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Meet Jim White, College of Arts and Sciences dean
The acclaimed climate scientist discusses the new curriculum, the College’s $135M research enterprise and employee retention.

Estuarine ecologist measures NC’s marine health
With the help of the N.C. Collaboratory, Joel Fodrie of the Institute of Marine Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences is leading a landmark study of coastal resources.

Hummer and Gladfelter named to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The newest members of the prestigious academy come from the departments of sociology and biology.

Shuford launches mentorship program with Ravenscroft School
The pilot program linked Ravenscroft high school juniors with students in the Shuford Program in Entrepreneurship this semester; leaders hope to expand the program to other schools.

Water researchers help protect precious resources
Three Carolina faculty members share the ways they keep our water healthy and clean, preserve marine life and work toward a sustainable future.

Tar Heels reflect on the importance of art
You don’t need to be an art major to be an artist. Art plays a role in all Tar Heels’ lives in some form. On the seventh annual Arts Everywhere Day, Carolina students and faculty members talk about the importance of art. Click on the headline to see a video featuring artists in the College.

Evolving candy crush: New paper shows omicron relies more on sugars for infection
UNC’s Ronit Freeman is working to understand how Omicron’s mutations make it the most infectious variant yet. A new paper examines how the increased positive charge on the surface of spike proteins of variants is affecting the virus’ interactions with its receptors.
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