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The Timber Chronicles

January 22, 2020

As a paleoclimatologist, Erika Wise studies climate trends from the past thousand years. Her methods of inquiry may be complicated — using microscopic crossdating and isotope analysis — but her research begins with something far more common: trees.

Short Story Vending Machines Connect UNC Writers and Readers

January 17, 2020

The vending machines installed last spring around campus and the Chapel Hill community are serving up something different—short stories and poetry written by faculty, students, and staff, along with short works of literature from around the world.

#GDTBATH: Sakari Singleton

January 15, 2020

While studying abroad in Spain last semester, Sakari Singleton built relationships with the local community and with other international students, learning how to connect with strangers through a language that she’s grown to love.

Scenes from around the globe

January 15, 2020

Entries in the Carolina Global Photography Competition show a range of global activity, educational opportunities, research and service work.

The 10-minute fitness plan

January 6, 2020

Associate professor Abbie Smith-Ryan’s research shows that short periods of exercise can yield relatively quick health improvements.

Bookmark This

January 3, 2020

Bookmark This is a feature that highlights new books by College of Arts & Sciences faculty and alumni, published on the first Friday of every month during the academic year. Featured book: Build! The Power of Hip Hop Diplomacy in a Divided World (Oxford University Press, November 2019) by Mark Katz.