an athlete’s chances of getting hurt again – but VR techniques developed by Shelby Baez can get them back in the game.
Carolina alumna’s ‘second career’ takes her to the Met
Finance professional turned art historian Denise Murrell, who majored in economics, has curated an important exhibit on the Harlem Renaissance.
Tonu Kalam retires after 36 years of beautiful music
The longtime conductor inspired and challenged the music department’s UNC Symphony Orchestra to perform brilliantly.
An innovative chemical treatment can improve the efficiency of a promising solar technology
Jinsong Huang, leading expert and Louis D. Rubin Jr. Distinguished Professor in the department of applied physical sciences, discusses the new research findings.
Research at its core
UNC Research Core Facilities, including those in the College of Arts and Sciences, are shared services that enhance and expand the collaborative capabilities of Carolina’s research enterprise.
Asian studies chair weighs in on ‘Shogun’
Carolina professor Morgan Pitelka discusses the historical accuracy of the hit FX drama series.
Carolina exercise and sport science major runs to national title
Parker Wolfe, a junior, won the 5,000-meter final at the NCAA outdoor track and field championships, marking the Tar Heels’ first title at the event since 2007.
How a pinball project made Lucy Ren’s education click
Exploring engineering through applied sciences helped Ren, who graduated this May with a degree in computer science, unlock her creativity at Carolina.
Thomas Wolfe Scholar reflects on her time as a Tar Heel
At Carolina, senior Jenna Gartland studied creative writing and communication and helped create opportunities for queer performance by founding a new student group
Materials science Ph.D. student is dedicated to protecting the environment
Graduating applied physical sciences doctoral student Mengru Wang researches perovskite solar cells and has a passion for clean energy.
Senior Lizabeth Bamgboye is inspired by her role in the global community
After graduating, Bamgboye will pursue her master’s degree in global affairs at Beijing’s Tsinghua University through the prestigious Schwarzman scholarship
Latin American studies meets biology for this Carolina senior
Anthony Ciano used his time at UNC to prepare for a career in healthcare, including working as a campus EMT and volunteering as a medical interpreter.
Mentors, matter
Ph.D. student Zack Hall has made an impact at Carolina through his research of subatomic particles and by supporting undergraduate physicists.