News Archive
College faculty meeting covers topics from convergent science to public humanities
College of Arts & Sciences Dean Kevin Guskiewicz described the new Program in Environment, Ecology and Energy as “uniquely Carolina.” It was among several new initiatives that Guskiewicz and his senior leadership team highlighted at the College faculty meeting on May 2.
Inclusive teaching
Carolina’s innovative learning techniques are featured in a May 6 online article in The Chronicle of Higher Education, “Traditional Teaching May Deepen Inequality. Can a Different Approach Fix It?” The article features the work of Kelly Hogan, STEM teaching associate professor and assistant dean of instructional innovation in the College of Arts & Sciences.
Winners selected for UNC Creativity Hubs inaugural awards
UNC’s new Creativity Hubs initiative has announced awards to campus research teams pursuing solutions to two of the world’s most pressing issues: the obesity epidemic and the global clean water shortage. College of Arts & Sciences faculty play a key role on the teams.
Computer science department provides an ‘empowering’ day for visually impaired students
Maze Day invites K-12 students with visual impairments, along with their parents/guardians and teachers, to the computer science department to experience a wide variety of educational games and tools created just for them.
High school senior fundraises, raises awareness for concussions, traumatic brain injuries
For high school senior Madeleine McCluer, completing her senior project was more than just a graduation requirement at Hickory High School in Hickory, North Carolina—for her, it was personal.
Meet Madelyn Percy: President of the Graduate and Professional Student Federation
Madelyn Percy’s work has taken her to Chile, France, Belize and Iceland. She has spent a total of 18 weeks in the Galapagos Archipelago studying soil fertility. At UNC-Chapel Hill, Percy is pursuing her goal of becoming a “rock solid geoscience educator.”
Excellent teachers
Each spring, Carolina celebrates its outstanding faculty members with the University Teaching Awards, recognizing the professors and graduate students who are making an impact in their classrooms. Most of the winners were from the College of Arts & Sciences.