Category: News Archive
Senior Te’Aja McCoy is an advocate for social justice
McCoy, a December graduate, majored in political science and has a minor in social and economic justice to prepare her for the next step in her career: law school.
Riya Shah’s time at Carolina was an “unforgettable journey”
When the senior graduates on Dec. 17, she will do so with a double major in biology and neuroscience and her sights set on medical school.
Senior Elsa Huebsch’s love for chemistry was “reverse engineered”
Huebsch, who graduates on Dec. 17, followed her passion for creating climate change solutions to an extraordinary undergraduate experience as a chemistry major at Carolina.
Bookmark This
Bookmark This is a feature that highlights new books by College of Arts and Sciences faculty and alumni. The December featured book is “Colonial Reckoning: Race and Revolution in Nineteenth-Century Cuba” … Read more
Optimizing optics
Nicolas Pégard’s lab helps neuroscientists tackle research challenges with custom-designed optical technology.
Maria Silva and Lizabeth Bamgboye named Schwarzman Scholars
The prestigious award fully funds a master’s program in global affairs at Beijing’s Tsinghua University.
The Hollywood storyteller
Alumna Rayna McClendon found her love of screenwriting through classes in the department of communication at UNC.
Meet a Tar Heel: 2023 Thomas Wolfe Scholar Elisa Troncoso
Elisa Troncoso is inspired by the most fundamental displays of humanity in her writing. The first-year student is the winner of this year’s prestigious Thomas Wolfe Scholarship.
Students share their favorite study spots for finals season
Whether you prefer spaces with plenty of chatter, absolute silence or outdoor ambience, there’s a cozy campus spot for you.
Poetic portals
Gabrielle Calvocoressi, associate professor in the department of English and comparative literature, uses poetry to revisit the people they have lost, unpack their feelings around gender and identity and recognize … Read more
AI Training with a Human Touch
UNC is transforming AI’s future with a human-centric approach in the Ego-Exo4D project, led by an international consortium of 14 universities in partnership with Meta AI.
Conor Kerr is teaming up student statisticians with UNC’s varsity sports
A junior, Kerr founded the Sports Analysis Intelligence Laboratory to connect undergraduates with a passion for statistics with opportunities through Carolina Athletics.
Seed grant funds biology professor’s Galapagos research
Thanks to a Center for Galapagos Studies seed grant, Senay Yitbarek traveled to the Galapagos this summer to conduct research on host-pathogen dynamics on San Cristobal Island.
Precarious workers in unprecedented times
Alexandrea Ravenelle’s latest book explores how COVID-19 affected the most vulnerable wage-earners.
Oral histories of Black trailblazers brought to life by student performers Nov. 30 and Dec. 1
A performance woven from extensive oral histories of Institute of African American Research (IAAR) leaders will be brought to life by student performers in a public performance Nov. 30 and … Read more
Empathy for the Past
Historian John Wood Sweet writes character-driven narratives filled with vivid descriptions and emotional moments to unpack early America’s complicated history.
International ranking includes 41 “highly cited researchers” at Carolina
In 2023, more than 40 researchers from Carolina made Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers list as trailblazers among their peers, an increase from 2022’s rankings. The list includes researchers from the … Read more
2023 Jefferson Award provides platform for ‘reckoning’
Winner Patricia Parker accepted in honor of a woman Thomas Jefferson enslaved and Ella Baker, a civil rights leader. Parker is director of the Institute for the Arts and Humanities … Read more
2023 Three Minute Thesis
Kirsten Giesbrecht, this year’s winner of the Graduate School’s annual Three Minute Thesis competition, presented her research on modeling blood flow through embryonic hearts.
Bansal receives Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Young Alumnus Award
John R. & Louise S. Parker Professor Mohit Bansal was recognized with the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Young Alumnus Award for 2023.