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Meet a Summer Research Fellow: Lily Herbert ‘16

Lily Herbert ’16 is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Geography housed in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s College of Arts and Sciences. Her summer fellowship allowed her to work on her dissertation, centering on hate crime legislation and its geographical ties.


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Meet a new Tar Heel: Paige Court

Paige Court has always wanted to be two things: a pilot and a Tar Heel. She has already achieved the first goal and will check off the second this week as she begins her time at Carolina.


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Fresh faces: Meet a few of the College’s new faculty

These fab five new Tar Heels are among the many talented teachers and researchers who are joining departments within the College of Arts and Sciences this fall.


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UNC-Chapel Hill area studies centers awarded $12 million in federal education grants

UNC-Chapel Hill area studies centers will receive approximately $12 million in competitive federal Title VI funding over the next four years to support language and area studies coursework, global programming and events, and outreach and opportunities for educators across the southeastern U.S.


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Happy first week of classes, Tar Heels

Tar Heels gathered in the Dean Smith Center on Aug. 14 for New Student Convocation, an annual celebration that marks the start of students’ academic journey at Carolina.


Pedro holds samples of his work in the lab, dressed in lab coast and mask and goggles.

Inviting controlled chaos into drug synthesis

Chemist Pedro de Jesús Cruz’s recent study aims to solve an issue that frequently arises in the manufacturing of chemicals on a commercial scale: how to create and isolate a desired product without resulting in an abundance of difficult-to-dispose-of byproducts.


Emma Fagerberg stands on the balcony of Hinton James residence hall on UNC's campus.

Making Carolina feel like home

Emma Fagerberg, a senior psychology and biology major, and her fellow resident advisors help new Tar Heels make Carolina their home.


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