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Jeff Dangl is seen in a photo in his lab at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in Chapel Hill, N.C., Tuesday, Nov. 31, 2011. (AP Images for HHMI Photo/Jim R. Bounds)

Carolina biologist wins Wolf Prize in Agriculture

Jeffery L. Dangl, a biologist at UNC-Chapel Hill, was part of an award-winning trio of researchers who received the 2025 Wolf Prize in Agriculture “for groundbreaking discoveries of the immune system and disease resistance in plants.”


left headshot of Kathleen DuVal; right cover of Native Nations book

Kathleen DuVal wins Bancroft and Cundill prizes for her book “Native Nations”

UNC-Chapel Hill historian Kathleen DuVal won the Bancroft Prize, one of the most prestigious honors for scholars of American history, announced on March 5. DuVal is also the 2024 winner of the Cundill History Prize. The awards honor her book, “Native Nations: A Millennium In North America.”


Max Owre stands in front of a Carolina Public Humanities sign speaking into a microphone.

‘A Wonderful Vote of Confidence’

Former employee Susan Landstrom’s gift provides new opportunities for Carolina Public Humanities.


Collage: Headshot of Cary Levine on the left, book cover on the right,.

Bookmark This

Bookmark This is a feature that highlights new books by College faculty and alumni, published the first of each month. The March book is “The Future is Present: Art, Technology, and the Work of Mobile Image,” co-written by Cary Levine, professor of contemporary art history.


Thomas Hofweber and Mark Katz

Fellows Hofweber, Katz Explore AI in Humanities Spaces in New Collaboration

UNC-Chapel Hill philosophy and music professors are working together to discuss the future of AI in music.


Bernie Herman holds a book he published

Carolina community remembers Bernie Herman

The distinguished folklorist and art historian helped redefine material culture studies through his innovative research and dedicated teaching. 


Scences from Playmakers Repertory Company's 2025-2026 season annoucement video

PlayMakers Repertory Company Announces an Electrifying 2025-2026 Season

PlayMakers Repertory Company announces its 2025-2026 season, a dynamic lineup of six plays that celebrate resilience, ambition and the ties that bind humanity.


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