Category: Undergraduate Education
#GDTBATH: Rida Bayraktar
Carolina sophomore Rida Bayraktar founded Pink STREAM to educate, motivate, empower and inspire kindergarten through eighth-grade girls in science, technology, robotics, engineering, arts and math.
Hogan wins national biology teaching award
Kelly Hogan, associate dean of instructional innovation in the College of Arts & Sciences, has received the 2020 National Association of Biology Teachers Four-Year Teaching Award.
PlayMakers brings its performances to Sakai
PlayMakers Repertory Company is making its upcoming season available to all Carolina students online. Each of the company’s six performances this season will be available to stream to bring the … Read more
The Great Pivot
When classes once again shifted to remote delivery in fall 2020, faculty across the College of Arts & Sciences, with the help of technology and instructional learning experts, say they … Read more
Feeling anxious? Take care of yourself
Isolation, social distancing and health concerns can take their toll. Carolina psychologist Jon Abramowitz shares his advice for improving your mental health.
University leaders announce important academic updates
Undergraduate instruction will be paused Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 24 and Aug. 25, to give students time to transition to remote learning, campus leaders announced Thursday.
University to switch to remote instruction, reduce residential density
The shift comes after several reported clusters of positive COVID-19 cases over the past week.
The impact of COVID-19 on North Carolina
UNC public policy fellows spent the summer analyzing the impact of the pandemic to the state of North Carolina.
Meet a new Tar Heel: Jayla Cobbs
A Junior EMT since she was 14, incoming first-year student Jayla Cobbs is joining the Carolina community to go deeper into the world of medicine.
Carolina Away to support incoming students in transition to college life
This fall, Carolina’s incoming first-year and transfer students will have the opportunity to participate in Carolina Away, a new remote learning program designed specifically for the coronavirus pandemic.
UNC-Chapel Hill joins Bay View Alliance
UNC-Chapel Hill has joined the Bay View Alliance, an international network of research universities exploring strategies to support and sustain the widespread adoption of instructional methods leading to better student … Read more
T.J. Turner ’20 combines passion for science, culture and space
T.J. Turner made the most of his time at UNC, double majoring in chemistry and Asian studies with a concentration in Japanese.
Seafood mislabeling in North Carolina
Two recent student-led papers based on research in the undergraduate “Seafood Forensics” class at UNC-Chapel Hill show that seafood mislabeling in North Carolina is a big problem.
UNC-Chapel Hill becomes newest partner institution of KEEN
Applied physical sciences receives grant to promote an entrepreneurial mindset in undergraduates.
Meaning behind the monsters
Brendan Thornton lures students into his class with zombies, vampires and demons, then hits them with the serious stuff.
Treul, Marinelli to lead Program for Public Discourse
Two key leadership appointments have been made in the College of Arts & Sciences’ Program for Public Discourse, a program launched in 2019 to bring together UNC-Chapel Hill faculty and … Read more
College of Arts & Sciences recognizes 12 new distinguished professors
Congratulations to the 12 faculty who were recently appointed distinguished professors or distinguished term professors in the College of Arts & Sciences. Their new appointments take effect July 1.
Jenna Gartland awarded 2020 Thomas Wolfe Scholarship
Incoming first-year student Jenna Gartland has been awarded the 2020 Thomas Wolfe Scholarship, a full, four-year merit scholarship in creative writing in the College of Arts & Sciences at UNC-Chapel … Read more
A Message from Dean Rhodes
This has been a deeply painful and disturbing week for our nation, with the video that has emerged of George Floyd and his horrible death in police custody in Minneapolis.
Carolina to host a Class of 2020 virtual celebration
At 10 a.m. on Sunday, May 10, the University will hold a Class of 2020 video watch party celebration so graduates and their families can celebrate together until it’s safe … Read more