Social Sciences
View a list of departments in social sciences & global programs.
New name, new emphasis, for environmental program at UNC
A new interdisciplinary program in Environment, Ecology and Energy (E³P) will leverage the College’s strengths in natural sciences, social sciences and humanities to teach students how to best manage resources in an ever-changing world. Greg Gangi started the UNC Clean Tech Summit five years ago to connect students with clean-tech thought leaders in academia, government and industry. About 400 students … Continued
UNC-Chapel Hill alumnus named 2018 Gates Cambridge Scholar
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumnus William McInerney has been awarded a prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship, which provides full support for graduate study at the University of Cambridge in England.
UNC-Chapel Hill hosts International Visitor Leadership Program on foreign policy
A delegation from the U.S. Department of State International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) visited Carolina to examine the role of academia in foreign policy.
Carolina alumna and entrepreneur makes a Paris pitch
Edwina Koch, who graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree in Romance Languages and a minor from the Shuford Program in Entrepreneurship, started a business with a fellow student from England to help au pairs fill the knowledge gap.
Center for Community Capital study: Access to opportunity in Potrero Terrace and Annex
Recently, the UNC Center for Community Capital (CCC) completed an assessment of lower-income people’s access to opportunity in two sites – San Francisco’s Potrero Terrace and Annex and New Orleans’s Columbia Parc.
The art and science of leadership
Dean Kevin Guskiewicz shares his thoughts on leadership in this blog post from the Institute for the Arts and Humanities.
Economics professor to co-lead $50 million blockchain research initiative
Eric Ghysels, Edward Bernstein Distinguished Professor of Economics in the College of Arts & Sciences and professor of finance at Kenan-Flagler Business School, will co-lead a new research initiative to support academic research, technical development and innovation in blockchain, cryptocurrency and digital payments.