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Physics students choose their own adventure

When the University transitioned to remote learning, physics lab instructors created a digital format where students can still make creative choices, or even mistakes.


Marcey Waters

Marcey Waters wins BOG Award for Excellence in Teaching

The University of North Carolina System announced April 9 that Marcey Waters is a winner of the Board of Governors’ Award for Excellence in Teaching.


Triffin Morris' work space for teaching remotely. (Image courtesy of Triffin Morris)

Carolina People: Triffin Morris and Jennifer Bayang

Morris and Bayang found a way for costume production students to finish their projects remotely by mailing them sewing supplies and equipment.


Graduate student Mary Biggs: Landscape management of historic sites

Each year, The Graduate School honors graduate students in programs throughout our University for their powerful discoveries that contribute to a better future for people and communities in North Carolina. 


Bell Tower

Interview with Professor Ji-Yeon Jo: COVID-19 in South Korea

Professor Ji-Yeon Jo, Associate Professor of Korean Studies and Director of the Carolina Asia Center, talks through the basics of COVID-19 in South Korea.


Caela O'Connell

Pandemic Lessons

College of Arts & Sciences faculty are pivoting their course content to address issues surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, teaching students to think creatively and to conduct research to benefit communities.


: In an ultra-small geometry under the right conditions, electrons can be treated like particles bouncing off a wall. If the electrons are contained in a wire and symmetry is broken, the electrons can be preferentially funneled in one direction and blocked in the other, creating an electrical diode.

UNC-Chapel Hill researchers develop one-way street for electrons

Research may unlock the ability for devices to process ultra-high-speed wireless data and simultaneously harvest energy for power.


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