Social Sciences
View a list of departments in social sciences & global programs.

Transforming garbage into fashion
Carolina senior Ana Soule and her team at the Phoenyx Project are giving new life to vinyl billboards that would otherwise end up in the dump.

20th Celebration of Undergraduate Research April 24
The Celebration of Undergraduate Research is a research symposium held at UNC-Chapel Hill each April. The goal of the celebration is to showcase and encourage meaningful UNC-Chapel Hill undergraduate research in all disciplines.

Research Spotlight: Supporting Schools’ Disaster Response and Recovery Efforts
UNC-Chapel Hill researcher Cassandra R. Davis led a federally-funded study on schools districts’ responses to Hurricanes Matthew and Harvey.

‘Triple I’ courses teach the power of interdisciplinary thinking
“Health and Happiness” and “Death and Dying” are two of five “Ideas, Information and Inquiry” courses, also called “Triple I” or “III” for short, that are being pilot-tested in spring 2019.

Virtual archaeology tour brings campus history to life
The Research Laboratories of Archaeology created a walking tour to show the dozen places on campus where archaeologists excavated and made discoveries about life before the University’s founding and during its first 100 years.

The Net Fix
With the mass adoption of streaming video services and last yearʼs repeal of net neutrality rules, how consumers interact with the internet is poised to change in unprecedented ways. Two UNC economists create tools to help industry analysts and policymakers chart a course through the uncertainty.

Graduate student research benefits North Carolina
The UNC-Chapel Hill Graduate School has honored 20 graduate students in programs throughout the University with the 2019 Impact Awards and Horizon Awards. The awards celebrate the graduate students’ powerful discoveries that contribute to a better future for people and communities in North Carolina.