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New grad certificate preps students to innovate for public good
Solving complex economic, social and environmental problems requires the working on cross-disciplinary teams. A new graduate certificate program will help students learn and practice design thinking and other required skills.
Inequality amplifies African Americans’ COVID-19 risk
Recent data shows that minorities are more at risk for contracting COVID-19 and experiencing poor health outcomes. In particular, African Americans in COVID-19 hot spots are twice as likely to die from the virus than their white counterparts.
Science festival, physics and astronomy set world record
Duane Deardorff and Shane Brogan helped the North Carolina Science Festival team set the record for the highest launch from a Galilean cannon.
Broadband providers adjust as internet use spikes under COVID-19
Global stay-at-home orders in response to COVID-19 have shifted even more of people’s daily lives onto the internet, and providers have struggled to keep pace.
Front porch revival
With origins in the South, outdoor spaces are fostering a sense of ‘we are all in this together.’ The Kelly family on the porch of their home on Ransom Street in Chapel Hill. (Jon Gardiner/UNC-Chapel Hill) Historians may look back at the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic as a time when people returned to their front porches, stoops, balconies and fire escapes … Read more
During a Pandemic, Strong Public Policy Can Save Lives
When it comes to a country’s ability to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease, strong public health policy can mean the difference between life or death for millions.
One strange semester
Impressions, insights and lessons learned by faculty during spring’s historic shift to remote teaching.
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