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Helping students explore being Maya

March 30, 2017

Maya from the Margins connects anthropologists and librarians in North Carolina and Mexico to teach students about their Maya identity.

‘Spork Lab’ tackles password security

March 30, 2017

The challenge of creating attack-resistant passwords is a perfect fit for two departments who at first glance might seem to have little in common: linguistics and computer science.

Creating a buzz about health humanities

March 30, 2017

If you hear the word “lab” and picture test tubes and autoclaves, the Health and Humanities: An Interdisciplinary Venue for Exploration lab will expand your horizons.

Keepers of our coast

March 30, 2017

North Carolina’s barrier islands are dynamic landforms in a state of constant change (watch video). UNC researchers want to better understand what that means for the future of our coast.

Sci-Why

March 29, 2017

Research is messy, nonlinear and rewarding. New courses let students learn that firsthand.

Creating student scientists: A five-year plan

March 29, 2017

A five-year, campus-wide learning initiative launched this spring aims to transform UNC’s undergraduate science experience — with more opportunities for hands-on research and collaboration and experiences to help students hone their analytical and problem-solving skills to tackle real-world problems.

Barbershop Talk

March 29, 2017

Program provides welcome spaces — haircuts sometimes included — for men of color to navigate UNC.

BME i4 contest weds innovation, entrepreneurship

March 29, 2017

A competition offered annually by the biomedical engineering program, a joint department between UNC and NC State, helps students transform those ideas into real-world applications, with advice from experts in business, law and manufacturing.