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A prescription for media magic
The department of communication’s new Media Art Space @ 108 East Franklin unites media production and performance studies under one roof. It will be a place for Carolina students to fuel their interdisciplinary creative projects.
Lights on the Hill
Lights on the Hill is a monthly photo feature highlighting College people who are putting service at the forefront as they help to keep the University going during the COVID-19 pandemic … and beyond. This month: Christie Hinson Norris, director of Carolina K-12.
UNC Symphony Orchestra’s spring concert brings local African American composer’s voice front and center
Funded by Arts Everywhere and the music department, the student orchestra commissioned a new piece from Durham Symphony conductor and composer William Henry Curry.
Kay Youngstrom
Through an internship with Med Aditus, Kay Youngstrom uses data analysis to address which of the company’s drugs are most accessible and least susceptible to counterfeits in Sub-Saharan Africa.
UNC-Chapel Hill places in the top 5 of The Princeton Review’s Best Value Colleges
UNC-Chapel Hill also ranked second on the list of public universities for financial aid and fifth among best value public colleges for students with no demonstrated financial need.
Sharon James is UNC-Chapel Hill nominee for BOG Award for Excellence in Teaching
Sharon L. James, professor of classics, was selected as one of the recipients of the 2021 Awards for Excellence in Teaching.
Positive emotions and public health
Throughout history, societies have relied on people’s behaviors to help curb the spread of disease. A new paper offers the first evidence that the affective quality of people’s ordinary social interactions in both private and public spaces may shape infection-reducing behaviors during COVID-19.
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