Category: News

Senior Rachel Despard: How recorded music boots community collaboration
Senior Rachel Despard studies how recorded music boosts community collaboration, affects visibility for vulnerable populations, and addresses systematic inequalities.

Celebrating American studies seniors: Dana Noelle Hunt
Carolina senior Dana Noelle Hunt says her time in American studies made her appreciate “that it goes into a deeper understanding of America and its history — the truth of … Read more

Diary of a linguist singer: A bittersweet farewell
Senior Nicole Gagliardi reflects back on her time at UNC. “I’m so grateful for all the people I’ve met, the friends and memories made, and to the Department of Music … Read more

A Tar Heel for life
Senior Tyger Hanback shares his Carolina journey as an admissions ambassador and a member of the Marching Tar Heels and a few of his friends share their favorite memories of … Read more

Senior Megan Raisle: Studying climate change across disciplines
Megan Raisle is a senior and Morehead-Cain Scholar double-majoring in environmental studies and geography. She studies climate change across disciplines to uncover how to be a more effective advocate for … Read more

Senior Han Guo: Building language technologies
Han Guo is a senior double-majoring in computer science and statistics and analytics. He researches how to build language technologies like automated image captioning.

Graduate student Jane Reichard finds a common thread in science and art
After earning a degree in biochemistry as an undergraduate, graduate student Jane Reichard pursued her passion for costume production at Carolina, where she has been bringing a scientific eye to … Read more

Chasing challenges at Carolina
For senior Malikiya Hinds, graduating from Carolina is proof of her resiliency and a reminder of all that she’s overcome to earn her degree.

Push through challenges, embrace new opportunities
We interviewed four graduating seniors about their experience at Carolina. Here are their stories and the advice they would give to fellow graduates. Sweta Karlekar To say that Sweta Karlekar’s … Read more

Seek help, do incredible things
We interviewed four graduating seniors about their experience at Carolina. Here are their stories and the advice they would give to fellow graduates. Lauren Revis Some kids are obsessed with … Read more

Be your truest self
We interviewed four graduating seniors about their experience at Carolina. Here are their stories and the advice they would give to fellow graduates. Gokul Dass When senior Gokul Dass accepted … Read more

Remember your resiliency and strength
We interviewed four graduating seniors about their experience at Carolina. Here are their stories and the advice they would give to fellow graduates. Shai Nickerson Shai Nickerson’s Carolina story is … Read more

Celebrating the Class of 2020
Illustration by artist Will Black, who graduated from Carolina in 2011 with degrees in fine art and history. Since 2017, Black has worked as an administrative support specialist in the … Read more

Mission Critical [Part One]: Make it Work
FastTraCS is a small group of biomedical engineers who support UNC Health physicians, nurses and staff by identifying problems in clinical settings and creating innovative, technological solutions.

Bookmark This
Bookmark This is a feature that highlights new books by College of Arts & Sciences faculty and alumni. Featured book: “UNC A to Z: What Every Tar Heel Needs to … Read more

Carolina in my mind
“The time has come where I can only go to Carolina in my mind. I won’t have the May graduation I imagined. But what a wonder it is to forever … Read more

Searching for the spark
“I’ll never give up on her because she has never given up on me. These past four years have shown me that if anything, she will continue to provide because … Read more

Missing Carolina’s senior traditions
“There is so much that I wish I could be doing with my friends right now, especially all of our senior traditions. That is what I miss the most.” Gabriela … Read more

NREL Helps Found Consortium to Boost Solar Perovskite Commercialization
Perovskite solar cells are a type of thin-film solar cell that have proven to be highly efficient at harnessing sunlight to generate electricity. UNC-Chapel Hill is one of the founding … Read more

English students journal their way into history
The primary source journals written by Jordynn Jack’s class will provide valuable insight into daily life during the COVID-19 pandemic for future historians.