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The Arts & Sciences Magazine of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

It’s Gettin’ Hot in Here

UNC biologist Eric Riddell uses ecophysiology to understand how animals respond to environmental changes due to rising temperatures.

It’s Gettin’ Hot in Here

UNC biologist Eric Riddell uses ecophysiology to understand how animals respond to environmental changes due to rising temperatures.

Feature Stories

A horse walks away on the shore of Shackleford Banks, a small stretch of barrier islands. Across the water, through the mist, a lighthouse can be seen.

‘Down East’ immersion enriches K-12 teachers’ N.C. knowledge and spirits

Carolina K-12, a program based in the College of Arts and Sciences, hosted a summer retreat for educators from around the state, immersing them in the history and culture of Beaufort, Harkers Island and Cape Lookout.

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Speaking to the world

The College of Arts and Sciences’ departments and global centers are particularly strong in teaching “less commonly taught languages.”

The fall cover of Carolina Arts & Sciences. Prof. Eric Riddell looks through a tree at the NC Botanical Garden. Headline text on the cover: The Heat is On: Decoding nature's response to climate change, Also Inside: Creative collaborators, N.C. teachers 'Down East,' Spotify's data scientist.

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Chapter & Verse

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The ‘dialect of dumplings’

UNC historian Michelle T. King’s new book pays tribute to Taiwan’s Fu Pei-mei, whose 40 year-career as a cookbook author, culinary teacher and TV personality brought Chinese cooking to the world.

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Deep dive into reading: More books from College faculty and alumni

In addition to our Chapter & Verse feature on Michelle T. King, enjoy more books in the fall 2024 issue.

Lois Lovelace Duke sits next to a man in an ornate room.

Lois Lovelace Duke establishes professorship to pay it forward for future scholars

Through establishing the Lois Lovelace Duke Distinguished Professorship at UNC, Lois Lovelace Duke drew on her own experience in academia.

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When graduate students make all the difference

Larry Stacey (B.S. ’62, Ph.D. ’68) created the Vic and Betsy Briscoe Fund for Graduate Studies in the department of physics and astronomy to honor his former professor.

The youngest woman to go to space is a Tar Heel 

On Aug. 29, Karsen Kitchen became the youngest woman ever to cross the Kármán line — the boundary between Earth’s atmosphere and space.

A woman poses in front of a tv camera as she cooks in a cooking show. Behind her is a large sign with Chinese writing on it.

Finale

A global culinary icon

“Food is such a fundamental anchor of Chinese American identity,” historian Michelle T. King writes in “Chop Fry Watch Learn,” her new book on Taiwanese cooking pioneer Fu Pei-mei.

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