In The Media
Associated Press
September 5, 2023
Thailand’s king reduces former Prime Minister Thaksin’s prison term
On Friday, Thailand’s king reduced former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s eight-year prison term to a single year following the divisive politician’s return last week from 15 years of self-imposed exile. “The whole process since the election has been one reflecting Thailand’s elite undoing the electorate’s … Read more
CNBC
August 22, 2023
Oceans absorb 90% of the heat from climate change
The oceans of the world absorb the overwhelming majority of the heat caused by global warming, creating serious consequences for life in and around them, including humans. More dangerous algae blooms “Microorganisms like it hot,” Hans W. Paerl, professor of marine and environmental sciences at the University … Read more
The Washington Post
August 22, 2023
Roland L. Freeman, photographer who documented Black culture, dies at 87
Roland L. Freeman, a photographer who documented Black life for more than a half-century including vanishing quilt-making traditions in the rural South and civil rights struggles on the doorstep of the Capitol, died Aug. 7 at his home in the District. He was 87. … … Read more
WUNC
August 14, 2023
UNC archaeologist finishes dig at ancient Jewish synagogue adorned with Biblical mosaics
UNC-Chapel Hill professor Jodi Magness recently wrapped up 11 seasons of archaeological excavations at an ancient Jewish synagogue at a village in Israel called Huqoq. Back in 2012, her team uncovered a surprise – mosaics on the floor with scenes from the Hebrew Bible. The … Read more
ABC-11
August 14, 2023
‘Soundtrack of our lives’: UNC-Chapel Hill program a nod to global impact of hip hop
For 50 years hip hop has made a global influence. Its reach has extended beyond music to clothing and reaching college campuses. At UNC-Chapel Hill, university leaders recognize it as a form of self-expression. That’s why the Carolina Hip Hop Institute was born three years … Read more
Spectrum News
August 7, 2023
Sports medicine expert says better data sharing will save lives
The recent headlines of sudden cardiac arrests have people far beyond the sports world asking about why the hearts of some athletes seem to fail them more than others. … An expert at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill broke down why tracking serious … Read more
The Washington Post
July 31, 2023
Scientists woke up a 46,000-year-old roundworm from Siberian permafrost
A female microscopic roundworm that spent the last 46,000 years in suspended animation deep in the Siberian permafrost was revived and started having babies in a laboratory dish. … “The age over which it survived is one of the shocking things,” said Gregory Copenhaver, a … Read more