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Area studies centers awarded $12 million

August 22, 2022

UNC-Chapel Hill area studies centers will receive approximately $12 million in competitive federal Title VI funding to support language and area studies coursework, global programming and events, and outreach and opportunities for educators.

Welcome to the new semester, Tar Heels

August 15, 2022

Tar Heels gathered in the Dean Smith Center for New Student Convocation, and the Carolina community welcomed students to campus for the first week of classes, which began on Aug. 15.

Bookmark This

August 8, 2022

Bookmark This is a feature that highlights new books by College faculty and alumni. This month’s featured book, just in time for back to school, is Inclusive Teaching: Strategies for Promoting Equity in the College Classroom by Kelly A. Hogan … Read more

Tar Heels in the field in the Galapagos

July 25, 2022

One of Carolina’s most significant research footprints abroad is the Galapagos Science Center. Meet some of the researchers from the College of Arts and Sciences who are conducting their research 2,600 miles away on the Galapagos Islands.

Reckoning and re-imagining in Warren County

July 19, 2022

UNC-Chapel Hill folklorist Glenn Hinson and playwright Jacqueline Lawton are working with community members to examine difficult topics in Warren County’s history and to help forge a new future.

AIxB Selected for 2021-2022 Creativity Hubs Award

July 11, 2022

Led by Principal Investigator Corbin Jones, professor of biology in the College of Arts and Sciences, AIxB has the potential to revolutionize AI for biosciences by taking a fresh look at AI technologies through the lens of biology.

Shedding new light on coral Black Band Disease

July 6, 2022

UNC biologists examine the link between microbial mats and a type of coral disease that has become an urgent conservation concern, and they suggest strategies to help reduce its spread. Coral reefs are valuable to marine ecosystems and the global … Read more

Unearthing North Carolina’s past

June 28, 2022

This summer, undergraduates are experiencing history firsthand as part of the archaeology program’s field school. The group excavated two sites: one in Duke Forest and another at Ayr Mount, a Federal-style plantation house located east of Hillsborough in Orange County. … Read more

Happy 75th Birthday, Institute of Marine Sciences

June 21, 2022

In celebration of its 75th anniversary, director Rick Luettich discusses the mission of the Institute of Marine Sciences, how the institute evolved and why the research produced through the institute is vital to North Carolina.