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Calculating COVID-19’s educational costs
Cassandra R. Davis studies the impact of natural disasters on schools and communities. Now the public policy professor is turning her attention to the impact of another kind of disaster … Read more
Helping hungry kids
The Homebound Project, an online theater initiative co-founded by Carolina alumna and playwright Catya McMullen, is raising money to help feed children affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
Reopening Research in the College of Arts & Sciences
On Monday, June 1, 2020, we will reopen our research spaces in the College of Arts & Sciences and they will operate under a new three-layer COVID-19 policy.
PPE pickup instructions for research spaces in other departments
These instructions are for acquiring masks and cleaning/disinfecting supplies for research labs and spaces, not for instructional or other departmental use. The immediate goal is to supply the requirements of … Read more
PPE pickup instructions for APS-Chemistry-Biology
These instructions are for acquiring masks and cleaning/disinfecting supplies for research labs and spaces, not for instructional or other departmental use. The immediate goal is to supply the requirements of … Read more
Checklist for Resuming Research Operations
View or download a checklist of returning to operations, as well as a plan for your group’s updated policies.
UNC team receives NSF RAPID grant for lung-mucus strategy to mitigate COVID-19 transmission, infection
An interdisciplinary team from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has received funding to explore the critical role of airway mucus in the transmission, infection and spread versus … Read more
Yurco named 2020 Manager of the Year
Laura Yurco in the department of chemistry has been named 2020 Manager of the Year. She joined the department of chemistry in 2017 with over 13 years of experience with the University.
Machine Morality
As machines become more autonomous, humans must define the limits of their decision-making. UNC postdoctoral researcher Yochanan Bigman addresses this topic, suggesting where to draw the line when self-governing technology … Read more
The Fast and the Autonomous
In a small corner of Sitterson Hall sits a fleet of pint-size cars that can see and navigate independently, winning races for the team of UNC computer science students that … Read more
One strange semester, part 2
More impressions, insights and lessons learned by faculty during spring’s historic shift to remote teaching.
Eleven UNC students awarded Fulbrights
Eleven students and recent graduates from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have been selected to receive the Fulbright U.S. Student Program award for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Six Carolina employees earn prestigious Massey Awards for outstanding service
The awards, given annually, recognize “unusual, meritorious or superior contributions” by University employees. Two hold appointments in the College of Arts & Sciences.
Take a film adventure
With movie theaters closed, premieres postponed and shelter-in-place orders still in effect, now is the perfect time to take a chance on an obscure classic or contemporary film — the … Read more
Vulnerable workers, unsafe conditions
There have been more than 1,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in poultry and other meat processing plants in North Carolina, and over 10,000 cases across the United States. The industry … Read more
New grad certificate preps students to innovate for public good
Solving complex economic, social and environmental problems requires the working on cross-disciplinary teams. A new graduate certificate program will help students learn and practice design thinking and other required skills.
Inequality amplifies African Americans’ COVID-19 risk
Recent data shows that minorities are more at risk for contracting COVID-19 and experiencing poor health outcomes. In particular, African Americans in COVID-19 hot spots are twice as likely to die from … Read more
Science festival, physics and astronomy set world record
Duane Deardorff and Shane Brogan helped the North Carolina Science Festival team set the record for the highest launch from a Galilean cannon.
Broadband providers adjust as internet use spikes under COVID-19
Global stay-at-home orders in response to COVID-19 have shifted even more of people’s daily lives onto the internet, and providers have struggled to keep pace.
Front porch revival
With origins in the South, outdoor spaces are fostering a sense of ‘we are all in this together.’ Historians may look back at the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic as a time … Read more