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#Throwback

September 29, 2017

Happy Birthday to the Institute of Marine Sciences, which turns 70 this year! In honor of the celebration, we share a photo of graduate student Fiorenza Micheli studying sustainable fisheries with marine scientist Charles “Pete” Peterson.

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September 28, 2017

Tar Heels who travel the globe, are you willing to share your adventures? Follow @unccollege, @uncstudyabroad and @uncglobal on Instagram and use #HeelsAbroad to share your photos.

The Story of Study Abroad

September 28, 2017

UNC’s seismic shift in global education. (Senior Cassidy Greshko in the Atacama Desert in Chile. Photo by Jackson Hitchner ’18)

Digital literacy fast-forwards at Carolina

September 28, 2017

A pioneering initiative ensures every Tar Heel student has free access to powerful digital tools — and the coursework that teaches them to be critical thinkers and sophisticated users of essential technologies.

Entrepreneurship’s big boost

September 28, 2017

Cable industry veteran Bernard Bell will lead the newly named Shuford Program in Entrepreneurship.

Access to innovators

September 28, 2017

Alumni give students in Shuford Program in Entrepreneurship an immersive semester-long experience in Silicon Valley.

A monumental dig

September 28, 2017

A large-scale archaeological project on Crete has created an enduring collaboration, an experiential global learning opportunity for UNC students and a future heritage tourism site for the region.

Water Over the Bridge

September 27, 2017

A professor of American studies is helping port communities worldwide understand how rising sea levels and other impacts of climate change affect shipping and coastal infrastructures.

Carolina Quoted

September 26, 2017

When national and international media need experts to comment on and analyze news and trends, they turn to Carolina.

A love for Latin rhythm

September 26, 2017

Music professor Stephen Anderson, a critically acclaimed composer and pianist, has a knack for finding Latin rhythms wherever he goes — most recently, the Dominican Republic.