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Geoffrey Chaucer with hearts in Valentine's Day graphic

Chaucer and the origins of Valentine’s Day

An expert on Medieval literature explains how Geoffrey Chaucer is responsible for our modern Valentine’s Day.

From left, Lisa Wolpe as Cassius and Jeffrey Blair Cornell as Brutus in "Julius Caesar." (photo by Huthphoto)

The Bard is Back. PlayMakers Repertory Company presents “Julius Caesar”

PlayMakers Repertory Company presents “Julius Caesar,” the classic Shakespearean political thriller. Directed by Andrew Borba in his PlayMakers debut, the production runs from March 4 to 22.

Shauna Cooper and her team at the Strengths, Assets and Resilience Lab explore the ways in which families, schools and communities influence positive development among African-American adolescents and youth. (photo by Kristen Chavez), Cooper is sitting in front of a door that has words in blue on it like: "Dream Big. Never Give Up. Focus. Success is Earned. etc."

The Science of Families

Throughout her career, UNC-Chapel Hill developmental psychologist Shauna Cooper has focused on families, especially African-American families — boys, girls, fathers, mothers. But the surprising findings from her early research studies made her especially curious about the lives of fathers and adolescent girls.

Frank Leibfarth won both an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship and a Cottrell Scholar Award, two top honors given to early-career scientists. (photo by Donn Young) He is pictured here in his lab.

Rising star in chemistry: Leibfarth wins two top awards for early-career scientists

Frank Leibfarth, assistant professor of chemistry in UNC’s College of Arts & Sciences, has won two prestigious awards for early-career scientists. In only one week, he has been awarded an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship and a Cottrell Scholar Award for 2020.

Picture of the Earth as seen from space with a black nightime sky

Gold’s wobbly nucleus

As Earth rotates along its axis, it wobbles a little bit. Nuclear physics researchers have now observed this same type of wobbling in Au187 – a gold isotope that lives for just eight minutes. Fundamental science research like this can lead to major breakthroughs in a range of fields, including medical care.

A 48-hour marathon

Carolina was one of more than 900 Global Game Jam host locations last weekend, with nearly 90 students developing prototypes of video games over the span of two days.

Photo of commencmenet speaker Frank Bruni with the words, New York Times columnist, 2020 Commencement Speaker

New York Times columnist to deliver spring Commencement address

Acclaimed journalist, New York Times columnist, bestselling author and Carolina alumnus Frank Bruni will deliver the spring Commencement address for the Class of 2020.

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