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Mohamed Mwamzandi teaches in front of a classroom.

COIL enriches language learning with cross-cultural connections

Hundreds of Tar Heels are sharpening their language skills on campus by connecting with students abroad through Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) courses.


A black and white photo of Bob Pleasants standing outside Steele Building.

Rooted: Bob Pleasants

Bob Pleasants in the Office for Undergraduate Research has been contributing to research at Carolina for 14 years.


Shauna Cooper stands outside smiling at the camera.

The Father Effect

Shauna Cooper in the department of psychology and neuroscience has spent over a decade studying Black fathers and their roles in child development.


Fall foliage at the Old Well on UNC's campus

Gift establishes first endowed term professorship for the new School of Civic Life and Leadership

The Orville Gordon Browne (OGB) Foundation has made a $1 million gift to the UNC-Chapel Hill College of Arts and Sciences to establish an endowed term professorship in Carolina’s School of Civic Life and Leadership.


Wei You stands outside underneath a green tree.

Researchers awarded NSF grant to support the future of semiconductors

The award supports a collaborative project between UNC-Chapel Hill and NC State University. Researchers will develop a new short-wave infrared light camera and train a diverse group of students in using innovative technologies.


Adrian Marchetti holding a pair of tweezers above a small clear container, next to a filtration device.

$2.5m NSF grant for Center for Galapagos Studies researchers

Researchers with the UNC Center for Galapagos Studies, alongside external collaborators, received a $2.5m grant from the National Science Foundation to expand their research on marine plankton in the Galapagos.


The Yangtze River flows along toward the mountains, with green and rocky cliffs on each side.

A new development model for the world’s third-longest river

The new paper by UNC-Chapel Hill researchers reveals rapid fluvial incision attributed to the growth of high topography in China’s Yangtze River.


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