Hugo Méndez in religious studies and Nina Martin in geography were recently selected for summer residencies at the National Humanities Center, the world’s only independent institute dedicated exclusively to advanced study in all areas of the humanities.
Chemist Frank Leibfarth, who is researching a potential method of recycling that could reshape the industry, has been named the inaugural Institute for Convergent Science faculty fellow.
The Old Well has been reopened after undergoing renovations, including the installation of a sloped pathway and modifications to lower the drinking fountain, to improve its accessibility for all visitors.
The McNaughton Family Fund, established by J. Flint and Julie McNaughton to support UNC’s Program for Public Discourse, will provide funding to the program’s Agora Fellows for the 2023-24 school year.
Graduate student Ari Green is studying the experiences of Black people being displaced from their homes and communities in three urban areas.
Political geographer Banu Gökarıksel directs Carolina’s popular curriculum in global studies while exploring her own research about global and local belonging.
