Category: News
Tuning in to data at Spotify
Haley Talton took her passion for data science from statistics classes at Carolina to her career at the world’s largest audio streaming service.
RUNC: Alex Worsnip
Alex Worsnip, professor in the department of philosophy, studies the rationality and irrationality of human thought and, more specifically, how both manifest in relation to politics.
Evaluating airline pricing strategies
UNC-Chapel Hill and University of Mississippi researchers are working with a North American airline to study the effectiveness of pricing strategies.
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Bookmark This is a monthly feature highlighting books by College people. This month’s featured book is “Truffles and Trash: Recirculating Food in a Social Welfare State” by Kelly Alexander, assistant … Read more
Shuford Innovators-in-Residence share experiences with students
The 2024-2025 cohort will offer mentorship and professional development opportunities for students in the entrepreneurship minor as they visit campus this year.
Biology professor helps build 1,000 microscopes for NC schools
Carolina professor Bob Goldstein has led DIY microscope workshops across the state for nearly a decade.
Nine researchers awarded Arts and Humanities Research Grants
The funding provides support to scholarly, creative, or artistic pursuits and research projects led by individuals or teams.
Emerald Izuakor discovered Andalusian life through the eyes of Spanish poets
A Robinson Honors Fellowship allowed the senior to study the food and landscapes of Spain that inspired famous works of literature.
Mapping Marsh Futures
Researchers from the Carolina Drone Lab use aerial imagery to assess marsh health in the Outer Banks.
Carolina Firsts helps first-generation students build community
Part of the Center for Student Success, the initiative offers workshops, events and one-on-one guidance for UNC’s nearly 4,000 first-generation Tar Heels.
Research UNCovered: Nikhil Kaza
The professor in the Department of City and Regional Planning studies how organizations achieve their energy and environmental goals.
Karsen Kitchen makes space history
Weeks after becoming the youngest woman to cross the Kármán line, the proud Carolina senior is “still processing it all.”
Meet a Tar Heel: Jonas Laukoter awarded the 2024 Thomas Wolfe Scholarship
A first-year student, Laukoter draws inspiration from favorite authors, the complexities of religion and the queer community.
Meet Michelle Robinson, interim director for the IAH Faculty Fellowship Program
Robinson, associate professor of American studies, is a two-time alumna of the College’s Institute for the Arts and Humanities’ programs.
Zheyu Huang’s travel photos charm contest judges
The alumnus, who has degrees in computer science and business, has had three pictures selected in Carolina’s annual global photo contest.
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Bookmark This is a feature that highlights new books by College people. The September featured book is “Clover Garden: A Carolinian’s Piedmont Memoir ” by Bland Simpson, illustrated with photographs … Read more
Young punks, big waves
Roberto Camassa and Rich McLaughlin pushed for creation of a fluids lab at Carolina in the late 1990s — and now it’s one of the most unique research spaces of … Read more
2024 Hettleman Prizes awarded to five exceptional early-career faculty
The annual Phillip and Ruth Hettleman Prizes for Artistic and Scholarly Achievement have been awarded to five promising faculty members who exemplify groundbreaking and innovative research along with future career … Read more
An ambassador abroad
Carolina senior Mason Harkleroad experienced a year of living and learning in Taipei, Taiwan, as a Phillips Ambassador and Boren Award recipient.
Carolina remembers Zijie Yan, ‘master of light and matter’
Colleagues from the applied physical sciences department reflect on Yan’s legacy a year after his death.