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Precarious workers in unprecedented times
Alexandrea Ravenelle’s latest book explores how COVID-19 affected the most vulnerable wage-earners.

Oral histories of Black trailblazers brought to life by student performers Nov. 30 and Dec. 1
A performance woven from extensive oral histories of Institute of African American Research (IAAR) leaders will be brought to life by student performers in a public performance Nov. 30 and Dec. 1.

Empathy for the Past
Historian John Wood Sweet writes character-driven narratives filled with vivid descriptions and emotional moments to unpack early America’s complicated history.

International ranking includes 41 “highly cited researchers” at Carolina
In 2023, more than 40 researchers from Carolina made Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers list as trailblazers among their peers, an increase from 2022’s rankings. The list includes researchers from the College of Arts and Sciences.

2023 Jefferson Award provides platform for ‘reckoning’
Winner Patricia Parker accepted in honor of a woman Thomas Jefferson enslaved and Ella Baker, a civil rights leader. Parker is director of the Institute for the Arts and Humanities in UNC’s College of Arts and Sciences.

2023 Three Minute Thesis
Kirsten Giesbrecht, this year’s winner of the Graduate School’s annual Three Minute Thesis competition, presented her research on modeling blood flow through embryonic hearts.

Bansal receives Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Young Alumnus Award
John R. & Louise S. Parker Professor Mohit Bansal was recognized with the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Young Alumnus Award for 2023.
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