Undergraduate Education Archives - Page 2 of 13

Alexander Smith looks at his phone as he inputs data for his research project. He is outside on UNC's campus, surrounded by green trees and bushes.

UNC senior researches cicadas’ impact on food web dynamics

Alexander Smith used his Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship to explore how the bugs’ cyclical emergence changed some animals’ feeding habits around the Triangle.

Closeup of teens looking at social media on their mobile phones.

New study examines social media’s impact on college students’ mental health

A new study from researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill looks at a possible contributing factor to the worsening trends in mental health: social media.

Students walk across campus with pretty pink flowers in the foreground.

Parr Center for Ethics awarded the “Educating Character Initiative” Capacity-Building Grant

Funds will support a yearlong project to expand and study undergraduate ethics education.

Kohen wears a white coat and safety goggles and works at a station in a lab at UNC.

Fun experiments in a friend’s garage fueled this Tar Heel’s passion for engineering

Recent graduate Kohen Goble balanced a major in chemistry, a minor in applied sciences and engineering and two undergraduate research assistant positions while at Carolina.

Glenn Hinson stands with others outside at the Soil Collection Ceremony in Warren County.

Commemoration and connection in Warren County

The community engagement work of Glenn Hinson, an associate professor of anthropology and American studies, and UNC-Chapel Hill students continues to expand our knowledge of racial violence and its legacy … Read more

Lucy Ren holds a laptop in a gym at a hackathon

How a pinball project made Lucy Ren’s education click

Exploring engineering through applied sciences helped Ren, who graduated this May with a degree in computer science, unlock her creativity at Carolina.

Nick Siedentop sits in his office at a round table, smiling at the camera.

Nick Siedentop loves working behind the scenes

“I love working behind the scenes,” says Nick Siedentop, the curriculum director in the Office of Undergraduate Curricula at the College of Arts and Sciences, and a recent Massey Award … Read more

Two side by side shots of researchers clad in boots and water gear doing fieldwork out in the water and in the marshland.

Marsh Matters: Fieldwork reflections from North Carolina’s Currituck Sound

Alexia Civit is a sophomore at UNC-Chapel Hill majoring in environmental studies and music with a minor in urban planning. She currently interns with the North Carolina Collaboratory as an … Read more

A closeup of Abel Abraham's face -- he's holding a syringe of water with a droplet of water coming out of it.

Drop by Drop

Senior Abel Abraham shares his journey from being a first-year student during the pandemic to becoming an award-winning mathematics major.

The new Phillips Ambassadors stand in a row smiling at the camera.

Nineteen undergraduates selected as UNC Phillips Ambassadors for study in Asia

Nineteen undergraduates from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill were selected as Phillips Ambassadors for study abroad programs in Asia this summer and fall. Scholarship recipients will study … Read more

Gustavo Gonzalez stands outside with flowers in the background smiling at the camera.

Gustavo Gonzalez built community through Mi Pueblo

The senior Carolina Covenant and Woods scholar also studied abroad and did behavioral research.

Carrina Macaluso is a graduating senior majoring in music -- she stands on the stage in Hill Hall throwing her graduation cap in the air.

That’s a Cap!

Undergraduate researchers from Carolina’s 2024 graduating class share how research has shaped their college experience.

Janet Vitolo stand in the middle of campus holding books while blurred images of fellow students walking surround her.

After a 54-year break, she’s graduating

Janet Hoffmann Vitolo, who left Carolina after her junior year in 1970, just completed her bachelor’s degree.

Thomas Wolfe Scholar reflects on her time as a Tar Heel

At Carolina, senior Jenna Gartland studied creative writing and communication and helped create opportunities for queer performance by founding a new student group

Senior Lizabeth Bamgboye is inspired by her role in the global community

After graduating, Bamgboye will pursue her master’s degree in global affairs at Beijing’s Tsinghua University through the prestigious Schwarzman scholarship

Anthony tosses his cap for a graduation photo at the Old Well

Latin American studies meets biology for this Carolina senior

Anthony Ciano used his time at UNC to prepare for a career in healthcare, including working as a campus EMT and volunteering as a medical interpreter.

Senior Caroline Hoover is fighting for rural health care access

From Appalachia to the Research Triangle, the medical anthropology major is striving to improve rural health care access, particularly birth and pregnancy services.

A closeup shot of the Old Well, surrounded by pink azaleas in spring. (photo by Donn Young)

Faculty offer parting advice for spring graduates

Learn to embrace failure, practice integrity, maintain a sense of curiosity and follow your passions, share College of Arts and Sciences faculty members.

A horizontal image of Xenia Weakly, arms outstretched to the sky, standing on a street in Akihabara, Japan.

My semester in Japan

UNC senior and Phillips Ambassador Xenia Weakly documents her transformative semester in Japan. She learned through her study abroad experience that it is “all the more essential for us to … Read more

Students walk by pink spring flowers on campus.

Seven students selected as 2024 Carolina Blue Honors Fellows

Seven students were selected as recipients of the 2024 Carolina Blue Honors Fellowship in Sports Entrepreneurship to pursue unique and self-initiated summer internships built around growing international sports businesses.

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