Category: News
The Process Series explores “Voices | Visions and Revisions” in its 16th season
The Process Series’ 16th season, “Voices | Visions and Revision,” will focus on the voices of the artists through whose eyes we see our world anew and the process through … Read more
Lee Weisert goes behind the scenes on his ‘Recesses’ album
Lee Weisert chatted with the department of music about his new album ‘Recesses,’ the processes that made it and the people and places that inspired it.
Get to know MakerFest, UNC’s celebration of Tar Heel makers
Each semester, Be a Maker (BeAM) hosts a showcase of the innovations made possible by technologies and tools at Carolina’s makerspace network. Take a walk through last semester’s MakerFest in this … Read more
Carolina Asia Center trains Fort Liberty soldiers
UNC faculty provide soldiers meaningful expertise in Asian language, culture and history.
Rodriguez awarded Warner prize from American Astronomical Society
Carl Rodriguez, assistant professor of physics and astronomy, has been awarded the 2024 Helen B. Warner Prize from the American Astronomical Society.
‘Every Brilliant Thing’ uses theater to build resilience
It’s a show. It’s a health and wellness initiative. And free performances for faculty, staff and students begin Jan. 10.
Carolina to California
In the “Silicon Revolution” Maymester course, undergraduate students with a passion for entrepreneurship learn from Carolina alumni who have made their mark in the Bay Area.
Start the new year strong with the Writing and Learning Center
The center’s academic coaches, peer tutors and writing coaches are ready to help Tar Heels create a plan for a great semester ahead.
Bookmark This: 2023 Wrap-up
We highlighted nine amazing books by College faculty and alumni across different disciplines in 2023. “Bookmark This” is a Q&A feature that highlights these books. Enjoy this wrap-up of interviews … Read more
Behind the scenes with Kenan Theatre Company
The dramatic art department’s undergraduate theater company returns this spring with “The Seagull” by Anton Chekov and the musical “Something Rotten,” produced in collaboration with the music department.
Unpacking the nuances of ancient Greek and Roman theater
Al Duncan is an assistant professor in the department of classics within the UNC College of Arts and Sciences. He studies the production, reception and audience experience of ancient Greek … Read more
Life-changing lessons from a beloved professor
Inspired by memories in and beyond the classroom, a group of alumni work to honor the late professor Kimball King.
In Memoriam – Sharon Lynn James
The Department of Classics shared this tribute to colleague Sharon James, who passed away on Thursday, Dec, 28.
Through makerspace program, students get to test their skills at sea
The objective of UNC students and makers Lindsey Pegram and Lilia Su during a three-day expedition at sea was to investigate how they could operate makerspace equipment and assist researchers … Read more
Connecting Indigenous youth in Ecuador and North Carolina
An international exchange program with UNC and the National University of Chimborazo builds connections between Indigenous students from across the world.
A national leader for study abroad
UNC has ranked 13th among U.S. institutions sending students abroad for academic credit during the 2022-23 academic year.
Carolina chemists discover eight new PFAS with novel testing method
The “forever chemicals” found in the Cape Fear River were detected through a non-targeted testing method developed at UNC-Chapel Hill that broadens researchers’ abilities to identify the hazardous compounds.
Class of 2023 celebrates next chapter at Winter Commencement
The Dec. 17 ceremony gave graduating Tar Heels a chance to reflect on their achievements, celebrate their hard work and think deeply about their future.
Borders and boundaries
Political geographer Banu Gökarıksel directs Carolina’s popular curriculum in global studies while exploring her own research about global and local belonging.
Senior Jordan Mundy pursued her passion for history and beekeeping at Carolina
The winter graduate used funding from her Robinson Fellowship and skills she learned through her history coursework to study honeybees in the U.K.