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A Leading Research Institution
University Research Week, November 4-8, is an annual celebration of Carolina’s research excellence and an effort to increase participation by students, of all levels, in research activity. Through lectures, workshops, lab tours, and more, the campus community will become more familiar with our world-class research and the strategic initiatives that make Carolina one of the top research institutions in the … Read more

Undergraduate researcher helps develop data-encoding tools for future supercomputers
As part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI) program, computer science graduate Jess Woods has been tasked at Oak Ridge National Laboratory with exploring different ways of representing data and enabling operations to be performed on that transformed data.

HackNC 2019 celebrates largest hackathon yet
Hundreds of undergraduate students gathered in Woollen Gym on Oct. 12 for HackNC 2019, the largest hackathon held annually at UNC-Chapel Hill.

Countering Hate initiative explores issues of intolerance
Under the leadership of Interim Dean Terry Rhodes, a new initiative called Countering Hate: Overcoming Fear of Differences launched this fall in the College of Arts & Sciences to foster community and understanding and help students discuss difficult topics.

Interim Dean Terry Rhodes is learning and listening
Rhodes recently spoke with The Well about some of her initiatives, the new general education curriculum and making time for singing.

UNC Opera Brings Mozart to the Moon
In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, UNC Opera is reimagining a classic.

Three students selected as 2020 Weir Fellows
Three students from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill were selected as recipients of the 2020 William D. Weir Honors Fellowship in Asian Studies, a program designed for students who have started their Chinese language journey and would like to develop advanced working language skills.
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