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Frank Leibfarth in his chemistry lab.

Leibfarth announced as inaugural Institute for Convergent Science faculty fellow

The institute’s Faculty Fellowship Program will provide support for Frank Leibfarth, associate professor in the department of chemistry, whose research includes expanding options for recycling.


Mosaic showing two animals -- a tiger chasing an ibex.

Archaeological dig in Galilee uncovers mosaics of Samson, commemorative inscriptions

The 11th and final season of excavations in the 1,600-year-old synagogue at Huqoq, led by Carolina Professor Jodi Magness with participation from UNC students, continues to reveal beautiful mosaics.


Alison Curry stands outside in a cemetery.

Research Uncovered: Alison Curry

Alison Curry studies the ritual, spatial, and functional uses of Jewish cemeteries in Poland between the interwar period and WWII.


A headshot of Victoria Wlosok, who has short, pink hair. Behind her, cherry blossoms bloom.

This Carolina junior’s fall semester will begin with the release of her debut novel

Victoria Wlosok signed a book deal for her young adult thriller with a “big five” publisher when she was still a first-year student at UNC. On Sept. 19, her work will hit the shelves.


A girl in a tan hat is shopping in a store. Text on the image reads: "I told a customer I loved her earrings that she apparently made herself! She couldn't stop smiling and made both our days. It's the little things. #kindness #mademyday.

Innovative, interdisciplinary health communication research wins $3 million grant to combat isolation in young adults

Even before U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued a dire warning this spring about the loneliness epidemic in America, two UNC researchers had already teamed up to work on a solution.


Zhukhovitskiy granted Army Early Career Award

Alex Zhukhovitskiy, assistant professor of chemistry, has been selected to receive an Early Career Award from the Army Research Office, a directorate of the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory.


Spring flowers flank the Bell Tower.

Four UNC-Chapel Hill faculty members receive Fulbright Scholar Award

Four UNC-Chapel Hill faculty members — Patrick Davison, Anthony Hackney, Carissa Hessick and Pamela Lothspeich — have received Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program awards for the 2023-2024 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.


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